[TriLUG] Samba Configuration Problem

[David McDowell]

tried
security = user in [global]  ?

also,
writeable = yes in [frames]

just initial thoughts, I'm not a smb expert!  :)

David

On 11/22/06, boyle at laue.chem.ncsu.edu <boyle at laue.chem.ncsu.edu> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am having trouble setting up what should be a simple samba
> setup.  I am using samba version 3.0.22. Here is my smb.conf file:
>
> #my home grown smb.conf file
>
> [global]
>     workgroup = XRAY
>     security  = share
>
> [frames]
>     path = /smb/bragg2/frames
>     read only = no
>     guest account = bruker
>     guest ok = yes
>     guest only = yes
>     browseable = yes
>     create mask = 0644
>     directory mask = 0755
>
> What I want to have happen is to have a Windows PC write files to
> a Linux box via samba, without any password authentication. In this
> config file,  I got an NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED error when I did any
> operation which required a write to the Linux box's harddrive.  The
> only way I have been able to get this to work is give the
> directory /smb/bragg2 (and all subdirectories) permissions of
> 777, which, although the machines are behind a firewall, is not
> the preferred solution.  There is a UNIX account on the Linux box
> called 'bruker' and user 'bruker' owns the /smb/bragg2/frames
> directories (and all those below).
>
> My reading of the documentation indicated that having 'security = share'
> and 'guest ok = yes' were sufficient to get anonymous writes to the
> Linux drive.
>
> Any help appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> Paul
>
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