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Ryanms3030 01-26-2014 09:54 PM

Trouble making samba work mounting shares
 
So my latest battle in my first attempt at a home linux server is configuring samba so that I can share a usb drive connected to the server.

I configured samba with using these links:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/lin...sharing/1847/#.

http://sharadchhetri.com/2013/02/17/...r-in-centos-6/

I have a share, samba users and group set up and samba client on my laptop. Client is running KXStudio right now, which is a Debian/Ubuntu distro. The server is Centos 6.5.

I tried mounting using smbclient //192.168.1.7/Media -U ryan
and I get : Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.9-167.el6_5]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

I tried using Dolphin file manager and it says there may be a firewall preventing samba.

sharadchhetri 01-27-2014 07:44 AM

Hello Ryanms3030,

can you paste the output of these two commands

getenforce
iptables -nL

Ryanms3030 01-27-2014 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharadchhetri (Post 5106080)
Hello Ryanms3030,

can you paste the output of these two commands

getenforce
iptables -nL

getenforce:

Disabled

iptables -nL:

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Ryanms3030 01-27-2014 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryanms3030 (Post 5106150)
getenforce:

Disabled

iptables -nL:

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Any thoughts? I did disable SELinux on the server previously as it was recommended in the samba tutorials I read (as well as being recommended when I was trying to get ssh working). Would any other info from my iptables config be relevant?

This is frustrating because I would be able to quickly set up a share in Win or OSX because I have years of experience with those but the Linux learning curve is still steep. For every time I post a question I do google and read at least 10 relevant links to try to solve things on my own. I have managed to solve other things like setting up KVM on my own but SSH and now Samba which seem like 2 simple things have given me the most headaches

michaelk 01-27-2014 04:03 PM

Post your smb.conf file.

Can you accesss the share on the server it self via
smbclient //localhost/Media -U ryan

Ryanms3030 01-27-2014 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk (Post 5106357)
Post your smb.conf file.

Can you accesss the share on the server it self via
smbclient //localhost/Media -U ryan

When I ran smbclient //localhost/Media -U ryan, it said the command did not exist. Here is the smb.conf:


$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
# many!) most of which are not shown in this example
#
# For a step to step guide on installing, configuring and using samba,
# read the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. This may be obtained from:
# http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samb...Collection.pdf
#
# Many working examples of smb.conf files can be found in the
# Samba-Guide which is generated daily and can be downloaded from:
# http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf
#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
# may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
# to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.
#
#---------------
# SELINUX NOTES:
#
# If you want to use the useradd/groupadd family of binaries please run:
# setsebool -P samba_domain_controller on
#
# If you want to share home directories via samba please run:
# setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs on
#
# If you create a new directory you want to share you should mark it as
# "samba_share_t" so that selinux will let you write into it.
# Make sure not to do that on system directories as they may already have
# been marked with othe SELinux labels.
#
# Use ls -ldZ /path to see which context a directory has
#
# Set labels only on directories you created!
# To set a label use the following: chcon -t samba_share_t /path
#
# If you need to share a system created directory you can use one of the
# following (read-only/read-write):
# setsebool -P samba_export_all_ro on
# or
# setsebool -P samba_export_all_rw on
#
# If you want to run scripts (preexec/root prexec/print command/...) please
# put them into the /var/lib/samba/scripts directory so that smbd will be
# allowed to run them.
# Make sure you COPY them and not MOVE them so that the right SELinux context
# is applied, to check all is ok use restorecon -R -v /var/lib/samba/scripts
#
#--------------
#
#======================= Global Settings =====================================

[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
unix charset = UTF-8
dos charset = CP932
load printers = yes
cups options = raw
server string = Samba Server Version %v
path = /media/USB_Media
workgroup = MYGROUP
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
max log size = 50

# ----------------------- Network Related Options -------------------------
#
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: MIDEARTH
#
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
#
# netbios name can be used to specify a server name not tied to the hostname
#
# Interfaces lets you configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you can list the ones
# you want to listen on (never omit localhost)
#
# Hosts Allow/Hosts Deny lets you restrict who can connect, and you can
# specifiy it as a per share option as well
#

; netbios name = MYSERVER

interfaces = wlan0 192.168.1.0/24
hosts allow = 127. 192.168.1.

# --------------------------- Logging Options -----------------------------
#
# Log File let you specify where to put logs and how to split them up.
#
# Max Log Size let you specify the max size log files should reach

# logs split per machine
# max 50KB per log file, then rotate

# ----------------------- Standalone Server Options ------------------------
#
# Scurity can be set to user, share(deprecated) or server(deprecated)
#
# Backend to store user information in. New installations should
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.


# ----------------------- Domain Members Options ------------------------
#
# Security must be set to domain or ads
#
# Use the realm option only with security = ads
# Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of
#
# Backend to store user information in. New installations should
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
#
# Use password server option only with security = server or if you can't
# use the DNS to locate Domain Controllers
# The argument list may include:
# password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
# password server = *

; security = domain
; passdb backend = tdbsam
; realm = MY_REALM

; password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# ----------------------- Domain Controller Options ------------------------
#
# Security must be set to user for domain controllers
#
# Backend to store user information in. New installations should
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
#
# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
#
# Domain Logons let Samba be a domain logon server for Windows workstations.
#
# Logon Scrpit let yuou specify a script to be run at login time on the client
# You need to provide it in a share called NETLOGON
#
# Logon Path let you specify where user profiles are stored (UNC path)
#
# Various scripts can be used on a domain controller or stand-alone
# machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts
#
; security = user
; passdb backend = tdbsam

; domain master = yes
; domain logons = yes

# the login script name depends on the machine name
; logon script = %m.bat
# the login script name depends on the unix user used
; logon script = %u.bat
; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%u
# disables profiles support by specifing an empty path
; logon path =

; add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd "%u" -n -g users
; add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd "%g"
; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -n -c "Workstation (%u)" -M -d /nohome -s /bin/false "%u"
; delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u"
; delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" "%g"
; delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel "%g"

# ----------------------- Browser Control Options ----------------------------
#
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
#
# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
#
# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
; local master = no
; os level = 33
; preferred master = yes

#----------------------------- Name Resolution -------------------------------
# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
#
# - WINS Support: Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
#
# - WINS Server: Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
#
# - WINS Proxy: Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
#
# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups.

; wins support = yes
; wins server = w.x.y.z
; wins proxy = yes

; dns proxy = yes

# --------------------------- Printing Options -----------------------------
#
# Load Printers let you load automatically the list of printers rather
# than setting them up individually
#
# Cups Options let you pass the cups libs custom options, setting it to raw
# for example will let you use drivers on your Windows clients
#
# Printcap Name let you specify an alternative printcap file
#
# You can choose a non default printing system using the Printing option

; printcap name = /etc/printcap
#obtain list of printers automatically on SystemV
; printcap name = lpstat
; printing = cups

# --------------------------- Filesystem Options ---------------------------
#
# The following options can be uncommented if the filesystem supports
# Extended Attributes and they are enabled (usually by the mount option
# user_xattr). Thess options will let the admin store the DOS attributes
# in an EA and make samba not mess with the permission bits.
#
# Note: these options can also be set just per share, setting them in global
# makes them the default for all shares

; map archive = no
; map hidden = no
; map read only = no
; map system = no
; store dos attributes = yes

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes
; valid users = %S
; valid users = MYDOMAIN\%S

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
; [netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; share modes = no

# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default i

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
[Media]
comment = shared-directory
path = /media/USB_Media
public = no
valid users = ryan, test, @staff
writable = yes
browsable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
; printable = no
; write list = +staff
create mask = 0765

michaelk 01-27-2014 06:32 PM

samba server and client are separate packages. This will install smbclient and other utilities that you can use on the server itself.

yum install samba-client samba-common cifs-utils

You should also be able to connect to your home share i.e.

smbclient //localhost/ryan

In addition if your running a desktop on the server can you access the shares via nautilis via network shares just like dolphin on the client.

dolphin_oracle 01-27-2014 08:09 PM

I'm not sure, but it looks like on your share you have set "guest only" as well as defining what users can log in. I think that you have a conflicting situation here.

This is a config that I use for shares that allow certain users.

Code:

[servershare]
path = /home/server/servershare
available = yes
valid users = dolphin oracle
write list = dolphin oracle
browsable = yes
public = no
writable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = no
printable = no
locking = no
strict locking = no

this is a config I use for open shares

Code:

[everyoneshare]
path = /home/server/everyoneshare
available = yes
browsable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
force create mode = 777
force directory mode = 777
read only = no
printable = no
locking = no
strict locking = no

maybe these will help you.

sharadchhetri 01-27-2014 09:48 PM

I believe you have not followed correctly all steps written in this link, http://sharadchhetri.com/2013/02/17/...r-in-centos-6/ .

Might be you have mixed both tutorial.I suggest you to start once again,just work on smb.conf file.Restore back the smb.conf file and do editing once again. I have verified all steps today and have not found any problem.

Just read the tutorial carefully.If still has issue,let us know

Ryanms3030 01-28-2014 01:25 AM

Thanks. I recreated the config. I was still not able to mount it on my laptop but I can mount on my Android phone so I know it's configured correctly. I'm done playing around for the night but I'm sure I'll have it figured out tomorrow. Thanks for everyones help as always

sharadchhetri 01-28-2014 09:19 AM

Thanks for giving feedback.

Ryanms3030 01-28-2014 09:57 AM

Ok, now I can mount from my Linux client laptop. The configuration I ended up using was this:
[Media]
; comment = shared-directory
path = /media/USB_Media
; available = yes
; public = yes
; valid users = ryan, test, @staff
writable = yes
browsable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes
; printable = no
; write list = +staff
create mask = 0765


So as others said I think my original config had conflicting information. Thanks for all the help once again


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