[Samba] SAMBA authentication ?

[Sadique Puthen]

czezz wrote:
> ---- Wiadomość Oryginalna ----
> Od: "John Drescher" <drescherjm at gmail.com>
> Do: czezz <czezz at o2.pl>
> Kopia do: samba at lists.samba.org
> Data: 3 lutego 2008 19:59
> Temat: Re: [Samba] SAMBA authentication ?
>
>   
>> On Feb 3, 2008 11:38 AM, czezz <czezz at o2.pl> wrote:
>>     
>>> I have set up samba and configured resources /pub for "pcguest" account and it works perfect (read/write access for for everyone. No authentication is needed)
>>>
>>> Now, I want to set new resource called /pub2 where access is limited only for user "userx".
>>>
>>> What I did:
>>> I created userx in /etc/passwd and his home dir in /pub2
>>> I created userx using "smbpasswd"
>>> Both users has this same passwd.
>>>
>>> In /etc/samba/smb.conf added:
>>>
>>> [pub2]
>>> path = /pub2
>>> volume = userx
>>> comment = Programy userx
>>> public = yes
>>> writable = yes
>>> share modes = yes
>>> read only = no
>>> create mode = 0775
>>> directory mode = 0775
>>> oplocks = True
>>> level2 oplocks = True
>>>
>>> After SAMBA restart:
>>> sitting on WindowsXP box I am able to see /pub and /pub2 resources. I can even browse /pub2 but I am unable to create any file or dir.
>>> This is expected behavior... but why the heck I cant have way to log on to user "userx" account ?
>>>
>>>       
>> Did you check the unix permissions of the folder you are sharing? Does
>> userx have rw permissions?
>>
>> John
>>     
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>
> Ammm... John, whats the point of unix permissions? I can browse content of /pub2 from any workstation on LAN.
> The problem is that when I click on PUB2 resources I should get window to put login and password - why I dont have it ?
>   

Are you using security=share or user? Please post your smb.conf without 
comments.

--Sadique

> here is "ls"
> root at vslack:~# ls -l /home/
> drwxr-xr-x 3 pcguest pcguest  4096 2008-01-30 21:30 pub/
> drwxr-xr-x 4 userx   users    4096 2008-02-02 18:33 pub2/
>
> What is important !!!
> Windows Workstations from witch I try to login hasnt account "userx".
> The Windows enviroment is only workgroup. And each station has its own login.
> Each time someone want to access /pub2 then window asking for login and passwd should apear.
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