samba help

[steveo314]

:~$ testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[SHARE]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

#Global parameters
[global]
   dns proxy = No
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   map to guest = Bad User
   max log size = 1000
   obey pam restrictions = Yes
   pam password change = Yes
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
   password chat = *...*.
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   security = USER
   server role = standalone server
   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
   syslog = 0
   unix password sync = Yes
   usershare allow guests = Yes
   workgroup = GROUP
   idmap config * : backend = tdb

[printers]
   browsable = No
   comment = All Printers
   create mask = 0700
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = Yes

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[SHARE]
   create mask = 0664
   force directory mode = 02775
   force group = input
   path = /srv/samba/iti
   read only = No
   valid users = @input

I have only added 1 user so far:

sudo useradd USER
sudo usermod -a -G input USER
sudo passwd USER
sudo smbpasswd -a USER

Set up the share:

sudo mkdir -p /srv/samba/iti
sudo chmod -R 2775 /srv/samba/iti
sudo chown root:input /srv/samba/iti

[Morbius1]

As it turns out I have the same share definition on my test server ... well almost. The group I used was plugdev and I have a different path.

So I created the USER user which is something I wouldn't have done - all caps, etc...the same way you did except with a different group:

sudo useradd USER
sudo usermod -a -G plugdev USER
sudo passwd USER
sudo smbpasswd -a USER

I can connect to the server with the USER user and when I add a file it saves the way I expected it to:

ls -al /srv/PrivateSGID | grep USER
-rw-rw-r-- 1 USER plugdev 0 Sep 20 17:54 USERfile.txt

That's a long winded way of saying I cannot reproduce your symptoms.

I see nothing wrong with what you have done or how your smb.conf is set up so I will have to think about this a bit to see how I can force my own setup to fail with your error message.

[steveo314]

I didn't use USER for a username

I need to check the permissions on my share the way you did. That may be my issue.

[steveo314]

When I enter this command using your example:

ls -al /srv/PrivateSGID | grep USER
-rw-rw-r-- 1 USER plugdev 0 Sep 20 17:54 USERfile.txt

I do not get any output for the samba user. if i change USER to the local server user i get the same output as you.

[Morbius1]

Then it worked as expected.

[steveo314]

I still cannot get into the share from the Windows 7 machine.

The local user is the user setup during install. The samba user is USER in the example commands

I can SSH in, but was looking to be able to use Windows Explorer

[Morbius1]

Then I do not understand this post:

When I enter this command using your example:

ls -al /srv/PrivateSGID | grep USER
-rw-rw-r-- 1 USER plugdev 0 Sep 20 17:54 USERfile.txt

I do not get any output for the samba user. if i change USER to the local server user i get the same output as you.

[steveo314]

If I use the Ubuntu user I get:

ls -al /srv/PrivateSGID | grep UUSER
-rw-rw-r-- 1 UUSER plugdev 0 Sep 20 17:54 USERfile.txt

If I use the user i added and added to the samba group I get:

ls -al /srv/PrivateSGID | grep USER

[Morbius1]

I didn't understand that either.

Let's try this:

[1] Run this command on the server to find the permissions of the shared folder:

ls -dl /srv/samba/iti

It should come back with something like:

drwxrwsr-x 3 root input .......

[2] Make sure that the user name you are using in Win7 to access the samba server is a member of the input group in Ubuntu:

id whatever-user-name-you-are-using-to-access-this-machine-from-Win7

[3] Make sure the user name you are using in Win7 to access the samba server is in the samba password database:

sudo pdbedit -L

That and samba actually running are all you need to access the share.

[steveo314]

1.

drwxrwsr-x 2 root input 4096 Sep 21 13:55 /srv/samba/iti

2.

uid=1001(USER) gid=1001(USER) groups=1001(USER),104(input)

3.

USER:1001: