[Samba] can't write to a shared file | Fixed

[Leslie Trail]

Fixed the issue,  down in the [files] are the force user should have been
tech since that was listed as the owner for that file... so changed the
smb.conf file and re-started it.  All is well.



Leslie Trail wrote:
> 
> I have ubuntu 8.04 very simple files serving running XFCE. I have two
> files that are shared, these are accessed by several computers running XP.
> Problem is one of the files will not allow me to write to from the XP
> mach. this happened after I deleted that share from the smb.conf file and
> re-entered it.  The other file is still fine. I have cut and past the
> smb.conf file. Can someone tell me what I can do to get the write ability
> back to it. 
> 
> [sharepoint] is working fine, [files] is the one that is not letting the
> XP computers write to it.
> 
> [global]
> workgroup = MHGROUP
> server string = VEDA
> ; netbios name = VEDA
> security = share
> 
> [sharepoint]
> comment = Collaboration Files
> path = /share/global
> force user = mhgroup
> force group = users
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
> 
> [files]
> comment = IT Backup
> path = /share/files
> force user = mhgroup
> force group = users
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
> 
fixed!!
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