[Samba] Maxtor NAS share problem

[Rick Johnson]

Scott Lovenberg wrote:
> 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.
> 

I have tried telnet and ssh directly, but I haven't scanned for open 
ports. How do I do that?

Rick J.