[Samba] Troubles with Permissions

Rowland Penny rpenny at samba.org
Fri Apr 28 08:04:23 UTC 2023



On 28/04/2023 05:07, Steven Vishoot via samba wrote:
> Ok, I am pulling my hair out now. I have five shared directories, four of
> them I cannot write to them through samba share and the fifth I can. Image
> share is the only one I can write to and that is the original shared
> directory. The others were added later and I can't write to them with
> permission denied error. The original was added when samba.swat was still
> around and the others were just appended later on. I can write to the
> directories with the user  on linux but not through samba. What am I
> missing? or doing wrong?
> 
> # See smb.conf.example for a more detailed config file or
> # read the smb.conf manpage.
> # Run 'testparm' to verify the config is correct after
> # you modified it.
> 
> [global]
> host allow = 192.168.1, 127.
> load printers = yes
> cups options = raw
> printing = cups
> workgroup = SAMBA
> create mask = 0664
> printcap name = cups
> encrypt passwords = yes
> dirctory mask = 0777
> security = user
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> 
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> valid users = %S, %D%w%S
> browseable = No
> read only = No
> inherit acls = Yes
> 
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/tmp
> printable = Yes
> create mask = 0600
> browseable = No
> 
> [print$]
> comment = Printer Drivers
> path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
> write list = @printadmin root
> force group = @printadmin
> create mask = 0664
> directory mask = 0775
> 
> [image]
> comment = All movies
> writeable = yes
> user = @svishoot
> path = /images-movies
> 
> [shared]
> comment = Shared Directory
> writeable = yes
> valid users = @svishoot,,steven
> user = @svishoot
> path = /shared
> directory mode = 775
> 
> [music]
>          comment = Music Directory
>          path = /music
>          user = @svishoot
>          writeable = yes
>          read only = no
> 
> [picture]
>          comment = Picture Directory
>          path = /picture
>          user = @svishoot
>          writeable = yes
>          read only = no
> 
> [quicken]
>          comment = Quicken Directory
>          path = /quicken
>          user = @svishoot, at steven
>          writeable = yes
>          read only = no
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Steven Vishoot

We have been here once, I refer you to the answers I gave you last time, 
you do not seem to have fixed anything.
You also still haven't told us what OS and Samba version you are using.

Rowland



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