Samba Connecting, cannot transfer files

[Stephen Partington]

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/samba-smbpasswd-file-missing-750367/



On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Keith Smith <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
wrote:

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> 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?
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> On 2015-07-26 09:56, Todd Millecam wrote:
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>> If I remember right, samba doesn't follow regular *nix permissions.
>> Try running the command:
>> smbadduser
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>> 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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>> --
>>
>> Todd Millecam
>>
>> Links:
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>> [1] http://192.168.20.51/work/
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