i think i used to be able to rename files in my samba shares, now i am not, here is my smb.conf file....am i missing something?

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Server
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.0. 127.
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
interfaces = 192.168.0.1/24 192.168.1.1/24
remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.0.255
dns proxy = no

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = no

[jeff]
path = /mnt/mp3/jeff
writable = yes
create mode = 0777
comment = mp3 drive
public = yes
read only = no[Lists]
path = /mnt/mp3/Lists
writable = yes
create mode = 0777
comment = mp3 drive
public = yes
[mp3.1]
path = /mnt/mp3.1
writable = yes
create mode = 777
directory mode = 777
comment = mp3 drive
public = yes

check the file permissions and owner / group

if you created it with another user and you don't have write access...

i have read and write access, but i don't have modify, and if i try to add it i get an explorer error in windows

Samba trys to interpret windows file attributes and decide what the unix setting should be.

in unix we have read, write, and execute.

also we have owner, group, and other


Normally if you create a folder on the share from a client then you will own the folder. If the share is then accessed by another user they will have read access if it is set as default public. They will not have access to write to your new folder, so they cannot create or rename / move files in someone elses folder.


You have 777 set so anyone should be able to write to everything

unless you put the files there locally, which means they are maybe owned by another user, or have other permissions.


Explorer locking up is a windows problem that should not be related to samba.

if you logon to linux with that user locally you should be able to do the same as if you were using samba. Like rename / move, copy, create, delete