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Author: Eric Cope
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Samba on CentOS
the tdbsam management tool. apparently smbpasswd is old. tbdconfig is the
new coolness...

Eric


On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Bob Elzer <> wrote:

> What is tbdconfig ?
>
>
>
> On 2/19/2013 9:10 PM, Eric Cope wrote:
>
> 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
>>>
>>> GWC-558
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>>> 480.458.7434 (Mobile)
>>>
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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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