smb.conf (a little help please)

[hbrhodes]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

>hbrhodes wrote:
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>>i have been trying to get this working for hours.  i have finally gotten
>>the file to allow me to get to the samba server from a windows machine,
>>however, the thing won't let me write.  Can i get some help please? 
>>i've tried the howto's and i think my brain is shutting down.  i've
>>tried trimming down the useless entries to what i have changed.
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>>[homes]
>>  comment = Home Directories
>>  browseable = no
>>  writable = yes
>>
>>[R2314]
>>       comment = public files
>>       path = /misc/R2314
>>       writeable = yes
>>       read only = no
>>       browseable = yes
>>       public = no
>>       printable = no
>>       valid users = hbrhodes, klrhodes
>>       create mask = 0765
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>Dumb question - can you see hbrhodes and klrhodes home directory?
>(Depending on the Windows user.) Also, can hbrhodes and klrhodes
>write to /misc/R2314? If not, you may want to use "force user" to
>set the uid used when Samba writes to the share.
>
>Mikkel
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i can see the home directory and i can see the R2314 directory 
contents.  however, it will not let me write to either, and it will not 
let me see the files in the directory, it will let me see folders and 
sub folders but not files.

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