Samba Permissions with D-Link DNS-323

Viracocha · 04-18-2008, 08:34 AM

Hi everyone, first time here.

I got a D-Link DNS-323, which is a network attached storage that runs some version of linux. With some mods, I am now able to telnet into it and change configuration for Samba, being more flexible than the web app it uses by default.

I have run into some problems regarding giving write access to a particular person. I have the following share in my smb.conf:

Code:

[username]
comment = 
path = /mnt/HD_a2/Home/username
valid users = @Admin @PowerUsers username
write list = username
writeable = yes
guest ok = no
oplocks =  yes
map archive = yes

It should give user username read/write access to the share, and read only access to users in groups Admin and PowerUsers. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be doing this. It's allowing everyone in those groups write access to the share. If I set it to read only = yes, then no one has write access to it. In Linux, the permissions are 777, which is what I'd expect since the restrictions would come from samba.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong, or is it a problem related to the DNS-323?

Thanks in advance,
Pedro

Stefan J · 04-18-2008, 02:44 PM

Hi

Try removing 'writeable = yes' and restarting samba. Here are the lines from my smb.conf that allows write permissions to user 'stefan' (me!) and read only to everyone else.

[Media]
path = /samba/media
comment = Media Files (Backup)
volume = MediaServer2
read only = yes
write list = stefan

Hope this helps.

Regards

Stefan

Viracocha · 04-21-2008, 09:39 AM

Thanks, that did the trick

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nicsmr · 04-13-2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viracocha

Hi everyone, first time here.

I got a D-Link DNS-323, which is a network attached storage that runs some version of linux. With some mods, I am now able to telnet into it and change configuration for Samba, being more flexible than the web app it uses by default.

I have run into some problems regarding giving write access to a particular person. I have the following share in my smb.conf:

Code:

[username]
comment = 
path = /mnt/HD_a2/Home/username
valid users = @Admin @PowerUsers username
write list = username
writeable = yes
guest ok = no
oplocks =  yes
map archive = yes

It should give user username read/write access to the share, and read only access to users in groups Admin and PowerUsers. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be doing this. It's allowing everyone in those groups write access to the share. If I set it to read only = yes, then no one has write access to it. In Linux, the permissions are 777, which is what I'd expect since the restrictions would come from samba.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong, or is it a problem related to the DNS-323?

Thanks in advance,
Pedro

Hi There,

I too purchased this NAS but can't telnet to it. Conection refused.

What mods did you do to it to be able to telnet it?

thanks
Nick.

1bigboomstick · 04-27-2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viracocha

Thanks, that did the trick

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Hi there,

Okay, I must be missing something. (Probably a few things actually)
I'm trying to edit my smb.default file so that I can use AD. I've loaded a fun plug, but I can't seem to get my config file to show up in the volume1 folder so I can edit it. I am very new to Linux, please be specific with instructions.

Thanks
Deano