Thanks James! It mounts OK and I can create directories, just cannot upload files. On 2015-07-31 11:24, James Dugger wrote: > ​Have you checked for any conflicts in the options portion in the > mount statement of the drive where the share is located in the fstab > file of the samba server ... with the mount statement on the samba > client box? Your cifs mount statement calls for the username option. > ​, does the mount statement for the drive where the file being > shared on the server allow this user name option?​ > ​ > ​ > > I'm mounting the actual drive on my samba server as ext4 with > defaults. I am mounting the share on two mac boxes using cifs. > ​ My shares are used for backup not daily rw activity.​ > > Are you mounting using cifs ? > > My share is in CentOS 6.6 and my desktop is Mint 17 kde. > > I have a samba server on a LAMP dev box and it mounds just fine using > cifs with the mount command being in the fstab. > > I wonder if there is a conflix between the two boxes or if there is > something I am missing. > > I spun up a minimul CentOS VM and can ping etc. Turned off SElinux > and IPTables. Installed and configured Samba and the same thing is > happening. > > I can connect and brows just not upload files. I can even create > directories. > > I set the share to 0777. > > Could this be a VM thing? > > On 2015-07-26 19:01, James Dugger wrote: > >> I set up my own share declaration at the end of the smb.conf file. >> For example I have a simple one called [archive] that allows >> backups >> to be placed on a server running Ubuntu 15.04 server edition. >> >> I create the samba users and passwords for each user (these match >> their unix user accounts) >> I set the appropriate unix permissions for the group that I want >> typically 775. >> I create a group called "archive" in /etc/group and then add all >> of >> the users who are to have access to it into the archive group. >> the valid users = @group_name is the key that allows samba to >> control >> the access to samba share. >> >> The key is add the the users to the group in /etc/group and to make >> sure that they have a mapped samba username and password. >> >> [archive] >> comment = backup drive >> path = /srv/archive >> browseable = yes >> guest ok = no >> valid users = @archive >> >> There are other options but I usually find that the I forget to >> update >> the /etc/group file. >> >> Hope that helps >> >> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Keith Smith >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the link. >>> >>> My smbpasswd is in /usr/bin/smbpasswd >>> >>> Just to make sure I : touch /etc/samba/smbpasswd >>> >>> then I : >>> smbpasswd -x username >>> smbpasswd -a username >>> >>> still same issue. >>> >>> Remove /etc/samba/smbpasswd >>> >>> I've created several directories off of /work/ on the samba >>> server >>> using the Samba server's command line. Using Dolphin on my >>> desktop >>> I can add directories to /work/ - they have correct permissions >>> and >>> ownership. However I get a permissions dialog when adding files >>> to >>> /work/ >>> >>> If I try to add a file to one of those directories I created >>> using >>> Dolphin on my desktop there is no error and no file shows up. >>> >>> Thank you for your help!! >>> Keith >>> >>> On 2015-07-26 10:28, Stephen Partington wrote: >> > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/ >> [3] >> >>> [1] >>> [3] >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Keith Smith >>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks!! I added the Samba user as one of the first steps. My >>> smb.config shows "passdb backend = tdbsam". I cannot find the >>> tdbsam file. What am I missing? >>> >>> On 2015-07-26 09:56, Todd Millecam wrote: >>> >>> If I remember right, samba doesn't follow regular *nix >>> permissions. >>> Try running the command: >>> smbadduser >>> >>> to get your user name and password in. Use those credentials when >>> you >>> login to transfer files and see if it works. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Keith Smith >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am running Mint 17 KDE. I've uploaded Virtualbox and created a >>> vm using CentOS 6.6. On the CentOS 6.6 VM I installed Samba. >>> >>> I created a user on the VM and created the same user as a Samba >>> user. >>> I created a directory off root : /work >>> smb and nmb are both running. >>> in the /etc/samba/smb.conf I: >>> 1) set the workgroup - I do not think this is necessary since I >>> am >>> connection from Linux. >>> 2) commented out all the cups references >>> 3) added the following lines: >>> >>> - path = /work >>> - writable = yes >>> - browseable = yes >>> - read only = no >>> >>> SELinux is disables >>> IPTables is disabled >>> >>> I have the exact same config on a laptop running CentOS 6.6 and >>> it >>> works fine. Only difference is the laptop mounts and connects to >>> Samba from the fstab. >>> >>> To connect to the Samba share on the VM I issue the following >>> command from my desktop's command line: >>> >>> sudo mount -t cifs -o user='username' //192.168.20.51/work/ [1] >>> [2] [1] >>> [1] >>> >>> /mnt/centos6 (command line on my desktop) >>> >>> It mounts and I can view the /work directory in Dolphin on the >>> the >>> parent (mint 17 KDE desktop). >>> >>> I cannot upload files though. >>> >>> To test I : chmod -R 777 /work which did not help. >>> >>> I checked the Samba logs and they contain almost nothing - no >>> errors are being logged. >>> >>> I've scoured the internet and am finding no solution. >>> >>> Tied: >>> >>> create mask = 0755 >>> create mode = 0660 >>> directory mode = 0770 >>> force create mode = 0660 >>> force directory mode = 0770 >>> force user = keith >>> force group = keith >>> >>> which did not make a difference. >>> >>> Any ideas are much appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks!! >>> Keith >>> >>> -- >>> Keith Smith >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] [3] >>> [2] [2] >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Todd Millecam >>> >>> Links: >>> ------ >>> [1] http://192.168.20.51/work/ [1] [2] [1] >>> [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] >>> [3] [2] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] [3] >>> [2] >>> >>> -- >>> Keith Smith >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] [3] >>> [2] >>> >>> -- >>> >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>> from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze >>> button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> Links: >>> ------ >>> [1] http://192.168.20.51/work/ [1] [2] >>> [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] >>> [3] >>> [3] >> > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/ >> [3] >> >>> [1] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] [3] >> >> -- >> Keith Smith >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] [3] >> >> -- >> >> James >> >> LINKEDIN [4] >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] >> > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/ >> [3] >> [2] http://192.168.20.51/work/ [1] >> [3] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] >> [4] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-h-dugger/15/64b/74a/ [4] >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] > > -- > Keith Smith > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2] > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://192.168.20.51/work/ > [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > [3] > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/ > [4] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-h-dugger/15/64b/74a/ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss