[Samba] Re: trouble with ferdora core 5 with samba

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Apr 28 17:27:56 GMT 2006


Yvon Dubinsky wrote:
> I installed the latest version of Ferdora Core 5 with samba.  The 
> installation of Ferdora is fine, and I can see the shares I have set up 
> on my Win XP Pro machine.  But, there is a problem with the rights.  I 
> have made the files on the linux box 777, but I can still not write to 
> the files. It is as though the files are still read only, even though 
> they should be read/write.  I am also having a problem implementing the 
> users into the groups though Webmin.   When I create a new user under 
> Webmin and then go to add them to the groups I have set up it gives me 
> an error.   Says it does not have the right rights to add in the users 
> and passwords.    I have two other linux machines running with no 
> problems, one is running Ferdora Core 1 the other Core 2.   Has anyones 
> else had any problems with Core 5 not letting users write to the shares 
> even though the rights are set to 777?

I'd suggest reporting this to redhat: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/

-- Rex



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