Samba Connecting, cannot transfer files

[Keith Smith]

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 at 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]
>> /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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