[Samba] Unable to connect to Samba share from Windows XP

[Rick Gates]

Hi,

>> Right
now, I've managed to connect to the share with no problem, although I can't
write in the share; after all, I've moved forward a little bit.

Try "read only = no" for that share (in smb.conf).
I am quite sure that this would do the trick here.

>>My question
now is: is there a difference between the "read only" and "writable" tags in
the smb.conf? I mean, from my logic, "read only = no" should have the same
effects as "writable = yes". Maybe I'm wrong...

As far as the documentation of parameters say; there is no difference.
(http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html#READONLY)
You can also try using help pages accessible through SWAT, for clearing
doubts
pertaining to smb.conf parameters.

Hope it was helpful,
Rick

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Jaime Aguado <tech.mustolense at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the delay, I've been off for the weekend...
>
> That's right, I wasn't able to access a share which was defined
> particularly
> for the USB devices plugged in the USB port provided within the box. Right
> now, I've managed to connect to the share with no problem, although I can't
> write in the share; after all, I've moved forward a little bit. My question
> now is: is there a difference between the "read only" and "writable" tags
> in
> the smb.conf? I mean, from my logic, "read only = no" should have the same
> effects as "writable = yes". Maybe I'm wrong...
>
> I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to post the config file; I'll check it out
> anyway...
>
> Many thanks for your help!
>
> Regards,
> Jaime
>
>
> 2011/4/1 Rick Gates <rick123.gates at gmail.com>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > May be you can try taking the network traces when this behavior is seen.
> > Looking at the network traces might reveal some thing.
> >
> > Just to clear, you are not able to access one particular share which are
> > for the USB devices, correct?
> >
> > Sharing the configuration details of your samba server can be helpful.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Rick
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Jaime Aguado <tech.mustolense at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> I'm integrating a Samba server in an Embedded Linux box, in order to
> share
> >> the contents of the storage devices plugged in the USB port. For this, I
> >> have created a share in the folder where the USB devices are always
> >> mounted,
> >> giving free and exclusive access to the guest user.
> >>
> >> The strange thing is that, when using a Linux machine (to be precise,
> with
> >> Ubuntu), I can connect with no problem using any user or password by a
> >> simple mount command. But when using Windows XP, even though I can see
> the
> >> server with the NetBIOS name I have configured, there is no way I can
> >> connect to the share. In fact, many times the connection attempt kills
> the
> >> smbd daemon, although not the nmbd.
> >>
> >> Anybody knows what can be happening? I've been trying to solve this for
> a
> >> few days now without any success at all...
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance :)
> >> Jaime
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