Samba and windows on FC3

[David Liguori]

Tim Holmes wrote:
> Good Afternoon everyone:
> 
> After creating a file server on a new FC3 installation, I have hit a
> bit of a snag with samba
> 
> Here is the smb.conf file for the affected server
> 
> [global] workgroup = MCASCHOOL netbios name = SRVFS-01 server string
> = MCA File Server security = DOMAIN winbind separator = \ idmap uid =
> 10000-20000 idmap gid = 10000-20000 winbind enum users = yes winbind
> enum groups = yes printcap name = cups disable spoolss = Yes show add
> printer wizard = No idmap uid = 15000-20000 idmap gid = 15000-20000 
> winbind use default domain = Yes use sendfile = Yes printing = cups
> 
> 
> 
> [home] writable = true path = /home comment = Home Directories 
> browsable = yes
> 
> [public] delete readonly = yes writeable = yes path = /home/public 
> force directory mode = 777 force group = nobody force user = nobody 
> public = yes create mode = 777 directory mode = 777
> 
> [pictures] path = /home/pictures write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force
> directory mode = 744 public = yes create mode = 744 browsable = yes 
> directory mode = 744
> 
> [iso] path = /home/iso write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force directory
> mode = 755 directory mode = 755
> 
> [ghost_images] path = /home/ghost write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes 
> force directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755
> 
> [rpms] path = /home/rpms write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force
> directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755
> 
> [webroot] path = /home/www write list = MCASCHOOL+tholmes force
> directory mode = 755 directory mode = 755 [root at srvweb-01 conf]#
> 
> 
> 
> 
> the directory that I am trying to work with is the pictures share.  I
>  can browse the directory, but I cannot write to it.  -- I strongly 
> suspect a permissions or authentication error
> 
> the directory is owned by my network user -- UID 10014, and the group
> is root.  I am trying to create a folder from a windows computer to 
> transfer some files -- I am logged in and authenticated from my
> windows workstation
> 
> TIM
> 
> 
> Tim Holmes
> 
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> 
Did you check on the Linux machine that the /home/pictures directory actually has the permissions you think they do (ls -l is one way)?  Did you try *temporarily* chmoding them to 777?  Obvious, maybe, but I had to ask.  If yes, the problem is almost certainly with Samba (or the client).

I almost recall a situation where I had to create accounts separately in Samba and Linux in order to get it to work, even though I thought they were supposed to be synchronized, but it's been a while since I've played with it. 

What version of Windows are you running?  Could the problem be on your Windows end?

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David Liguori