Fighting with samba

[Kronik]

Ok So I have been using Webmin to set up samba on my Centos 5.5 machine (Domain name in Samba is KISKA).

I set up a test directory /smbtest on the machine and made a share on webmin.

My problem is that when I try to connect to the share on my windows machine (im running windows 7) it gives me a message saying this:

Windows Cannot Access \\Kiska\smbtest

I have made sure to make the permissions on /smbtest 777 and I have tried alot of other stuff as well.

Here is my Smb.conf

[global]
	load printers = yes
	cups options = raw
	netbios name = KISKA
	winbind enum users = no
	default = global
	workgroup = NUS
	os level = 20
	winbind enum groups = no
	null passwords = yes
	winbind enable local accounts = no
	winbind trusted domains only = yes
	security = share
	preferred master = no
	passdb backend = tdbsam

[SMBTEST]
	writeable = yes
	delete readonly = yes
	path = /smbtest
	force directory mode = 777
	force create mode = 777
	public = yes
	create mode = 777
	directory mode = 777

Thanks for any help you can give!!!

[Nagarjuna]

Hey, Kronik.

Just to clarify, have you added your Samba user on the Linux box yet? If you haven't, first make sure the Linux user exists, and then add it to the Samba user database:

useradd <user>
passwd <user>
smbpasswd -a <user>

You may also want to set the SMBTEST share to be browsable.

[SMBTEST]
writeable = yes
delete readonly = yes
path = /smbtest
force directory mode = 777
force create mode = 777
public = yes
create mode = 777
directory mode = 777
browsable = yes

I'm no Samba master, but this is my two cents. I hope it helps.

[Kronik]

Well I used webmin to convert my unix user and group into a samba user and group. I tried adding browsable = yes

NOW I HAVE A NEW PROBLEM

When I try and open the share it pops up asking for a username and password. I have tried using my samba username and password, my unix usernames and passwords, and my windows usernames and passwords and NONE of them work.

Here is my current config file:

[global]
	load printers = yes
	cups options = raw
	netbios name = KISKA
	winbind enum users = no
	default = global
	workgroup = NUS
	os level = 20
	winbind enum groups = no
	null passwords = yes
	winbind enable local accounts = no
	winbind trusted domains only = yes
	security = share
	preferred master = no
	passdb backend = tdbsam

[SMBTEST]
	delete readonly = yes
	writeable = yes
	path = /smbtest
	force directory mode = 777
	force create mode = 777
	valid users = Staff,Admin,Daniel,Tech,@staff
	public = yes
	create mode = 777
	directory mode = 777
        browsable = yes

Thanks for your help

[Nagarjuna]

One thing you can try doing is double checking that the usernames in the 'valid users' option, match the usernames of the Linux users. So, when you login into your share from Windows, you will log in with the Linux user which you referenced in the valid users option, and also configured with smbpasswd.

Maybe try adding the Linux user to the valid options parameter. I believe it to be case-sensitive so if the username is all lowercase, make it that is typed in so. Something like this:

[SMBTEST]
delete readonly = yes
writeable = yes
path = /smbtest
force directory mode = 777
force create mode = 777
valid users = daniel
public = yes
create mode = 777
directory mode = 777
browsable = yes

I plugged the above share into my smb.conf file with my Linux username added to the valid users option and I am able to access it from a Windows XP system on the network.

Again, I'm no Samba wiz, but it's something to try. This article addresses it in more detail: Samba: Users, Security, and Domains.