Write access to samba share problem.

eddyml · 02-13-2015, 06:02 AM

Hi everybody,
could anyone help on this issue.
I am from a small island called Mauritius.
I have samba version 3.6.9 installed on redhat 6.5 machine.
i have a folder /data/netLinx created with a 777 permission.
The folder is owned by a os user called netLinx.
I am able from a windows machine to access my netLinx share but cannot create any file into it.
please find below my smb.conf.

[global]
netbios name = FILESERVER
interfaces = lo, eth0, x.x.x.x/24
security = SHARE
idmap config * : backend = tdb
guest ok = Yes
hosts allow = 127., x.x.x.

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = No

[netLinx]
path = /data/netLinx
read only = No
guest only = Yes

I tried several combinations of parameters without success.

Thank you for your help.

rtmistler · 02-13-2015, 08:44 AM

Code:

writeable = yes

eddyml · 02-15-2015, 11:39 PM

I use testparm to generate the smb.conf file.

Code:

# testparm -s smb.conf.master > smb.conf

This tool convert writeable = yes into read only = No.
Any way I inserted "writeable = yes" directly into the generated smb.conf but it still does not work.
Any ideas ?

Thank you for your help.

rtmistler · 02-16-2015, 07:17 AM

What I've had to do is create a directory where the Linux user does have write privileges, I do use the writeable = yes phrase and the only other thing I can think about here is that I use the "smbpasswd" command to ensure that my user has a SAMBA password. However those actions have worked for me. Perhaps you can check your logs, edit out private username or directory information and then post the gist of what the log shows.