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cant access shared files on centos 5.2 - zeus-dice - 2008-08-18

Good Day All

Can any one please help me.

I have installed centos 5. to my workgrouop. I then sreate users in centos and made the usename and passwords same as the windows machines. I then added the users to samba.

Now the tricky part comes in. I create to shared folders 1. backup and 2. test. In the sambe configuration i selected each directory to share and selected every one. (nb:because i can see see the users to select access to it seems that there is a bug in samba) .

On my windows machines i can see the centos machine. When i click on it it asks for a user name and password which i enter. I then can see the two files shared and a printer file. When ever i select on tho shared files i get a error

"windows cannot access \\gonowsa\backup check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network, To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose" The only file that i can access is the printer one. I have tried every thing and just can come right

This is my smb.conf file

# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the

# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed

# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too

# many!) most of which are not shown in this example

#

# For a step to step guide on installing, configuring and using samba,

# read the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. This may be obtained from:

# http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf

#

# Many working examples of smb.conf files can be found in the

# Samba-Guide which is generated daily and can be downloaded from:

# http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf

#

# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)

# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #

# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you

# may wish to enable

#

# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"

# to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.

#

#---------------

# SELINUX NOTES:

#

# If you want to use the useradd/groupadd family of binaries please run:

# setsebool -P samba_domain_controller on

#

# If you want to share home directories via samba please run:

# setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs on

#

# If you create a new directory you want to share you should mark it as

# "samba-share_t" so that selinux will let you write into it.

# Make sure not to do that on system directories as they may already have

# been marked with othe SELinux labels.

#

# Use ls -ldZ /path to see which context a directory has

#

# Set labels only on directories you created!

# To set a label use the following: chcon -t samba_share_t /path

#

# If you need to share a system created directory you can use one of the

# following (read-only/read-write):

# setsebool -P samba_export_all_ro on

# or

# setsebool -P samba_export_all_rw on

#

# If you want to run scripts (preexec/root prexec/print command/...) please

# put them into the /var/lib/samba/scripts directory so that smbd will be

# allowed to run them.

# Make sure you COPY them and not MOVE them so that the right SELinux context

# is applied, to check all is ok use restorecon -R -v /var/lib/samba/scripts

#

#--------------

#

#======================= Global Settings =====================================

[global]

# ----------------------- Network Related Options -------------------------

#

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: MIDEARTH

#

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field

#

# netbios name can be used to specify a server name not tied to the hostname

#

# Interfaces lets you configure Samba to use multiple interfaces

# If you have multiple network interfaces then you can list the ones

# you want to listen on (never omit localhost)

#

# Hosts Allow/Hosts Deny lets you restrict who can connect, and you can

# specifiy it as a per share option as well

#

; workgroup = workgroup

server string = gonow sa back up

; netbios name = MYSERVER

; interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.1.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

; hosts allow = 127. 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.24/48

# --------------------------- Logging Options -----------------------------

#

# Log File let you specify where to put logs and how to split them up.

#

# Max Log Size let you specify the max size log files should reach

# logs split per machine

; log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

# max 50KB per log file, then rotate

; max log size = 50

# ----------------------- Standalone Server Options ------------------------

#

# Security can be set to user, share(deprecated) or server(deprecated)

#

# Backend to store user information in. New installations should

# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards

# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.

; security = user

passdb backend = tdbsam

# ----------------------- Domain Members Options ------------------------

#

# Security must be set to domain or ads

#

# Use the realm option only with security = ads

# Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of

#

# Backend to store user information in. New installations should

# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards

# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.

#

# Use password server option only with security = server or if you can't

# use the DNS to locate Domain Controllers

# The argument list may include:

# password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]

# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s

# password server = *

; security = domain

; passdb backend = tdbsam

; realm = MY_REALM

; password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# ----------------------- Domain Controller Options ------------------------

#

# Security must be set to user for domain controllers

#

# Backend to store user information in. New installations should

# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards

# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.

#

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This

# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this

# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job

#

# Domain Logons let Samba be a domain logon server for Windows workstations.

#

# Logon Scrpit let yuou specify a script to be run at login time on the client

# You need to provide it in a share called NETLOGON

#

# Logon Path let you specify where user profiles are stored (UNC path)

#

# Various scripts can be used on a domain controller or stand-alone

# machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts

#

; security = user

; passdb backend = tdbsam

; domain master = yes

; domain logons = yes

# the login script name depends on the machine name

; logon script = %m.bat

# the login script name depends on the unix user used

; logon script = %u.bat

; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%u

# disables profiles support by specifing an empty path

; logon path =

; add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd "%u" -n -g users

; add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd "%g"

; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -n -c "Workstation (%u)" -M -d /nohome -s /bin/false "%u"

; delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u"

; delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/userdel "%u" "%g"

; delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel "%g"

# ----------------------- Browser Control Options ----------------------------

#

# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master

# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply

#

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser

# elections. The default value should be reasonable

#

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup

# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election

; local master = no

; os level = 33

; preferred master = yes

#----------------------------- Name Resolution -------------------------------

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:

# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both

#

# - WINS Support: Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server

#

# - WINS Server: Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client

#

# - WINS Proxy: Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on

# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be

# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.

#

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names

# via DNS nslookups.

; wins support = yes

; wins server = w.x.y.z

; wins proxy = yes

; dns proxy = yes

# --------------------------- Printing Options -----------------------------

#

# Load Printers let you load automatically the list of printers rather

# than setting them up individually

#

# Cups Options let you pass the cups libs custom options, setting it to raw

# for example will let you use drivers on your Windows clients

#

# Printcap Name let you specify an alternative printcap file

#

# You can choose a non default printing system using the Printing option

; load printers = yes

cups options = raw

; workgroup = workgroup

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; workgroup = WORKGROUP

; security = user

; workgroup = WORKGROUP

; workgroup = workgroup

security = share

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; workgroup = workgroup

; security = user

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; workgroup = workgroup

; security = user

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; workgroup = workgroup

; security = user

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; workgroup = workgroup

; security = user

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; encrypt passwords = yes

; guest ok = no

; guest account = nobody

; printcap name = /etc/printcap

#obtain list of printers automatically on SystemV

; printcap name = lpstat

; printing = cups

# --------------------------- Filesystem Options ---------------------------

#

# The following options can be uncommented if the filesystem supports

# Extended Attributes and they are enabled (usually by the mount option

# user_xattr). Thess options will let the admin store the DOS attributes

# in an EA and make samba not mess with the permission bits.

#

# Note: these options can also be set just per share, setting them in global

# makes them the default for all shares

; map archive = no

; map hidden = no

; map read only = no

; map system = no

; store dos attributes = yes

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================

[homes]

comment = Home Directories

browseable = no

writeable = yes

; valid users = %S

; valid users = MYDOMAIN\%S

[printers]

comment = All Printers

path = /var/spool/samba

browseable = no

; guest ok = no

; writeable = no

printable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons

; [netlogon]

; comment = Network Logon Service

; path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon

; guest ok = yes

; writable = no

; share modes = no

# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share

# the default is to use the user's home directory

; [Profiles]

; path = /var/lib/samba/profiles

; browseable = no

; guest ok = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in

# the "staff" group

; [public]

; comment = Public Stuff

; path = /home/samba

; public = yes

; writable = yes

; printable = no

; write list = +staff

[test]

path = /home/michelle/Desktop/test

writeable = yes

; browseable = yes

guest ok = yes

comment = test

; browseable = yes

; browseable = yes

[back up]

path = /home/gonowsa/Desktop

writeable = yes

; browseable = yes

guest ok = no

browseable = yes

as you can see the last two foldes are test and backup, should i add something here to maybe make it accesseble? Please advise

Regards

Riaz Yussub

cant access shared files on centos 5.2 - PacketScan - 2008-08-18

First thing i see is that your work group is commented out.

Plus your shares do not have valid users assigned..

Share example.

[test]

comment = test share

path = /home/test

valid users = username

public = no

writeable = no

printable = no

create mask = 0765

Also did you use smbpasswd to setup these users in the samba user files ?

cant access shared files on centos 5.2 - zeus-dice - 2008-08-19

Good Day Sir

1. Thank you for the quick reply. I do not understand your first part where you say that my workgroup is commented out. Please advise what I should do to fix this

2. I have set up the smbpasswd to these users in the samba user files as shown here below.

# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

root = administrator admin

nobody = guest pcguest smbguest

gonowsa = gonowsa

Riaz = Riaz

michelle = michelle

3. i have changed the permissions in the smb.conf file as your example but still have the same problem.

[test]

path = /home/michelle/Desktop/test

comment = test share

valid users = gonowsa

; guest ok = no

; writeable = no

; printable = no

create mask = 0765

[back up]

path = /home/gonowsa/Desktop

valid users = gonowsa

; guest ok = no

; writeable = no

; printable = no

create mask = 0765

[gonowsa]

comment = home dir

path = /home/gonowsa

guest ok = yes

writeable = yes

; printable = no

create mask = 0765

; browseable = yes

; browseable = yes

Once again thank you in advance for the advice

Regards