samba - Jan 2003 - writing to samba shared directory & printer sharing

Hello all,

I have RedHat 7.3 as server with samba, and I am trying to write (save) an 
openoffice document there to public directory from Mandrake 9 client. It 
shows me that i cannot write there. Public directory is set as follows 
(usernames and passwords are same on server and on client)

[public]
        comment = Public Stuff
        path = /data
        public = yes
        writable = yes
        printable = no
        write list = aben corwin abes beci
        create mode = 0777
        directory mode = 0777

Can anyone help me? I also do not know how to share HP LJ 6L from WinXP client 
on RedHat server to other clients (mixed Win9X, Mandrake clients). Can anyone 
point me to solution please?

Thanx

Martin Hudec
www:    http://www.corwin.sk
email:  corwin@corwin.sk
icq:            34358414

Why not get rid of the write list? 
Do you really know which user account your users are signing on with? 
This is what I do for a public share:

# Global parameters
[global]
	security = SHARE
	guest account = ftp
	strict sync = Yes

[AllFiles]
	comment = All Files
	path = /
	read only = no
	guest ok =  yes

Now, the user will only have the privileges of user ftp, which may be quite
limited.  

For your second question, is the printer attached to the XP machine or the
linux machine?

Joel

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 04:41:02AM +0100, Martin Hudec
wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have RedHat 7.3 as server with samba, and I am trying to write (save) an 
> openoffice document there to public directory from Mandrake 9 client. It 
> shows me that i cannot write there. Public directory is set as follows 
> (usernames and passwords are same on server and on client)
> 
> [public]
>         comment = Public Stuff
>         path = /data
>         public = yes
>         writable = yes
>         printable = no
>         write list = aben corwin abes beci
>         create mode = 0777
>         directory mode = 0777
> 
> Can anyone help me? I also do not know how to share HP LJ 6L from WinXP
client
> on RedHat server to other clients (mixed Win9X, Mandrake clients). Can
anyone
> point me to solution please?

thanks..ill try it....yes i know which user accounts are used to sign in...to 
second question, printer is connected to XP machine

On Thursday 16 January 2003 03:08 am, Joel Hammer wrote:
> Why not get rid of the write list?
> Do you really know which user account your users are signing on with?
> This is what I do for a public share:
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	security = SHARE
> 	guest account = ftp
> 	strict sync = Yes
>
> [AllFiles]
> 	comment = All Files
> 	path = /
> 	read only = no
> 	guest ok =  yes
>
> Now, the user will only have the privileges of user ftp, which may be quite
> limited.
>
> For your second question, is the printer attached to the XP machine or the
> linux machine?
>
> Joel
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 04:41:02AM +0100, Martin Hudec wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have RedHat 7.3 as server with samba, and I am trying to write
(save)
> > an openoffice document there to public directory from Mandrake 9
client.
> > It shows me that i cannot write there. Public directory is set as
follows
> > (usernames and passwords are same on server and on client)
> >
> > [public]
> >         comment = Public Stuff
> >         path = /data
> >         public = yes
> >         writable = yes
> >         printable = no
> >         write list = aben corwin abes beci
> >         create mode = 0777
> >         directory mode = 0777
> >
> > Can anyone help me? I also do not know how to share HP LJ 6L from
WinXP
> > client on RedHat server to other clients (mixed Win9X, Mandrake
clients).
> > Can anyone point me to solution please?