Glad to hear it! Damn SELinux *grumble*.
I shoulda thought of that too :)
Rubin
On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 17:20 +0200, Pepijn Schmitz wrote:
> I got it. SELinux was causing the problem. Grmbl... I don't know why I
> didn't think to check before, but I took a look in my syslog and saw
> entries like these:
>
> May 21 16:21:29 roadrunner kernel: audit(1211379689.340:4629): avc:
> denied { getattr } for pid=13682 comm="smbd"
> path="/mnt/data/multimedia/XXX" dev=sdb1 ino=28066343
> scontext=system_u:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=user_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> tclass=dir
>
> I did a ls -Z on /mnt/data/multimedia with the following result:
>
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 Audio
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> DIRK_GENTLY'S_HOLISTIC_DETECTIVE_AGENCY.TXT
> lrwxrwxrwx pepijn pepijn user_u:object_r:file_t:s0 Fotos -> Foto's
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 Foto's
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> HITCHHIKER'S_GUIDE_TO_THE_GALAXY.TXT
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> LAST_CHANCE_TO_SEE.TXT
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 Martijn
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> MOSTLY_HARMLESS.TXT
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 recycled
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> RESTAURANT_END_OF_THE_UNIVERSE.TXT
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> STARSHIP_TITANIC.TXT
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 temp
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0 test2.txt
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0 test.txt
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 Video
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn user_u:object_r:file_t:s0 volumeid.zbx
> drwxrwxr-x pepijn pepijn user_u:object_r:file_t:s0 XXX
> -rw-rw-r-- pepijn pepijn system_u:object_r:file_t:s0
> YOUNG_ZAPHOD_PLAYS_IT_SAFE.TXT
>
> The existing files have a different security context (file_t) than the
> new ones (samba_share_t). I have no idea how or why this has happened,
> and frankly I don't feel like spending any more time to find out
> (although I'm still interested if someone knows more about how this
> could happen). Since the server is now just an internal file server I
> decided just to turn off SELinux. Now the share works perfectly again!
>
> Thanks everyone for your time and patience!
>
> Kind regards,
> Pepijn Schmitz
>
> Pepijn Schmitz wrote:
> > I tried commenting out the write list = pepijn line and adding a guest
> > ok = yes line, but it made no difference, both when logging in as
> > pepijn or when logging in as guest.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Pepijn Schmitz
> >
> > Jason Waters wrote:
> >> Remove any restrictions on the shares. Like valid user and that sort of
> >> thing.
> >>
> >> Jason Waters
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Pepijn Schmitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,
> >> May 21, 2008 10:08 AM
> >> To: Rubin Bennett
> >> Cc: Jason Waters; samba@lists.samba.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Samba] Existing files don't show up in share, new files do
> >>
> >> I'm slightly closer to finding the cause of this problem. I set the
> >> smbd log level to 7 and found the following entries when trying to
> >> list the contents of the share:
> >>
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/uid.c:change_to_user(273)
> >> change_to_user uid=(500,500) gid=(0,500)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1704)
> >> call_trans2findfirst: dirtype = 16, maxentries = 1366,
> >> close_after_first=0, close_if_end = 2 requires_resume_key = 4 level =
> >> 0x104, max_data_bytes = 16644
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/filename.c:unix_convert(147)
> >> unix_convert called on file "*"
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/filename.c:unix_convert(246)
> >> unix_convert begin: name = *, dirpath = , start = *
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1769)
> >> dir=./, mask = *
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/dir.c:dptr_create(392)
> >> dptr_create dir=./
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 3] smbd/dir.c:dptr_create(515)
> >> creating new dirptr 256 for path ./, expect_close = 1
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 4] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1837)
> >> dptr_num is 256, wcard = *, attr = 22
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1255)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry found ./. fname=.
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1255)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry found ./.. fname=..
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./Audio] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat
> >> [./DIRK_GENTLY'S_HOLISTIC_DETECTIVE_AGENCY.TXT] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./Foto's] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat
> >> [./HITCHHIKER'S_GUIDE_TO_THE_GALAXY.TXT] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./LAST_CHANCE_TO_SEE.TXT]
> >> (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./Martijn] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./MOSTLY_HARMLESS.TXT]
> >> (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./recycled] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat
> >> [./RESTAURANT_END_OF_THE_UNIVERSE.TXT] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./STARSHIP_TITANIC.TXT]
> >> (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./temp] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./Video] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat
> >> [./YOUNG_ZAPHOD_PLAYS_IT_SAFE.TXT] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./Fotos] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./.Trash-pepijn] (Permission
> >> denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./.Trash-500] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./volumeid.zbx] (Permission
> >> denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1221)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry:Couldn't stat [./XXX] (Permission denied)
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1255)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry found ./test.txt fname=test.txt
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:get_lanman2_dir_entry(1255)
> >> get_lanman2_dir_entry found ./test2.txt fname=test2.txt
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 5] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1890)
> >> call_trans2findfirst - (2) closing dptr_num 256
> >> [2008/05/21 15:27:05, 4] smbd/dir.c:dptr_close_internal(238)
> >> closing dptr key 256
> >>
> >> The "Permission denied"s correspond exactly to the files and
> >> directories that are missing. As you can see, it somehow can't stat
> >> (whatever that is) the existing files, but it can the new files.
> >> Which is bizarre, since their permissions are the same. We need a
> >> real Samba internals guru. What exactly is it trying to stat, and how
> >> is it possible for that to succeed for some files but fail for others
> >> while having the same permissions?
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >> Pepijn Schmitz
>
>
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