sharing a folder to a specific user(Win95,98,ME,2000 and XP) + Partitioning

[Garyu87]

Suse Linux 10.3
KDE

1) Can't Share a folder properly
2) Don't know how to change an ntfs partition to reiserfs linux?


I have successfully install samba and its services.
The problem is that i can see the folder at other Window base PC but i can't access it. There is also another folder but i can access it with all username and passwords.
I am trying to install a File-Server Linux. I've tried the window method at linux but no success.
So if its possible for someone to teach me how to set it up(Gui if possible)?


How to format/change a mounted NTFS partition to a linux like system?
I'm a newbie in linux so please be gentle with me.
I've read many linux documentation but i can't get the concept.

I would be grateful for the help!

[gogalthorp]

Settings-Internet&Network-Samba
You should be able to configure things there. Note you may need to expand the window to see the administration button. I do on my machine.


As far as I know there is no way to simply change a NTFS partition to reiserfs or other and preserve the content. You could backup the data reformat and then restore the data. You can reformat in Yast-System-Partitioner. Be very careful when doing this and be very sure that things are the way you want them before committing the changes. With great power comes great responsibility.

[Zeroangel]

If you don't mind me asking. Why do you want to change the partition over to a linux filesystem?

Each partition system offers its benefits and disadvantages so its better to consider why. The Ext2/3/4 filesystems have drivers which allow them to be read from windows, and the NTFS filesystem is natively understood by windows and with a little bit of knowledge and effort its disadvantages can be eliminated.

[Garyu87]

gogalthorp can you specific how to do it.
Like user A can access folder A only, then User B can access folder B only for window users.

Zeroangel its a 100GB space for half of my other departments data.
Because its a NTFS so i can't create a folder.

As I said that its a file server and you all know what i mean.

[Zeroangel]

OK, as far as to change a mounted partition, the first thing you would do is to unmount it so you can make changes to it.

If you are unable to unmount it for some reason (like it's a system partition, or otherwise in use) then you can do your partitioning using a liveCD.

Once you have your drive unmounted, run 'gksu gparted' or 'kdesu qtparted' command -- which will run the GNOME/KDE Partition Editor. From there, repartitioning is fairly straightforward.

[gogalthorp]

Setting up any non trivial nework is complicated. This might help.

http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/toc.html

[Garyu87]

Thanks gogalthorp ill follow your link.

There is a problem with the partitioning. I've reformat with the partitioning at Yast!
I've formated it in an ext2 file system. I can move folder but can't create and share the folder.

[gogalthorp]

You must set the permissions to allow which users/groups may modify the files.

You need to be the owner or in this case root to change the permissions. assuming you you named folder "newfolder" and assuming you want all to access
At a console
become root
su
then the root password (note password does not echo to screen)

chmod og=rw newfolder

I assume you set this to mount at startup so you may also need to change permissions in the /etc/fstab file show us the file if you need help.

This is kind of a special folder it is a mount point so it can not be moved in the normal way a regular folder is moved. If you want it to appear some where else in the files structure you can use a hard/soft link or can change the mount point. This is done at the same place you created the partition or you can manually change the /etc/fstab file.