Samba Shares - browse and play mp3, but can't write

[stevenjo57]

Am I the only one who finds Samba hard? Anyway...

Forgive my other posts, but I am going to make this the final one to see if I can get this working.

Fedora Core 4
Samba Version 3.0.14a-2

Samba is running. The firewall is completely off. I have created user "sjoiner" and added him to group "tech". I have added sjoiner to smbpasswd with the same password as the unix user.

I created a directory called /test_part. I chmodded it using "chmod -R 0777 /test_part". This directory is on the first had drive mounted as "/", which is mounted in 'fstab" like such:

LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1

I then copied about 5 directories with mp3's in them to the "test_part" directory.

Here is my smb.conf file:
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# Global Parameters

[global]
workgroup = jhome1
netbios name = closet1
encrypt passwords = Yes
security = user

[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

[test_part]
browseable = yes
valid users = @tech, sjoiner
writeable = yes
public = yes
path = /test_part
force create mode = 0770
force directory mode = 0770
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I am trying to access these shares from a Windows XP machine, logged on as sjoiner with the correct password.

I am able to type \\closet1 and see the server. When I double-click on it, it opens and shows me two shares: "sjoiner" and "test_part".

When I try to open the "sjoiner" share, which i assume is my home share, it quickly gives me a permission error saying that the path was not accessible and that it does not exist.

Moving on. When I double-click on the "test_part" share it let's me browse it and play the mp3's. However, under no circumstances can I write new files to the directory. It tells me I do not have permission. I'm stuck once again.

I will say that dealing with SAMBA is very difficult. I've followed at lest 3 different "HOWTOS" painstakingly, and none of them have worked for me.

I appreciate any help figuring this out.

[techieMoe]

Please confine your questions to one thread when they are all relating to the same problem. Posting individual related questions on several threads makes it a real headache for anyone trying to help you.

[AlexK]

stevenjo57,
1. add a path field for home e.g.
[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
path = /home/%U

2. for the mp3 share try chmod -R 766 /test_part

[stevenjo57]

Thank you for your help.

I made the changes. I added the "path = /home/%u" to the [homes] section but still get the access record saying the path does not exist.

I did a chmod for the /shares/test_part directory with a -R to 766 and was unable to even view the directory.

Since you helped me last, I've set up several more shares. They all work fine except for my inability for ANY authorized user to write to them. Any attempt is immediately met with an error that says "Cannot copy. Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use."

Here is my latest smb.conf, pretty much the same, except several more shares.

Everything works correctly except writing to the shares. The access codes for users are working - we can all read and view and execute video and mp3. But none of us can write to any of the shares.

Thanks again. This is all very puzzling.
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# Global Parameters

[global]
workgroup = jhome
netbios name = closet
encrypt passwords = Yes
security = user
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
path = /home/%U

[music]
comment = MP3 Music
browseable = yes
valid users = @users
write list = @users
writeable = yes
path = /shares/music
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777


[pictures]
comment = Family Pictures
browseable = yes
valid users = @users
write list = @users
writeable = yes
path = /shares/pictures
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[stevedocs]
comment = Steve's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner
write list = steve, sjoiner
writeable = yes
path = /shares/stevedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[dianedocs]
comment = Diane's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, diane
write list = steve, sjoiner, diane
writeable = yes
path = /shares/dianedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[nathandocs]
comment = Nathan's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, nathan
write list = steve, sjoiner, nathan
writeable = yes
path = /shares/nathandocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[stephaniedocs]
comment = Stephanie's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, stephanie
write list = steve, sjoiner, stephanie
writeable = yes
path = /shares/stephaniedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[melissadocs]
comment = Melissa's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, melissa
write list = steve, sjoiner, melissa
writeable = yes
path = /shares/melissadocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777
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[AlexK]

hmm, only thing I can think of is this:
get rid of the force create and directory modes fields in smb.conf and just chmod -R 766 directory_name

[stevenjo57]

OK.

Removed the force create and directory parameters, chmoded the /shares/music -R 0766. Restarted samba.

Was unable to access /shares/music at all. Denied access. Nothing about the path this time, but you may not have the right to access this directory.

Seems like EVERY effort is blocking a network attempt to write to any of these directories. I must have a setting elsewhere that is buggering it. Could it be FSTAB, could it be the ownership of the directories?

Here is my FSTAB:
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# This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details
LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
/dev/shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
LABEL=SWAP-hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
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Here is my latest smb.conf. Again, everything but writing to any of the directories seems to be OK. Oh, yes, I can't even browse the home directories, but that doesn't bother me at this point. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
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# Global Parameters

[global]
workgroup = jhome
netbios name = closet
encrypt passwords = Yes
security = user
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
path = /home/%U

[music]
comment = MP3 Music
browseable = yes
valid users = @users
write list = @users
writeable = yes
path = /shares/music
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777


[pictures]
comment = Family Pictures
browseable = yes
valid users = @users
write list = @users
writeable = yes
path = /shares/pictures
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[stevedocs]
comment = Steve's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner
write list = steve, sjoiner
writeable = yes
path = /shares/stevedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[dianedocs]
comment = Diane's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, diane
write list = steve, sjoiner, diane
writeable = yes
path = /shares/dianedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[nathandocs]
comment = Nathan's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, nathan
write list = steve, sjoiner, nathan
writeable = yes
path = /shares/nathandocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[stephaniedocs]
comment = Stephanie's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, stephanie
write list = steve, sjoiner, stephanie
writeable = yes
path = /shares/stephaniedocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[melissadocs]
comment = Melissa's Documents
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, melissa
write list = steve, sjoiner, melissa
writeable = yes
path = /shares/melissadocs
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777

[utilities]
comment = Utilities
browseable = yes
valid users = steve, sjoiner, melissa, nathan, diane, stephanie
write list = steve, sjoiner, melissa, nathan, diane, stephanie
writeable = yes
path = /shares/utilities
force create mode = 0777
force directory mode = 0777
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[AlexK]

your fstab and everything look fine, I noticed you are using Fedora Core, have you tried turning off the firewall or SELinux?

note: I haven't used Fedora before, so I don't know how to turn them off, but I have heard that SELinux is enabled by default.

[stevenjo57]

Finally resolved.

It may have been the SELinux TAB, whatever that is. in the Security Level system settings, it seemed like the SELinux tab was activated.

Anyway, all seems OK now.

Thanks to everyone for help. My fileserver is kicking b*** now!

[salvador24]

This SELinux fix solved a problem that I'd been hassling with for two days! Now my fileserver is fully functional!

[tom-tjtech]

Check..
Are your samba users also linux users?

check the they are listed end of '/etc/passwd' file.

The samba users need local system authority to logon to linux -just a guess.
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as admin (su then login as root)

run
[root]$ testparm

(any errors) this tests you smb.conf file for syntax and structure errors?

Im not sure about 'writeable = yes' I thaught it was 'readonly = no' but I may be wrong on this!

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Do you use SWAT to manage and create your shares?
In the browser type..
http://jhome:901/

and restart all services using the STATUS page.

Try these out..