I've just done an out-of-the-box RHEL6 (SL6, actually) install, but can't get the Samba config quite right. system-config-samba has gone in RHEL6, which hasn't helped. If I set up a root section: [root] comment = SL6 / path = / writeable = yes valid users = paul then I can access '/' from XP without problems. If I instead (or as well) set up a section for myself: [paul] comment = SL6 /home/paul path = /home/paul writeable = yes valid users = paul Then I can't access the 'paul' share from XP, even though I can access the 'root' share. When using the root share, I can see the contents of home, but I can't get into /home/paul. I've tried this both with and without the standard [Homes] section; no difference. smbusers contains the (extra) line 'paul = paul'. My username and password are identical on XP and SL6, and my smb password is the same. This is a small local workgroup; no domain. The samba logfile doesn't complain when I try to access the paul share: [2011/06/07 12:56:56.865835, 1] smbd/service.c:1070(make_connection_snum) puffin (::ffff:192.168.1.105) connect to service paul initially as user paul (uid=500, gid=500) but when I double-click on the share from Windows explorer, I get a pop-up saying "\\SL6\paul is not accessible, yada". Any ideas? Thanks.
> I've just done an out-of-the-box RHEL6 (SL6, actually) install, but > can't get the Samba config quite right. system-config-samba has gone in > RHEL6, which hasn't helped. > > If I set up a root section: > > [root] > comment = SL6 / > path = / > writeable = yes > valid users = paul > > then I can access '/' from XP without problems. If I instead (or as > well) set up a section for myself: > > [paul] > comment = SL6 /home/paul > path = /home/paul > writeable = yes > valid users = paul > > Then I can't access the 'paul' share from XP, even though I can access > the 'root' share. When using the root share, I can see the contents of > home, but I can't get into /home/paul. > > I've tried this both with and without the standard [Homes] section; no > difference. smbusers contains the (extra) line 'paul = paul'. My > username and password are identical on XP and SL6, and my smb password > is the same. This is a small local workgroup; no domain. > > The samba logfile doesn't complain when I try to access the paul share: > > [2011/06/07 12:56:56.865835, 1] smbd/service.c:1070(make_connection_snum) > puffin (::ffff:192.168.1.105) connect to service paul initially as > user paul (uid=500, gid=500) > > but when I double-click on the share from Windows explorer, I get a > pop-up saying "\\SL6\paul is not accessible, yada". > > Any ideas? > > Thanks.I had the same problem with rhel 6. What I did was to "setsebool samba_export_rw on" as root. You can replace the "rw" with "ro". Hope this helps Chris
Hi,
please also try with a user with uid => 1000 ( or greater )
change : valid users = paul
to
valid users = %U
and why dont u use the default for the users like this:
[homes]
comment = Private docs of user - %U
read only = No
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0775
browseable = Yes
this is also useable for xp, when you enter \\servername\paul
is your /home a nfs mount of other external source.
the also use this in the [homes]:
wide links = yes
follow symlinks = yes
and add this in global config:
host msdfs = No
unix extensions = no
good luck.
Louis
>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: chris at flamengro.co.za
>[mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Chris du Preez
>Verzonden: 2011-07-05 16:11
>Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Access problem: root Ok, but not home
>
>> I've just done an out-of-the-box RHEL6 (SL6, actually) install, but
>> can't get the Samba config quite right. system-config-samba
>has gone in
>> RHEL6, which hasn't helped.
>>
>> If I set up a root section:
>>
>> [root]
>> comment = SL6 /
>> path = /
>> writeable = yes
>> valid users = paul
>>
>> then I can access '/' from XP without problems. If I instead
(or as
>> well) set up a section for myself:
>>
>> [paul]
>> comment = SL6 /home/paul
>> path = /home/paul
>> writeable = yes
>> valid users = paul
>>
>> Then I can't access the 'paul' share from XP, even though I
>can access
>> the 'root' share. When using the root share, I can see the
>contents of
>> home, but I can't get into /home/paul.
>>
>> I've tried this both with and without the standard [Homes]
>section; no
>> difference. smbusers contains the (extra) line 'paul = paul'.
My
>> username and password are identical on XP and SL6, and my
>smb password
>> is the same. This is a small local workgroup; no domain.
>>
>> The samba logfile doesn't complain when I try to access the
>paul share:
>>
>> [2011/06/07 12:56:56.865835, 1]
>smbd/service.c:1070(make_connection_snum)
>> puffin (::ffff:192.168.1.105) connect to service paul
>initially as
>> user paul (uid=500, gid=500)
>>
>> but when I double-click on the share from Windows explorer, I get a
>> pop-up saying "\\SL6\paul is not accessible, yada".
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>I had the same problem with rhel 6. What I did was to "setsebool
>samba_export_rw on" as root. You can replace the "rw" with
"ro".
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Chris
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