[Samba] Linux 2 Linux Host Filesystem Sharing with Samba + MySQL
Jimmy McMillan
jimmy at freshstation.org
Wed Jun 15 19:09:28 GMT 2005
Included is my smb.conf file. Any ideas?
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2005/06/09 18:19:32
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = VMSHARES
netbios name = HOSTER
server string = Samba Host Box
interfaces = 192.168.175.1/255.255.255.0
security = SHARE
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
enable privileges = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
load printers = No
dns proxy = No
ldap ssl = no
valid users = mintee
admin users = mintee
create mask = 0777
force create mode = 0777
force security mode = 0777
directory mask = 0777
force directory mode = 0777
force directory security mode = 0777
[webs]
comment = Websites share
path = /mnt/hd/webs_home
invalid users = uucp, sync, sshd, smmsp, shutdown, rpc, root,
pop, operator, nobody, news, mysql, mail, lp, hal
t, gdm, games, ftp, daemon, bin, adm
valid users = mintee, @users
read only = No
[webdb]
comment = Websites Database share
path = /mnt/hd/webs_data
username = mintee
valid users = mintee, @users
read only = No
James McMillan wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've doing some server consolidation using vmware, I've asked this
> question to the vmware community, and I've gotten good, yet breif
> answers. I thought, since it's mostly a samba related issue, this was
> the right place to come.. Anyway....
>
> I've successfully shared out my linux host filesystem to my linux
> guest using samba. The linux guest will be a webserver and mysql
> database server.
> One of the mount points on the guest is /usr/local/mysql/data because
> I don't want the virtual disk to hold the databases. (I'm trying to
> keep my virtual disks under 4GB)
> My problem is when I try to start mysql, it complains about not being
> about to chown the log files, as they are part of the samba share.
> It there a way to have a samba share, hosted from the host machine to
> the guest, to have full permissions on the guest os?
>
> Someone mentioned to me, "make sure that
> uid=XXX,gid=YYY,file_mode=ZZZ,dir_mode=TTT (& -u/-g/-f/-d) options are
> not provided in fstab/smbclient/... Maybe recheck smb.conf on host for
> "unix extensions" (default is YES, so if you'll not find it, it is
> OK). Then mount filesystem in the guest. Full uid/gid/mode should
> fully propagate between host & guest. Just make sure that host & guest
> use same uid & gid in /etc/passwd & /etc/group."
> But that makes no sense to me. I just need the smbclient machine to
> be able to have full permission on the mysql data share.
>
> Hopefully someone can help here. Thanks in advance everyone.
>
> Jimmy
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