Samba Connecting, cannot transfer files

Sun Jul 26 19:11:56 MST 2015

One other thing to note, unless it has changed (recently) Samba has no
control over unix permissions that are more stringent.  For example if you
have a directory with the following unix permissions 444, and then try to
apply a share permission in samba of 777 on that folder you will get a
permission denied error.  Samba cannot override unix permissions.  It will
work the the other way around if the unix permission is 777 and the samba
share permissions are 444 anyone accessing the file through the share will
be restricted.  My preference is to set the chmod permissions in unix and
then control access by a specified group name. That we I am only
controlling RWX values in one location.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 7:01 PM, James Dugger <james.dugger at gmail.com>
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 at 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]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Keith Smith
>>> <techlists at 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 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] [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]
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>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
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