[Samba] Maxtor NAS share problem

[Scott Lovenberg]

Rick Johnson wrote:
> Toby Bluhm wrote:
>> Rick Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> Adam Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> what are the settings on the share you're trying to mount?  does it 
>>>> have something like valid users = rickj
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, that is hard to determine. If you're asking whether the drive 
>>> has something like an "smb.conf" file containing share settings the 
>>> answer is no. The only access I have to the Maxtor drive is via a 
>>> browser interface. I have used the menu in that to set all files for 
>>> full public access, but beyond that I have no finer control. (I have 
>>
>>
>> So in public mode, it's probably going to throw all user info away 
>> and map everything to a universal id. Have you looked closely at the 
>> file perm/ownership from the Windows client? Saved files as joe user 
>> & then jane user - does it keep the distinction? I'll venture no.
>>
>
> There is no Windows "client". The Maxtor shows up in "My Netowrk 
> Places" and is mapped as just another drive from Windows; in my 
> particular case, as the "Z" drive.
>
>> If it's possible, have you tried setting up individual users through 
>> the nas interface?
>>
>
> Yes. The drive has been set up with different users since the beginning.
>
>>
>> Could also just work with the fact that no perm/owner info will be 
>> kept. Collect that info & store it to a file. A recursive getfacl to 
>> collect & setfacl to restore could do the trick.
>>
>
> Judging by what I see through the web interface, there must be SOME 
> type of user info stored, but how or where I don't know and can't see.
>
>>> found via www.openmss.org that the underlying filesystem of the 
>>> drive is Linux - reiser I think - but beyond that I have no data on 
>>> the filesystem other than what I see when I smbmount the drive.)
>>>
>> Perhaps there's a way to break into the Linux the nas is running & 
>> change stuff to your suiting.
>>
>
> I think this is a possibility and I've been looking for more info; 
> unfortunately without success so far.
>>
>> I've heard many times of people with an appliance trying to do 
>> something beyond its intended function & hitting a brick wall. Your 
>> situation is why I never recommend an appliance to anyone other than 
>> a pure, non-hacker, non-power type Windows user. A NAS type distro or 
>> even a full distro on a junker PC would be a better solution. More 
>> work, but better results.
>>
>
> You're probably right. But since I've already got the drive I need to 
> figure out a way to use it.
>
> Rick J.
>
>
Have you scanned for open ports?  These things usually have SSH or 
telnet or some other maintenance port open with a known default user/pass.