Also make sure that your network is set in such a way that you can ping and see your VM. ( i have wanted to put my head into the wall because i let virtualbox put a VM on nat that i was expecting to be bridged. On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 9:56 AM, 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/ >> /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 >> > > > > -- > Todd Millecam > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- 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