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Unable to connect to map samba shared folder in windows

Aim

Create a called Shared_folder which can be accessed by ALL users (group name = users). Therefore, in order to map the drive in windows, the user is promoted to enter valid user credentials.

Issue

I have the following Shared_folder with the following permissions:

Code:

drwxr-xr-x 2 nobody users 4096 Dec 27 00:24 Shared_folder

..and the following Samba config:

Code:

[Shared_folder]

    printable = no

    writeable = yes

    path = /home/Shared_folder

    force group = users

    comment = Common Documenets accessible by all users

    valid users = @users

    create mode = 757

    public = no

    directory mode = 777

But it when I try to map the drive in windows im unable to pass the user validation part as it keeps failing. I have restarted the Samba server but still no difference.

Could someone please shed some light as to how to get this working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

When you add the users with useradd, add the "-G users" argument to make the users members of the "users" group.

After editing smb.conf, run testparm to check for errors.

Check the logs in /var/log/samba/. Some hard to debug errors may be found there such as SELinux or AppArmor restrictions.

I think the force group will force the group for file creation and access, but not for authentication. If only members of @users are allowed access, using "force group" is redundant.

Also look at group passwords. I've never used them. Normally a user will authenticate with their own password and @users is used for access control. You may need to research and experiment to get it working as you want.

Post the global section of smb.conf. We can't tell what security model you are using.

Code:

[global]

        log file = /var/log/samba/samba.log

        guest account = nobody

        add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'

        passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .

        socket options = TCP_NODELAY

        delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'

        obey pam restrictions = yes

        admin users = root

        add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G '%g' '%u'

        null passwords = yes

        encrypt passwords = yes

        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

        passdb backend = tdbsam

        wins support = true

        dns proxy = no

        netbios name = FILESERVER

        server string = TurnKey FileServer

        unix password sync = yes

        workgroup = MIRAJ

        os level = 20

        add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u' -g users -G users

        syslog = 0

        security = share

        panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

        max log size = 1000

        delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r '%u'

        pam password change = yes

















[homes]

        browseable = no

        comment = Home Directory

        writeable = yes

        valid users = %S,atiq



[cdrom]

    comment = CD-ROM

    read only = yes

    locking = no

    guest ok = yes

    path = /media/cdrom

    preexec = /bin/mount /media/cdrom

    postexec = /bin/umount /media/cdrom



[storage]

    comment = Public Share

    path = /srv/storage

    browseable = yes

    read only = no

    create mask = 0644

    directory mask = 0755





[Shared_folder]

        printable = no

        writeable = yes

        path = /home/Shared_folder

        force group = users

        comment = Common Documenets accessible by all users

        valid users = @users

        create mode = 757

        public = no

        directory mode = 777



[PUBLIC]

        comment = Public Folder

        writeable = yes

        guest only = yes

        public = yes

        path = /home/public