[Samba] help with samba share: one write, many read

[Mike Gallamore]

What happens if you have:
[test]
path = /export/share/test/file.txt
read only = no
guest ok = yes
write list = me
valid users = <everyone here that should have any sort of access>

? That seems like it should work.
On Nov 25, 2008, at 4:35 PM, myron wrote:

> I have a no-frill samba server that users can access their home  
> directories from. Now,
> I'd like to set up a share that contains a file that only I can  
> write to, but anyone can read it.
> I only seem to be able to do one or the other. If I can write to it,  
> no one can read it. If everyone
> can read it, I can't write to it.
>
> I must be misunderstanding the settings of the options that I have  
> available.
>
> Everyone can read the file with these settings, but no one can write  
> to it, including myself
> [test]
> path = /export/share/test/file.txt
> read only = no
> guest ok = yes
>
> If I add the last two lines, then I can write to the file, but no  
> one else can see the file any longer.
> [test]
> path = /export/share/test/file.txt
> read only = no
> guest ok = yes
> write list = me
> valid users = me
> In both cases, I get a dialog box that requests access either as  
> guest or registered user. Here's
> the relevant global section.
> [global]
>       workgroup = METAR
>       encrypt passwords = Yes
>       smb passwd file =/usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd
>       map to guest = Bad user
>       security = share
>       preferred master = yes
>       domain master = yes
>       local master = yes
>       os level = 255
>       wins support = yes
>       username level = 2
>       use client driver = yes
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> --myron
> =================================
> Myron Kowalski
> MoCoSIN Network/Systems Administrator
> Moravian College
> myron at cs.moravian.edu
>
>
>
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