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
>> <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/
>> [3]
>>
>>> [1]
>>> [3]
>>>
>>> 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]
>>> [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
>>>
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>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] http://192.168.20.51/work/ [1] [2] [1]
>>> [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [2]
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>>> 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]
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>>
>> 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]
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> [2] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> [3]
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/
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