[TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share

[Mike Kelley]

All the rights of the directory and parent directories are correct and the
spelling and case are correct but I continue to get the same error message.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share


> After you double check that the directory is written correctly in your
> /etc/samba/smb.conf file (and case is important!), then check the rights
> of /export and of /export/samba
>
> Good Luck - Jon
>
> On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 15:10, Mike Kelley wrote:
> > I appreciate the suggestion.  I looked at the log file and I was able to
see
> > what the problem is but I don't understand why it's happening.  The last
2
> > lines look something like:
> >
> > smbd/service.c:make_connection(599)
> > mike2 (192.168.0.4) Can't change directory to /export/samba/uplddir  no
such
> > file or directory exist
> >
> > I've checked and I haven't mistyped anything and the directory clearly
> > exist.  Just make sure it isn't a problem with permissions, I've set the
> > directory to all permissions and made nobody the owner (it was root) and
> > users the group (it was root as well)
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
> > To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share
> >
> >
> > > The logs should tell you exactly what is going on.  The logs for Samba
> > > on a RH system are in /var/log/samba/.. and they are quite often named
> > > after the machine that attempted the login.
> > >
> > > The fact that your broswer sees the share means that the nmb portion
is
> > > working fine - the problem is in the smb side of samba.
> > >
> > > Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 12:59, Mike Kelley wrote:
> > > > I'm new to Linux and I don't know much about it yet so if you
respond
> > please
> > > > assume I know almost nothing.  I've installed Samba it works great
for
> > > > printing but I cannot get to the share I've created on the Linux box
> > from my
> > > > Win2000 PC.  It seems to be set-up ok in Samba and I can see the
share
> > from
> > > > the Win2000 PC but when I click on it I get an error message that
says
> > > > "\\Linux\data is not accessible....The network name cannot be
found."
> > Any
> > > > help would be appreciated.  I've checked to make sure that the share
has
> > the
> > > > appropriate permissions and I've even made sure that there is an
account
> > on
> > > > the Linux box for the user with the same username and password,
though
> > I'm
> > > > not sure that this was neccessary.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
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