REPOST: Cant read write root folders

Wed Jun 29 19:32:53 GMT 2005

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Can you help me with a samba problem? I've searched infinity and beyond and found nothing.

I've got samba working between my linux laptop and win98 desktop. I can logon to the linux shares from the win98 machine using "root" and a password, or as a "user" and a password. Either way, I can't write to my "LINUX" share which is my root folder "/" although I can see them (/etc, /usr, /tmp....and so on). However I can write to my "WINDEX" share "/wdc" and it's subfolders and files.

The permissions don't seem to affect it. If I try

samba stop
chmod 777 /etc
samba start

then login from windows explorer using "root" and the password, I still can't write to /etc, or create folders and so on. The error I get is "file does not exist".

My smb.conf is below. Got any ideas?

Christopher

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#======================= Global Settings =======================
# $Id: smb.conf,v 1.2.4.6 2002/03/13 18:56:16 peloy Exp $

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# CUSTOM SETTINGS - global
#---------------------------------------------------------------
[global]

# Change this for the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
   workgroup = MSHOME

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = %h server (Samba %v)

# This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   lock directory = /var/log/samba
   lm announce = yes
   lm interval = 200
   log level = 3

# This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS.
   dns proxy = no

# Use this if your Samba server has more than one interface
# 24 is for Class C networks and may need recalculation for subnets
# See IP-Masquerade mini-HOWTO for more info.
# interfaces = 192.168.1.1/24

# "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account
# in this server for every user accessing the server. See
# security_level.txt for details.
   security = user
   null passwords = no
#  guest account = guestname

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read ENCRYPTION.txt,
# Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents.
#
# For encrypted smb passwords:
# Create DWORD EnablePlainTextPassword = 0x01 in:
# W95 HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSETUP
# WNT HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters
# WME HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkStation\Parameters
   encrypt passwords = true

# This file must be rw by all users so they can change their password.
# Users must have valid system account (userdd, userdel).
# Then use the command smbpasswd -a username to create an entry
   smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# Some other good stuff you might want to consider
#---------------------------------------------------------------

# strip dot = yes
# sync always = yes

# oplocks = yes			# yes is default

#---------------------------------------------------------------

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
;   load printers = yes

# You may wish to override the location of the printcap file
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# 'printing = cups' works nicely
;   printing = bsd

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 1000

# If you want Samba to log though syslog only then set the following
# parameter to 'yes'. Please note that logging through syslog in
# Samba is still experimental.
;   syslog only = no

# We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything
# should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smb,nmb} instead. If you want to log
# through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher.
   syslog = 0

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# --- Browser Control Options ---

# Please _read_ BROWSING.txt and set the next four parameters according
# to your network setup. The defaults are specified below (commented
# out.) It's important that you read BROWSING.txt so you don't break
# browsing in your network!

# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
;   local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
;   os level = 20

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
;   domain master = auto

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
;   preferred master = auto

# --- End of Browser Control Options ---

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
;   wins support = no

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast

# This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix
# password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the
# /etc/samba/smbpasswd file is changed.
;   unix password sync = false

# For Unix password sync. to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following
# parameters must be set (thanks to Augustin Luton <aluton at hybrigenics.fr> for
# sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Potato).
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .

# This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes
# when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in
# 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'.
;   pam password change = no

# The following parameter is useful only if you have the linpopup package
# installed. The samba maintainer and the linpopup maintainer are
# working to ease installation and configuration of linpopup and samba.
;   message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' &

   obey pam restrictions = yes

# Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges
# for something else.)
;   winbind uid = 10000-20000
;   winbind gid = 10000-20000
;   template shell = /bin/bash

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

[homes]

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# CUSTOM SETTINGS - homes
#---------------------------------------------------------------
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no

# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change next
# parameter to 'yes' if you want to be able to write to them.
# Documentation says "readonly = no"
   writeable = yes

# File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to
# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
   create mask = 0700

# Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to
# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
   directory mask = 0700

#---------------------------------------------------------------

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)
;[netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /home/samba/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writeable = no
;   share modes = no

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# Not sure about this yet
#---------------------------------------------------------------

;[printers]
;   comment = All Printers
;   browseable = no
;   path = /tmp
;   printable = yes
;   public = no
;   writeable = no
;   create mode = 0700

#---------------------------------------------------------------

# A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others.
;[cdrom]
;   comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
;   writeable = no
;   locking = no
;   path = /cdrom
;   public = yes

# The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the
#	cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain
#	an entry like this:
#
#       /dev/scd0   /cdrom  iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user   0 0
#
# The CD-ROM gets unmounted automatically after the connection to the
#
# If you don't want to use auto-mounting/unmounting make sure the CD
#	is mounted on /cdrom
#
;   preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
;   postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# This was added to the file
#---------------------------------------------------------------

[TMP]

   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /tmp

   # May be writeable = yes
   read only = no
   public = yes

#---------------------------------------------------------------
# WINDOWS SHARES - each [section] is the name of the share
# Establish connection using file manager and \\<hostname>\<sharename>
# Establish connection using file manager and \\<ipaddress>\<sharename>
#---------------------------------------------------------------

[LINUX]
	comment = Root User Only
	path = /
	printable = no
	public = no
	writeable = yes

	# Use no mangle case for 95/98/NT
	mangle case = no
	case sensitive = yes
	default case = lower
	preserve case = yes
	short preserve case = yes

[WINDEX]
	comment = Root User Only
	path = /wdc
	printable = no
	public = no
	writeable = yes

	# Use no mangle case for 95/98/NT
	mangle case = no
	case sensitive = no
	default case = lower
	preserve case = yes
	short preserve case = yes