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Old 04-03-2005, 10:50 AM   #1
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Cant add folder into my shared folder?


This is what I have on my /etc/fstab:
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//servername/MyDocuments /mnt/shared  smbfs       username=!!,password=!!,users,umask=0002 0 0
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ls -l /mnt/shared:

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drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2003-03-13 21:48 C++
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2004-10-18 22:45 Documents
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2003-03-15 03:26 Dont Enter
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2004-12-25 09:07 Favorites
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2005-04-02 01:37 KazzaFiles
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2004-06-26 19:34 Lan Scanner
dr-xr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2004-11-21 00:34 My Pictures
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2003-03-28 03:01 MyDoc
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2003-03-28 02:55 Programs
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 5632 2005-04-02 09:19 Thumbs.db
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2005-02-23 03:15 VGA Driver
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2005-02-21 06:56 ellena
drwxr-xr-x  1 root root 4096 2004-10-18 22:35 my smilies
I Cant add or modify my files and folders,Why?
 
Old 04-03-2005, 11:14 AM   #2
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The umask parameter seems to be good. Have you check the settings for the shared folder in windows? I recall you must set specific that you allow writing!!!!!!
 
Old 04-03-2005, 11:35 AM   #3
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All of the directories are owned by root, a user won't be able to modify them.
 
  


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