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Author: Eric Cope
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Samba on CentOS
I used tbdconfig to set my password instead of smbpasswd. I rebooted, and
now it works.

Thanks,
Eric



On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Eric Cope <> wrote:

> ok, I ran getenforce. It was "enforcing". I ran setenforce permissive, but
> I still have the issue.
>
> Here is my conf entry:
>
> [voltamp]
>    comment = Voltamp File Space on 2
>    valid users = +voltamp
>    path = /voltamp
>    force create mode = 0770
>    force directory mode = 0770
>    create mask = 0007
>    read only = no
>    writable = yes

>
> I did the smbpasswd for the user, but I can't find where the user is
> added. my conf file says it uses the tdbsam, but I don't know much about it.
>
> I checked my file permissions, they are set to 770. Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Lee Reynolds <>wrote:
>
>> The conf file isn't the only thing you need to copy. You also need the
>> file(s) that hold the samba passwords. Where this file is and what it is
>> called has changed in more recent versions of samba, so you'll have to do
>> some looking. Your smb.conf file should tell you something. The smbusers
>> file might also need to be copied.
>>
>> Also, as others have mentioned, SELINUX is a hell of a drug. Luckily it
>> can be configured to let samba do its thing. I did this myself recently
>> and only two changes were required, but don't ask me to repeat them from
>> memory. There is a tool in KDE that runs in the system tray that tells you
>> when selinux is fussing, and it also provides tips on how to make it be
>> quiet. This is how I got it working on my laptop.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee Reynolds
>> Systems Analyst Principal
>> ASU Advanced Computing Center
>> a2c2.asu.edu
>>
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>> ________________________________________
>> From: [
>> ] on behalf of Eric Cope [
>> ]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:21 AM
>> To: Main PLUG discussion list
>> Subject: Samba on CentOS
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I am trying to get Samba to installed on a CentOS 6.2 machine. I have
>> read-only access working, but when I try to make edits to files, it claims
>> I don't have permissions. I copied my smb.conf file from another machine
>> that had things working, so the conf file should be good.
>>
>> I read some online about SELinux settings. I tried setting a few, but it
>> had no change. Does anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
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