[Samba] Permissions Problem on a share

[Mike]

Thank you, Rowland.  :-)

I understand my configuration is not optimal......i'm just a small-time
operator trying to make do with my budget line item maximum.
The good news is that samba 4 has been absolutely solid and seamless since
the implementation in mid-July of 2015.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:

> On 07/01/16 21:47, Mike wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
>>
>> What does 'getent passwd smithy' return ?
>>>
>>> Rowland
>>>
>>> no ouput.
>>
>
> Thought so, you are storing a file on a share on the DC, but your users
> are unknown to the underlying OS. You need to check if the libnss-winbind
> links have been set up correctly and if /etc/nsswitch.conf passwd & group
> lines have winbind has one of the options. see here:
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setup_Samba_as_an_AD_Domain_Member
>
> I know that it is for a domain member, but the info is also relevant if
> you use the DC as a fileserver (note, this is not recommended).
>
>
> Rowland
>
>
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