Smbclient windows tree connect failed nt status bad network name

Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I'm trying to use Samba smbclient to connect to a file server managed by my technology partner, and I'm consistently getting this error message about tree connect failed.

The exact details have been anonymized. I've tried a variety of flags and permutations already. I'm fairly sure authentication is working fine, because I get a different error message if I change the domain, user, or password.

I've also tried connecting using the NT server name ie. Once I did that, smbclient connected just fine. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Making Agile work for data science. Stack Gives Back Featured on Meta. New post summary designs on greatest hits now, everywhere else eventually. Y de repente funciona. EnMiMaquinaFunciona es una comunidad de administradores de sistemas en la que puedes resolver tus problemas y dudas.

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After doing 'smbpassws -a , it started to work. Lost most of a day in the process. For me, the problem was permissions on a directory 2 levels above the one I was trying to share. A simple 'chmod dir' resolved the problem very nicely. Incidently, I also found that one of the entries in the smb. Hope that helps someone! I'm sure it will help others with the same problem. Board index All times are UTC.