I have set samba several times. I think the problem is on the permissions, you need to go directly on the directory and give read and write permissions on that folder including any sub directories to username and group. It is important to set them correclty.
Chris Keith Vassallo (12/07/2004 17:56): >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi List, > >I've been having a problem with samba every since I started using Linux: > >I have created a share on one of my computers. Here is the relevant >part from smb.conf: > >[keith_private] >path = /home/keithvassallo_net/shared >comment = Keith's private directory on atomserv.net >valid_users = keithvassallo_net >public = no >readonly = no >writable yes > >On the other computer, I mount the samba share, from /etc/fstab: >//192.168.1.100/keith_private /home/keithvassallo/keith_private smbfs >credentials=/home/keithvassallo/.smbpasswd 0 0 > >As you may have noticed, the username on the computer sharing is >keithvassallo_net, whilst on my PC (the computer I am mounting on) the >user name is keithvassallo. The above arrangement works - but >/home/keithvassallo/keith_private is mounted as readonly for all users >except root. This means I have to login as root to write anything to >the share, which is starting to bother me (after 4 years, you start >getting fed up of it). Anyway, I've tried several modifications to the >line in fstab: > >//192.168.1.100/keith_private /home/keithvassallo/keith_private smbfs >credentials=/home/keithvassallo/.smbpasswd,uid=keithvassallo,gid=users 0 0 > >When I tried the line above, the permissions for files were set to 505 >- - the uid of keithvassallo_net on the PC sharing the files. > >Can anyone please help? > >Keith >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) >Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >iD8DBQFBteClym3HAdrlsyERAowiAJ9LluZqUEswNt3ARJBZ1XrxZ4ReZQCdGAZ+ >n+oaLTavsRaRKxHpj0xiSOQ= >=4kqP >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >MLUG-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
