Why doesn't the network drive automatically connect?

Question

I've set up samba on my Ubuntu desktop.

It appears to be something to do with the server. With all user accounts on Ubuntu(except the default one I use all the time) windows isn't able to/doesn't automatically map the network drive.

In other words: I am only able to to automatically map the network drive on windows with only one of the accounts created on Ubuntu.

Edit: I am able to connect using other accounts, I'm just not able to automatically map using those credentials.

I created the users on the server (Ubuntu) with the adduser command:

adduser username

And then used the following two commands:

sudo smbpasswd -a username
sudo smbpasswd -e username

When I connect on windows(7). I go to tools->map network drive. I leave the driver letter as Z and enter the folder field as:

\\servername\username

And I select "connect using different credentials". I'm prompted for a network username and password, which I enter and select "remember my credentials".

Details: Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.10

This is a copy of my smb.conf file:

#======================= Global Settings =======================

[global]

## Browsing/Identification ###
   workgroup = WORKGROUP
   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
#   wins support = no
;   wins server = w.x.y.
   dns proxy = no
;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast

#### Networking ####
;   interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0
;   bind interfaces only = yes

#### Debugging/Accounting ####
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
#   syslog only = no
   syslog = 0
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

####### Authentication #######
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = true
   passdb backend = tdbsam
   obey pam restrictions = yes
   unix password sync = yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
   pam password change = yes
   map to guest = bad user

########## Domains ###########
;   domain logons = yes
;   logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U
#   logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
;   logon drive = H:
#   logon home = \\%N\%U
;   logon script = logon.cmd
; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u
; add machine script  = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c "%u machine account" -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u
; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g

########## Printing ##########
#   load printers = yes
;   printing = bsd
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap
;   printing = cups
;   printcap name = cups

############ Misc ############
;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m

# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
#   socket options = TCP_NODELAY
;   message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' &
#   domain master = auto
;   idmap uid = 10000-20000
;   idmap gid = 10000-20000
;   template shell = /bin/bash
;   winbind enum groups = yes
;   winbind enum users = yes
;   usershare max shares = 100
   usershare allow guests = yes

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   read only = no
;   create mask = 0700
;   directory mask = 0700
;   valid users = %S

;[netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /home/samba/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   read only = yes

;[profiles]
;   comment = Users profiles
;   path = /home/samba/profiles
;   guest ok = no
;   browseable = no
;   create mask = 0600
;   directory mask = 0700

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0700

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no
;   write list = root, @lpadmin

;[cdrom]
;   comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
;   read only = yes
;   locking = no
;   path = /cdrom
;   guest ok = yes
;   preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
;   postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

Answer 1

I had similar problems sharing a network drive. Worked fine in Linux but gave problems in XP, 7 and VIsta (yes someone was running Vista). For both 7 and Vista, I managed to get it to work by setting it up from the command line instead of the GUI.

So, click on the windows menu => Run => cmd.exe, in the terminal window that opens type:

net use z: /persistent:yes \\servername\share /u:domainaccount password

This will map the folder share from the server servername, with the username domainaccount and password password to drive letter Z. /persistent:yes should make it reconnect automatically after rebooting.