Samba access to Apache root

ericnmu · 08-30-2007, 09:09 AM

To start, I am Linux novice.

I am trying to setup a small web server for a coworker. I would like to use Samba for him to upload the files. The only share I need is the apache web root (/var/www/html).

In the samba config I can easily setup the share, but he will not have write access to the directory. I understand this is because he doesn’t have write permission within the file system.

How can I assign write permission to a group of Samba users without crippling Apache's or PHP's access to the same folder?
Thanks.

nan0meter · 08-30-2007, 09:14 AM

I don't know if you created a local user for him and in what group it is etc. but you can give everyone permission to write in your http root by running this:

Code:

su -
cd /var/www/
chmod +w /var/www/html

Or to also give the other directories and files under /var/www/html write access then run this:

Code:

su -
cd /var/www/
chmod -R +w /var/www/html

ericnmu · 08-30-2007, 09:35 AM

Thanks nan0meter.

nan0meter · 08-30-2007, 09:37 AM

No problem!

ericnmu · 08-30-2007, 10:18 AM

For the record, I had to use the command:

Code:

chmod -R a+rw /var/www/html