[Samba] Simple CIFS Linux permission

[Gary Dale]

willem.botha at adticket.de wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> I have a VERY basic fileserver in my network, that works well for my
> needs, and have run into a problem that I can't solve. I am sure that the
> more eperienced users here will be able to help me in less than 5 minutes,
> so please, if you have some time.
>
> My smb.conf
> [global]
>         workgroup = msheimnetz
>         server string = Samba Server Version %v
>         netbios name = fileserver
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>         max log size = 50
>         wins support = yes
>         printcap name = CUPS
>         printing = CUPS
>         map to guest = nobody
>         security = user
>         passdb backend = tdbsam
> #============================ Share Definitions
> [sharefiles]
>         comment = Server Files
>         path = /var/samba/public/sharefiles
>         public = Yes
>         readonly = No
>         writeable = Yes
>         follow symlinks = Yes
>         wide links = Yes
>         create mask = 0775
>         force user = fileserver
>         force group = fileserver
>         guest ok = Yes
>         valid users = fileserver
>         nt acl support = No
>
> My windows clients all connect to this share 100% and read/write to it :)
>
> My Linux clients seems to map the remote uid to the local uid.
>
> Now if your current local uid is the same as the remote uid, then you also
> can write perfectly to the fileserver, but if your local uid is not...
> Well then you have permission problem.
>
> I connect my Linux clients with a fstab entry:
> //192.168.1.127/sharefiles   /mnt/fileserver              cifs   
> credentials=/home/.auth,rw,soft  0 0
>
> The connection works fine on boot.
>
> How do I map this remote uid to the local uid?
>
>   
In the credentials section of the entry in /etc/fstab, put in 
username=<whatever>,domain=<whatever>.

Otherwise, change your authentication system to use Samba for your Linux 
clients as well.