Samba on FC5: Some Files and Directories Missing
I just installed FC5, and configured Samba to share some files with my XP computer.
I first tried to share /home/jeff. The share was visible, but when I tried to open it, it said that access was denied. The samba log file said that the directory might not exist. I checked both existence and file permissions, and they are correct. Then I tried to share / and /tmp. I can see the shares, and can open them. However, some files and folders are mysteriously not displayed. Here are a few that I cannot see: /bin /home Anything that is not a directory in /tmp On the other hand, /etc and /lib appear with all contents, both directories and files. I checked to make sure that smb.conf didn't have any veto files configured. Any other configuration files that I need to check to make sure that all contents are made visible? Thanks Jeff |
A query
: Wat is the security mode you have set for samba ? Permissions could be a possibility. Can you please revert back with your testparmed 'smb.conf' ? |
@ my own setup : With the two below mentioned configuration lines;
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Though i was not able to surf into many folders because there were'nt enough rights/permissions available for 'others'. |
Thanks for your responses. Here's the output of testparm:
[global] workgroup = NA server string = Jeff Pence's Linux username map = /etc/samba/smbusers log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name = /etc/printcap local master = No wins server = 159.119.100.11 remote announce = 159.119.255.255 guest ok = Yes cups options = raw [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No browseable = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba printable = Yes browseable = No [tmp] comment = Temporary file space path = /tmp read only = No [root] comment = File system root path = / valid users = jeff, jpence read only = No |
One other mystery. I created a new directory, /jptest. The permissions on this are exactly the same as /home:
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 9 18:16 /home drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 09:55 /jptest When I open the share from XP, I can see /jptest and its contents, but not /home. |
Ok. Try out this way & revert if it works or not ?
Type the below mentiond in any window & then press enter \\<your-samba-box-ip>or<your-samba-box-netbios-name>\root\home & the same time... do check what does your samba logs say. If you dont get success, post the portion of your samba logs here. |
SELinux
SE Linux is screwing with you. By default, SELinux is preventing the smb daemon from accessing those files. Google for SELinux and Samba - can't post links yet.
Jamie |
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