[Samba] can't write to a shared file

[Joerg Thuemmler]

bujums schrieb:
> 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

Hi,

this could be a linux rights issue. Do the /share/global and
/share/files have sufficent rights and ownership?

cu jth