[Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

[Fintan]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

This is the "open" part of my samba share for data that can be shared with all users:

path = /Data
read only = no
guest ok = yes
case sensitive = no
strict locking = no
force user = fintan1, james1, sheryl

maybe this will help.

[Quaxo76]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Do you mean that every user is allowed to modify a file or folder that another user created? Because that's what I would need!
Who owns the folder share in your server?

Cristian

EDIT: I tried that. If I change the conf file to look like yours, I can't access the share anymore! Whatever username and password I give, I'm refused access.

[Fintan]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Ah okay, you are using smb4k. sorry missed that at first.
I haven't used that for a while

We don't use passwords at all for that share so my smb.conf. is very basic.

Thought this would help. Obviously not. Sorry

[Quaxo76]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Well, for that particular share, I wouldn't need passwords either - it's just music, it doesn't need to be concealed from anyone! But still, smb4k asks for a password when trying to mount it...
Oh well. I've temporarily solved creating a "fake" user named mp3, and telling every user that when they want to modify the share (i.e. organize music folders, or add mp3 files, and not only listen to the music) they have to connect using the user "mp3". Not very elegant, but it works...

Thanks
Cristian

[Fintan]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Yes, that will work

[dibl]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Oh well. I've temporarily solved creating a "fake" user named mp3, and telling every user that when they want to modify the share (i.e. organize music folders, or add mp3 files, and not only listen to the music) they have to connect using the user "mp3". Not very elegant, but it works...

I will speculate that if you created a new GROUP, instead of a fake USER, then you make all your users members of the new group, then you set the permissions on the music share to that group, everyone can read and write with their normal user identity.

Maybe.

I have also found working with Samba is a black art. But I learned a couple of things just reading this thread.

[Quaxo76]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Dibl,
I did that. All the users are members of the "music" group. It didn't work.
But that was before I "cleaned up" smb.conf... I might try again, and see if it works!
The problem seems to be that when an user mounts the share, and creates a file/folder, then it belongs to that user, and others can't delete or modify it. Even if I included the "create mask = 0775" and "directory mask = 0775" options.
I'll check if that works now...

Cristian

[Fintan]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

In my very limited experience with samba i have found out (thanks to the penquin) that smb4k and samba pure do not work well together.
For some reason smb4k puts some cryptic config files that samba doesn't like to much.

I presume that you have samba installed?

Why not try this (you can always retreat):
purge smb4k, reinstall samba and use this smb.config file as a starter:

[global]

workgroup = WORKGROUP
interfaces = eth0 (or whatever)
map to guest = bad user

[Cristian]
path = /data/Cristian/
browsable = yes
read only = no
comment = My data
valid users = cristian
force user = cristian

[Selene]
path = /data/Selene/
browsable = yes
read only = no
comment = Selene's stuff
valid users = selene
force user = selene

[Music]
path = /data/Music/
read only = no
browsable = yes
comment = MP3 music
read only = no
guest ok = yes
case sensitive = no
strict locking = no
force user = cristian, selene, mp3 (i don't see a user for mp3 in the above this might confuse smb4k and samba)

[Printer whatever]

printing = cups
path = /var/tmp
printable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes

I hope that helps.

[MRX]

Re: [Almost SOLVED] Very very frustrated. Setting up a file server with samba

Is there a solution already to re-enable smbfs instead of cifs?
My nas does not support cifs and i just can't access my files now....