samba - May 2007 - Can't write to a Samba shared directory from windows XP

Hi,

  I have setup a linux shared directory using Samba. From windows XP, I can
see the shared directory, browse it, read files from it; however, I can't
write to it. I have changed the ownership of the shared directory in linux
to "nobody", changed the group to "nobody", and chmod it
777.

I have looked at threads for similar problems, but I can't get my problem
solved. The error that I am getting is: "Access denied. Make sure the disk
is not full, or write-protected".  This is my smb.conf contents:

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# Samba config file
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2007/05/23 23:07:05

[global]
    netbios name = RAAD3
    server string = Samba Server
    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
    max log size = 50
    dns proxy = No
    security = user
    wins support = Yes
    ldap ssl = no
    cups options = raw

[homes]
    comment = Home Directories
    read only = No
    browseable = No

[printers]
    comment = All Printers
    path = /var/spool/samba
    printable = Yes
    browseable = No

[www]
    comment = webserver
    path = /var/www/html
    valid users = chris
    read only = No
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


I've spent alot of time on this, and I have tried all sort of things with no
luck. Please advise if you have any idea on why I can't copy/write from
windows to the liunx shared directory.

"chris" is the user on the windows machine as well as on linux. For
some
reason, I never get prompted for the samba username and passwd to
authenticate the access.


Thanks,

 Talal

Hi.  I think you have to be careful when you set the ownership to 
nobody:nobody for shared directory, usually this nobody user does not have a 
real shell and home, secondly your user chris might not be in this group at 
all so when he tried to access he was denied writing.

Please changed the permission to a more sensible user and group like 
chris:chris or if chris:othergroup where chris is a member of othergroup.

Hope this helps.

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"Talal jaafar" <talal.jaafar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:cd9967e20705251429i337d45b7k7bf020f5c9f75d5f@mail.gmail.com...
> Hi,
>
>   I have setup a linux shared directory using Samba. From windows XP, I
can
> see the shared directory, browse it, read files from it; however, I
can't
> write to it. I have changed the ownership of the shared directory in linux
> to "nobody", changed the group to "nobody", and chmod
it 777.
>
Try setting ownership to the windows group Domain Users.  Let's call your
share payroll.

chown root:"Domain Users" payroll

All Windows users are automatically placed in the Domain Users group.