NT user has problems connecting to Samba directory

David Bannon D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
Thu Aug 31 00:23:55 GMT 2000


At 03:38 PM 30/08/2000 -0700, Randal Jew wrote:
>Sorry about that (copy and paste mistake).  The definition for the twocopies
>is the same as the one
>for cdwriter (both of these are having problems, data is okay):
>

Hmm... In that case I'd be looking to make sure that those directories
exist, without errors, and that permissions are OK. To check permissions
open them right up ( chmod -R a+rwx /opt/hf/twocopies or maybe even higher)
temporarly and see what happens.




>>[twocopies]
>>        comment = Luminexs HotFolder Drive-Prints two copies
>>        path = /opt/hf/twocopies/archive
>>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>>        writeable = Yes
>
>Thanks!
>Randal Jew
>WindRiver
>408-542-1836
>Email: randal.jew at windriver.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Bannon [mailto:D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 4:27 PM
>To: Randal Jew; samba-ntdom at us4.samba.org
>Cc: rjew at isi.com
>Subject: Re: NT user has problems connecting to Samba directory
>
>
>Randal,
>
>I might be missing something but I cannot see a share defined in your
>smb.conf called 'twocopies'. And thats exactly what the error message is
>telling you, the system cannot see a share by that name either !
>
>David
>
>
>At 02:57 PM 30/08/2000 -0700, Randal Jew wrote:
>>I had initially setup Samba version 2.07 on a Solaris 2.7 server (cdworld).
>>It was working fine for about a month.  Now it is broken and I don't
>>know what changed to break it.  NT users can no longer access one of the
>shared
>>Samba drive from the Solaris server.  However, they can access the other
>>shared directory on the same Samba server. They get the following error
>trying
>>to connect:
>>
>>\\cdworld\twocopies
>>The network name cannot be found.
>>
>>However, they can access another shared directory on the same Solaris box:
>>\\cdworld\data  works fine.  But they can write into it.  The directory
>>permission is 775 with both user in the same group that owns the directory.
>>
>>
>>Here is what is set in the /opt/samba/lib/smb.conf file:
>>
>># Global parameters
>>[global]
>>        workgroup = CDDOM
>>        netbios name = CDWORLD
>>        server string = Samba %v on (%L)
>>        security = user
>>        encrypt passwords = yes
>>        smb passwd file = /etc/opt/samba/private/smbpasswd
>>        max log size = 1000
>>        domain master = Yes
>>        nis homedir = yes
>>        homedir map = /etc/auto_home
>>
>>[data]
>>        comment = Data Drive
>>        path = /export/home/samba/data
>>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>>        writeable = Yes
>>
>>[cdwriter]
>>        comment = Luminexs HotFolder Drive
>>        path = /opt/hf/cdwriter/archive
>>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>>        writeable = Yes
>>
>>The smbpasswd exist in /etc/opt/samba/private with the two users.
>>The only other info is that we are using NIS too.
>>
>>Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>********************************************************************
>>Randal Jew
>>Wind River
>>201 Moffett Park Drive
>>Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>>
>>Phone # : (408) 542-1836
>>Fax #   : (408) 542-1966
>>
>>Email : randal.jew at windriver.com
>>Web   : http://www.windriver.com
>>
>>********************************************************************
>>
>>
>>
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>David Bannon                      D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
>School of Biochemistry            Phone 61 03 9479 2197
>La Trobe University, Plenty Rd,   Fax   61 03 9479 2467
>Bundoora, Vic, Australia, 3083    http://bioserve.latrobe.edu.au
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>
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David Bannon                      D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
School of Biochemistry            Phone 61 03 9479 2197
La Trobe University, Plenty Rd,   Fax   61 03 9479 2467
Bundoora, Vic, Australia, 3083    http://bioserve.latrobe.edu.au
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..... Humpty Dumpty was pushed !




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