[Samba] Unable to create new files in share

[Misty Stanley-Jones]

On Monday 18 April 2005 11:07 am, Misty Stanley-Jones wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a share with the following share definition:
>
> [HR_PR]
> path = /data/samba/shares/HR_PR
> valid users = @hr @acct_admin
> browseable = yes
> public = no
> guest ok = no
> force group = hr
> inherit acls = yes
> create mode = 770

I am ashamed to say that what I was missing was "writeable = yes" -- keep it 
simple, stupid.  :(

*hanging head in shame*

Misty

>
> The UNIX permissions on the directory are as follows:
> drwxrwx---  2 root hr 4096 Apr 18 09:47 /data/samba/shares/HR_PR
>
> When I 'su' to my user on the server, I can 'touch' new files just fine.
>
> However when she tries to create a new file,  she gets the following error:
>
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886)
>   switch message SMBntcreateX (pid 9873) conn 0x8354828
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/dosmode.c:unix_mode(111)
>   unix_mode(New Text Document.txt) returning 0744
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/open.c:open_file(115)
>   Permission denied opening New Text Document.txt
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(105)
>   error string = Operation not permitted
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(129)
>   error packet at smbd/trans2.c(2200) cmd=162 (SMBntcreateX)
> NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091)
>   Transaction 140998 of length 124
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886)
>   switch message SMBtrans2 (pid 9873) conn 0x8354828
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2qfilepathinfo(2418)
>   call_trans2qfilepathinfo: TRANSACT2_QPATHINFO: level = 1004
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2qfilepathinfo(2443)
>   call_trans2qfilepathinfo: SMB_VFS_STAT of New Text Document.txt failed
> (No such file or directory)
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(105)
>   error string = No such file or directory
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(129)
>   error packet at smbd/trans2.c(2197) cmd=50 (SMBtrans2)
> NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091)
>   Transaction 140999 of length 142
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886)
>   switch message SMBntcreateX (pid 9873) conn 0x8354828
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/dosmode.c:unix_mode(111)
>   unix_mode(New Text Document (2).txt) returning 0744
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/open.c:open_file(115)
>   Permission denied opening New Text Document (2).txt
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(105)
>   error string = Operation not permitted
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(129)
>   error packet at smbd/trans2.c(2200) cmd=162 (SMBntcreateX)
> NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091)
>   Transaction 141000 of length 132
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886)
>   switch message SMBtrans2 (pid 9873) conn 0x8354828
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2qfilepathinfo(2418)
>   call_trans2qfilepathinfo: TRANSACT2_QPATHINFO: level = 1004
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2qfilepathinfo(2443)
>   call_trans2qfilepathinfo: SMB_VFS_STAT of New Text Document (2).txt
> failed (No such file or directory)
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(105)
>   error string = No such file or directory
> [2005/04/18 10:43:13, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(129)
>   error packet at smbd/trans2.c(2197) cmd=50 (SMBtrans2)
> NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND
>
> Also when she tries to modify any file, she gets access denied.  Every file
> in the directory has mod 770 with owner being root and hr being the group.
>
> There are no ACLs defined for this share.
>
> I am stumped!  Thanks for any help,
> Misty