Samba trouble

[powadha]

Well, I'm totally new to this forum so I really hope someone over here can help me out. It seems that either my problem is not to be solved or just not interresting enough to explain on some other forums. Here I go again.

My network setup:

ADSL
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ClarkConnect (router/gateway/server) box--------Linuxbox (Debian SID)
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WinXP box

Networking is al fine; I installed samba on the debianbox and with SWAT I enabled shares and configured the network. One thing just wont work. I can't write to the debian box from either the clarkbox nor the winbox. I copied the configuration from the clarkbox using SWAT (I can write form winbox and debbox with no problem) but still it doesn't work.
Googling did point me to a short post somewhere about debian never allowing the guest 'nobody' to write. This is the default so perhaps that's the problem (Clark is redhat based). Changing it to ftp (recommended somwhere) didn't help: it leaves me with an annoying login at the winbox.

Any clues on how to fix this? At this point I just need my network to have write access to the shared folders on all boxes. I'll worry about not giving access to some users and how to do that later.....

Regards

[sarumont]

Can you post your /etc/samba/smb.conf?

[powadha]

I'll post the 2 configs (clark and debian) as soon as I'm home from work!

[powadha]

right the configs:

1. The clark config (redhat samba server)

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2004/06/21 19:29:08

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = OFFICE
netbios name = CLARKCONNECT
server string = ClarkConnect Office Edition
interfaces = eth1
bind interfaces only = Yes
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = Yes
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
use client driver = Yes

[printers]
path = /tmp
printer admin = guest
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
printing = cups
print command = lpr -r -P%p -o raw %s
browseable = No

[homes]
read only = No
browseable = No

[shared]
comment = Publieke gedeelde map
path = /home/shared
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[website]
comment = Publieke Web-Server map
path = /var/www
read only = No
create mask = 0755
guest ok = Yes

2. the debian samba config

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/06/21 19:30:53

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = OFFICE
server string = %h server (Samba %v)
security = SHARE
obey pam restrictions = Yes
passdb backend = tdbsam, guest
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
server signing = auto
dns proxy = No
ldap ssl = no
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
invalid users = root
strict locking = No
include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf

[homes]
read only = No
browseable = No

[test]
path = /home/test
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

So the 'test' dir should be writeable but isn't neither from the clark box as form the XP box. The clark box itself can be writen from the deb box and the xp box. No clue what's wrong....

[sarumont]

Try this (in the deb box):

[test]
path = /home/test
valid users = guest
write list = guest

Edit: Don't forget to restart samba after changing the config.

[Dolda2000]

Did you add the users to your smbpasswd file?

[powadha]

I haven't added any users...I read that the standard user is nobody and that one can write to the clarkbox so I guess it should be able to write to the debianbox. I also read somewhere that nobody on debian can never write and that I should use the user ftp instead. I'm not sure how to add the user. I did try changing nobody to ftp but I get a login at the xp box and can't login. Perhaps I should change it to ftp and add it to the smbpasswd? Guess my basics are still not good enough...

[Stebo]

I created a user with the EXACT same login as the winxp box. Also the same password. After mapping my drives, it asked for the password once, and I never looked back. SMB works great!