Ubuntu Samba "The folder contents could not be displayed"

frado · 08-16-2007, 08:49 AM

Hi,
I've installed e second linux: ubuntu 6.06 (the first one is opensuse 10.2).
I've intalled samba.
The issue is: two similar shared folder have different behaviour!
The first one works right, the second one doesn't work (cannot access to it).
The two folder are into two different partitons (ext3) mounted with the same options.
The samba entries ar equals:
--- Ok ---
[trash]
path = /media/sdc7_Persoal/Trash
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes
--- Problem ---
[retesc]
path = /media/sdc6_home_suse/frado/ReteSC
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes

The folders authorizations are the same.

Any idea?
Thanks.

frado · 08-16-2007, 09:16 AM

Hi,
I've changed the partent folder execution permission and now it works,
before parent folder permissions was:
drwxr--r--
than I've chenged them:
drwxr-xr-x

I suppose the problem was that samba was not able to manage the folder beacuse its parent folder had no execution permission.
But smbd runs as root user?! root shouldn't do everything?

Bye.

Gortex · 08-16-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frado

Hi,
I've changed the partent folder execution permission and now it works,
before parent folder permissions was:
drwxr--r--
than I've chenged them:
drwxr-xr-x

I suppose the problem was that samba was not able to manage the folder beacuse its parent folder had no execution permission.
But smbd runs as root user?! root shouldn't do everything?

Bye.

I think that samba only manages the session, where as the actual Security of the files and folders is still managed by your operating system. With that being said, if you just have a samba entery for a share set to browse and write, Samba will set that up for all users. The operating system will control if the user does or does not have actual premessions to the files or folders.