I just installed FC5, and configured Samba to share some files with my XP computer.

I first tried to share /home/jeff. The share was visible, but when I tried to open it, it said that access was denied. The samba log file said that the directory might not exist. I checked both existence and file permissions, and they are correct.

Then I tried to share / and /tmp. I can see the shares, and can open them. However, some files and folders are mysteriously not displayed. Here are a few that I cannot see:

/bin
/home
Anything that is not a directory in /tmp

On the other hand, /etc and /lib appear with all contents, both directories and files.

I checked to make sure that smb.conf didn't have any veto files configured.

Any other configuration files that I need to check to make sure that all contents are made visible?

Thanks
Jeff

A query
: Wat is the security mode you have set for samba ?

Permissions could be a possibility. Can you please revert back with your testparmed 'smb.conf' ?

@ my own setup : With the two below mentioned configuration lines;

I was able to share it properly without any problems.
Though i was not able to surf into many folders because there were'nt enough rights/permissions available for 'others'.

Thanks for your responses. Here's the output of testparm:

[global]
workgroup = NA
server string = Jeff Pence's Linux
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = /etc/printcap
local master = No
wins server = 159.119.100.11
remote announce = 159.119.255.255
guest ok = Yes
cups options = raw

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[tmp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = No

[root]
comment = File system root
path = /
valid users = jeff, jpence
read only = No

One other mystery. I created a new directory, /jptest. The permissions on this are exactly the same as /home:

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 9 18:16 /home
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 10 09:55 /jptest

When I open the share from XP, I can see /jptest and its contents, but not /home.

Ok. Try out this way & revert if it works or not ?

Type the below mentiond in any window & then press enter
\\<your-samba-box-ip>or<your-samba-box-netbios-name>\root\home

& the same time... do check what does your samba logs say.
If you dont get success, post the portion of your samba logs here.

SE Linux is screwing with you. By default, SELinux is preventing the smb daemon from accessing those files. Google for SELinux and Samba - can't post links yet.

Jamie