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 <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> 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/
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On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Keith Smith
<techlists@phpcoderusa.com> 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
<techlists@phpcoderusa.com> 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] [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

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