Windows crashes when entering Samba shares

Under Fire · 11-06-2006, 05:48 PM

Ok. I have installed Fedora Core 6 on my server (clean install) and wanted to setup samba to enter my shares on the server (and printing etc but thats another story).

I moved from RH9, so Fedora is a bit new for me, but I suggested that I could use my old smb.conf file.

This is my smb.conf file as far as it is now.

Code:

[global]
    workgroup = workgroup
    server string = Linux Server
    hosts deny = ALL
    hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
    max log size = 1000
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
    bind interfaces only = True
    interfaces = eth0 192.168.1.1/32
    encrypt passwords = Yes

[Server downloads]
    path = /downloads
    public = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    browsable = Yes
    writable = Yes
    printable = No

[Shared]
    path = /mnt/shared
    public = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    browsable = Yes
    writable = Yes
    printable = No

So after restarting Samba I went to my local network inside Windows,a nd the Linux server was listed between the others. I can also enter the server to see its shares. Now here's the strange thing. I can enter the [Server downloads] folder whithout any problems (only thing is I can't write files but thats a problem for later), but when I enter the [Shared] folder my windows explorer crashes.

The [Shared] folder is, as you can see, a mounted partition (/dev/hdb1). I can enter and read the contents of this folder whithout any problems via my linux server self. On my previous config (using RH9) this also was a mounted partition (worked whitout problems).

This is an output of the log files:

smdb.log

Code:

[2006/11/07 02:03:57, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
  smbd version 3.0.23c-2 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
[2006/11/07 02:15:56, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
  smbd version 3.0.23c-2 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
[2006/11/07 02:16:00, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1229)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2006/11/07 02:16:00, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1229)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2006/11/07 02:19:32, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
  smbd version 3.0.23c-2 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006

And here a part of the log with my (windows) computers name:

Code:

[2006/11/07 02:16:09, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)
  '/mnt/shared' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Shared] Error was Permission denied
[2006/11/07 02:16:09, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)
  '/mnt/shared' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Shared] Error was Permission denied
[2006/11/07 02:16:10, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)
  '/mnt/shared' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Shared] Error was Permission denied
[2006/11/07 02:16:11, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)
  '/mnt/shared' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Shared] Error was Permission denied
[2006/11/07 02:16:12, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)
  '/mnt/shared' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Shared] Error was Permission denied
[2006/11/07 02:16:14, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(911)

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong because this used to be a good working config with no probs.

hockeyman_102 · 11-06-2006, 06:56 PM

Try mounting the drive. Or setting up the exact same user on both machines with access. I've never had windows crash, but I've had it stutter with permissions. I had to mount the drive with what user and password I needed.
I know this isn't a windows forum, but here:
windows_cmd:>net use x: \\Linux\pub /user:hockeyman MyPassword
that should be easier on your OS.

Under Fire · 11-07-2006, 04:13 PM

This doesnt help.

Under Fire · 11-07-2006, 05:03 PM

I'm not sure if this is going to help, but my linux server puts a lot of the following error code in the console whenever I'll try to access the [Shared] folder.

Code:

audit(1162947111.200:65): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=2007 comm="smbd" name="/" dev=hdb1 ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 tclass=dir
audit(1162947111.204:66): avc:  denied  { search } for  pid=2007 comm="smbd" name="/" dev=hdb1 ino=2 scontext=system_u:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=system_u:object_r:file_t:s0 tclass=dir

Notice (not sure if its important) that the last few numbers behind the "audit" (audit(...200:65)) change. The rest of the message is the same.

Under Fire · 11-08-2006, 05:57 PM

The problem has been sold by disabling SELinux.