can't copy/paste files in samba share directory

htamayo · 03-19-2009, 05:05 PM

Hi, I use Debian Lenny with Samba 3.2.4. I'm publishing a directory for my windows user, they can access to it, view the files, but can't copy/paste from /to the directory, surely is a permission related issue, but i don't get where to set the properly permission, this is my conf of the samba.conf:

Code:

[platform]
comment = Info solo para registrados
path = /media/virtso/platform
valid users = jacobo
read only = no
browsable = no
public = no
create mode = 0750
writable = yes

I think that settip writable to yes it will work, but it doesn't, my question is: what flag do I have to set up correctly to copy/paste execute files in this directoy?

all the best

irishbitte · 03-19-2009, 07:06 PM

The user jacobo has to be a valid user on the linux system, and have a valid samba password which is the same as the windows password that the user is using when he/she logs in. So to setup a user in samba:

Code:

root@samba:# adduser jacobo
## if you don't want the user to have access to the linux box directly, do not enable the account. 
## look at man pages for adduser....
root@samba:# smbpasswd jacobo
Enter new password:
## Get the user to enter their valid windows password here, and confirm it again....

and thats more or less it! basically, you need to have a valid linux UID and GID which can be mapped by samba to a valid SMB UID and GID.

netman4ttm · 03-20-2009, 09:35 AM

From the command prompt go to the shared directory
chmod 750 *
chown jacobo *
edit your smb.conf

add this line force user = jacobo to the [platform] definition

htamayo · 03-20-2009, 01:34 PM

Well, I found the problem, it's all about file permissions, I thought that the config in samba was over the native permissions of linu, but that's wrong, All I needed was:
chmod g+r *

That's all

Regards