Centos 5.7 Samba Sharing and Wndows not browing

kitek · 03-26-2012, 12:37 PM

I have a CentOS 5.7 Box with samba on it. SELinux is off and iptables is off. Windows can map the resouce but is says that it is not accessible. I have racked my brains restarted keep chaning configes. It just will not browse. What am I missing?

Code:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2011/12/02 12:00:35

[global]
        workgroup = GRACELINK
        netbios name = FILESERVER
        server string = File Server
        security = USER
        password server = files
        passdb backend = tdbsam
        preload = Grace_Folder
        default service = Grace_Folder
        comment = Grace Test Folder
        path = /home/grace
        cups options = raw

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

[homes]
        writeable = yes
        valid users = grace,username,username2
        public = yes
        afs share = Yes

[bpippin]
        comment = John Doe
        writeable = yes
        valid users = username,@username
        write list = @username

At this point if I can just view a share and write to it. I will turn SElinux and iptables on once I can find out the problem.

T3RM1NVT0R · 03-26-2012, 02:44 PM

Hi kitek,

Are you trying to access Samba share from Windows 7 machine? If yes, then this is the link you should look at: http://nwlinux.com/access-samba-shar...-professional/

lithos · 03-26-2012, 03:16 PM

Hi,

I will let you see my working (no password or user required) writable samba share in mixed Windows network (XP, Vista, Win7 -> Linux)

Code:

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUP_NAME
        server string = LINUX Server %v

netbios name = SERVER

;       interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
;       hosts allow = 127. 192.168.12. 192.168.13.
        hosts allow = 127. 192.168. 192.168.0.   #(there are spaces between numbers deliberately with purpose to satisfy netmask)

security = SHARE

        local master = no

        wins support = yes

# --------------------------- Printing Options -----------------------------
# I don't share printers from this server
printcap name = /dev/null
load printers = No
printing =
disable spoolss = yes

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[shared]
comment = some shared documents
path = /usr/tmp/shared
read only = No
; force user = abmas
; force group = office
guest ok = Yes
nt acl support = No
writable = yes 
create mask = 0766

now you try to configure your samba with no users/password first to see if you can browse, then continue to setup users accessing with privileges in samba.
All the emphasized values are to change according to your needs.

good luck

kitek · 03-27-2012, 10:47 AM

shuks. I can't get it to browse still. It still asks for a password too browse....it shouldn't. could SWAT be doing something to it? I verified. Firewalls off and SElinux still.

lithos · 03-27-2012, 12:41 PM

do you have permissions in this shared directory set to 777 (files and dirs ) ?
That might help.

and did you use "smbpasswd " to create any users ? that may not be needed now if you use my config above.

kitek · 03-27-2012, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lithos

do you have permissions in this shared directory set to 777 (files and dirs ) ?
That might help.

and did you use "smbpasswd " to create any users ? that may not be needed now if you use my config above.

The permissions is set and the smbpasswd file is encrypted it appears. User names are in english the rest is jumblish.

lithos · 03-27-2012, 02:55 PM

there you have it.
You defined users/passwords for Samba, therefore change one user's password, you know you can test

Code:

smbpasswd –a username

take a look here about managing samba users