Samba and FAT32 Partitions
 

Hi there,

I use Linux (Slackware 9.0) and Win2kPro on the same PC, my MP3s are stored on a FAT32 formatted partition to keep them available from both OS.

Am I able to share my (mounted) mp3 partition with samba in the local network?

The problem seems to be the chmod (which, of cource, is not possible to change in FAT32 - or am I wrong?) of the mp3 partition - it shows CHMOD 744 for all files and directories.

If you need my smb.conf or any other file, just reply and I'll put it here.

Many thanks!

Seppel

add the normal user to a specfic group say samba and

# chgrp samba /mnt/Windows/mp3
# chmod g+s /mnt/Windows/mp3
( don't forget to add Seppel to the group samba and in the smb.conf, in the mp3 share add this line
valid users = @samba)

Sorry to be nerving again...

I'm an almost complete n00b to Linux...

where to set up user groups (like Samba) and how to add Users to Groups?

Seppel

PS: The local net sharing of (ReiserFS) directories with chmod 755 works very well... :-)

it is possible, edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf file with a text editor.

Sorry, I asked the wrong question - i wanted to know how to do it.

RTFM?

Seppel

You could try adding to fstab
/dev/fatdriveid /mntpointonyourmachine/ vfat /defaults,user,umask=0000 0 0
This mounts the fat drive to a mount point giving read and write access.

You can access the drive from another machine as a user through samba if you mount it to your home directory or as a guest if you set it up in the config.

I am no expert but it works for me.

Richard