Samba and windows on FC3

[Bob Chiodini]

On Mon, 2005-06-06 at 14:18 -0400, Tim Holmes wrote:
> > 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
> > >
> > > IT Manager / Webmaster Medina Christian Academy A Higher Standard...
> > >
> > > Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 29:11 Esther 4:14
> > >
> > 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?
> > 
> >  --
> > David Liguori
> > 
> > --
> 
> [Tim Holmes wrote] 
> 
> David:
> 
> I have gotten access, but it aint pretty,
> 
> I copied the section share info from the public share, and changed the
> path on it to the pictures, and then chmod pictures to 777.  That has
> solved it temporarially, but that's only good till school restarts.  
> 
> I am running windows XP pro, and I suspect it is not a problem on the
> windows end, because, my home share I can access without any problems
> 
> 
> TIM
> 
> 
> 

Tim,

Check the samba logs.  If nothing obvious turns up, it usually doesn't,
then try running smbd and/or nmbd in debug mode.  See the man pages for
smbd and nmbd.

Bob...