[Samba] samba and ntfs flash drives ???

[ToddAndMargo]

On 03/04/2016 12:45 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Google is killing me here!
>
> Scientific Linux 7.2, 64 bit
>
> $ rpm -qa samba
> samba-4.2.3-11.el7_2.x86_64
>
> Is there some trick to mounting an NTFS USB flash drive and
> sharing it with Samba?
>
> I am trying to share an NTFS flash drive with samba.
> If the drive is not mounted, I can do what I want
> from Windows 7 and XP on the mount point. I have
> full access.
>
> But, when I mount the stick to the mount point and
> try to browse the mount with W7 or XP, I get "permission
> denied". Specifically, from the W7 machines samba log:
>
>        ../source3/smbd/uid.c:384(change_to_user)
>        Skipping user change - already user
>
>        ../source3/smbd/open.c:881(open_file)
>        Error opening file . (NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED)
>        (local_flags=0) (flags=0)
>
> I mount suchlike:
>
> # mount -t ntfs -rw -o
> users,exec,sync,uid=todd,gid=users,fmask=000,dmask=000 /dev/sdc1 /mnt/iso
>
> (I know I don't need the masks, but I left them there in case
> they were needed)
>
> After mounting:
> # ls -al /mnt/iso
>
> total 1193
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 4096 Mar 3 23:30 .
> drwxr-xr-x. 13 todd users 4096 Mar 3 21:47 ..
> -rwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 122 Apr 12 2011 autorun.inf
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 4096 Apr 12 2011 boot
> -rwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 383786 Apr 12 2011 bootmgr
> -rwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 669568 Apr 12 2011 bootmgr.efi
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 0 Apr 12 2011 efi
> -rwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 106768 Apr 12 2011 setup.exe
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 40960 Apr 12 2011 sources
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 0 Apr 12 2011 support
> drwxrwxrwx. 1 todd users 0 Apr 12 2011 upgrade
>
> My smb.conf:
>
> [iso]
> comment = mnt on rn1 -- Mount as M:
> path = /mnt/iso
> valid users = @users
> write list = @users
> force group = users
> force user = todd
> oplocks = no
> level2 oplocks = no
> strict locking = no
> blocking locks = no
> force create mode = 0000
> create mode = 0777
> force directory mode = 0000
> directory mode = 0777
> map system = yes
> map hidden = yes
> writable = yes
>
> Trying simpler:
>
> [iso]
> comment = mnt on rn1 -- Mount as M:
> path = /mnt/iso
> force group = users
> force user = todd
>
> Doesn't work either
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
>


Figured it out:

; selinux, if not already done
# /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t samba_share_t "/mnt(/.*)?"
# /sbin/restorecon -R -v /mnt


# setsebool -P samba_export_all_rw 1


Thank to David on the Scientific Linux mailing list.


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