[SOLVED] samba- folder browsable only one user

unibox · 01-27-2012, 04:14 AM

Hi friends,

I am using centos-5 for samba server. also i have created 3 samba user's for folder access
i.e:
user1
user2
user3

folder path
path= /data

now i want to view the /data folder only for user1. i tried many ways but it's not work.

if you know, please give the solution for this same.

deep27ak · 01-27-2012, 05:43 AM

in smb.conf

under data share use this option

Code:

valid users = user1

centos123 · 01-27-2012, 05:58 AM

type

valid user = user1 in smb.conf

set permisssion 700 for /data

this permission willnot allow other user to access your /data directory...

unibox · 01-27-2012, 07:27 AM

Hi deep27ak & centos123 thanks for reply.

that's ok

but the user1 only want to view the /data folder, other user don't want to view the /data folder.

i.e:
Samba user's
user1
user2
user3

sharing directory
/data
/admin

i.now the user1 only view the /data directory
ii. other user2 & user3 only view the /admin directory

it's possible........?

yathishGn · 01-27-2012, 07:36 AM

Under the share, in sbm.conf
Make an entry-
read only = yes
valid user = user1
writable = no

unibox · 01-27-2012, 07:43 AM

Hi yathishGn thanks for reply.

but my question is user1 only have to browse /data directory, user2 & user3 only have to browse /admin directory.

deep27ak · 01-27-2012, 07:46 AM

Code:

[data]
comment = my share
path = /data
valid users = user1
public = no
writable = yes
browseable = yes
read only = no


[admin]
comment = my share1
path = /admin
valid users = user2 user3
public = no
writable = yes
browseable = yes
read only = no

unibox · 01-27-2012, 09:26 AM

Hi deep27ak thank's

i followed your instruction. but still the /data /admin directory showing for all user's(user1 user2 user3).

/data directory permission : 700
/data owner & group : user1:user1

ravi6289 · 01-27-2012, 03:23 PM

Did you restart daemons ?

unibox · 01-28-2012, 03:36 AM

yes, i have restarted many time's using this command

service smb restart
service smb reload

but still i am facing same problem.

cbtshare · 01-28-2012, 06:37 AM

I would suggest you then create 2 groups and add the users who are to view a share in one and who are to write in another and use chmod g+ to assign permissions.Then the samba config should work fine.

unibox · 01-28-2012, 10:24 AM

Hi cbtshare thank's for reply. i will try and let you know.

deep27ak · 01-29-2012, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unibox

Hi deep27ak thank's

i followed your instruction. but still the /data /admin directory showing for all user's(user1 user2 user3).

/data directory permission : 700
/data owner & group : user1:user1

that must be from the cache

recheck on different machine on the same settings which I have given you

unibox · 01-30-2012, 12:30 AM

Hi deep27ak,

i tried different machine also, but i got same result(/data directory showing for all user's).

deep27ak · 01-30-2012, 12:38 AM

Om now I get the word "view"

So you want user1 only want to view the /data folder and invisible for others.

well I am not very sure if you can do that because if you are sharing any directory means it will visible all over the network. the only thing you can do is give permissions as per your requirement.

so that the directory is not used by any other third person.