samba - Dec 2015 - permission problems trying to access subdirectories of a samba share

Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
> On 29/12/15 13:59, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > Hi.  I am having problems accessing subdirectories on a samba share. 
I
> > am using windows 10 build 10586 and linux kernel 4.1.15-gentoo and
samba
> > 4.2.7. I have two shares, one called audio and the other called
> > myshare.  I cannot access the subdirectories in the myshare share. 
Here
> > are the definitions.
> > [myshare]
> > comment = root directory
> > path = /
> > #fake oplocks = yes
> >     writable = yes
> >     printable = no
> >     create mask = 0765
> > [audio]
> > comment = audio directory
> > path = /audio
> >     writable = yes
> >     printable = no
> >     create mask = 0765
> >   In windows, I access myshare using the root username and password,
> > in
> > audio I access using the user name covici and its password.  The audio
> > share works fine, the myshare windows cannot access any subdirectory. 
I
> > either get the handle is invalid or a message saying I have permission
> > problems.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >
> 
> Why are you trying to share your entire Unix computer ?
> 
> By sharing '/' you are giving your users access to the entire
> directory, do you really want to do this?
> 
My users are just me, and sometimes I need to access from windows.

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici at ccs.covici.com

On 29/12/15 15:44, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
>
>> On 29/12/15 13:59, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
>>> Hi.  I am having problems accessing subdirectories on a samba
share.  I
>>> am using windows 10 build 10586 and linux kernel 4.1.15-gentoo and
samba
>>> 4.2.7. I have two shares, one called audio and the other called
>>> myshare.  I cannot access the subdirectories in the myshare share. 
Here
>>> are the definitions.
>>> [myshare]
>>> comment = root directory
>>> path = /
>>> #fake oplocks = yes
>>>      writable = yes
>>>      printable = no
>>>      create mask = 0765
>>> [audio]
>>> comment = audio directory
>>> path = /audio
>>>      writable = yes
>>>      printable = no
>>>      create mask = 0765
>>>    In windows, I access myshare using the root username and
password,
>>> in
>>> audio I access using the user name covici and its password.  The
audio
>>> share works fine, the myshare windows cannot access any
subdirectory.  I
>>> either get the handle is invalid or a message saying I have
permission
>>> problems.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>>
>> Why are you trying to share your entire Unix computer ?
>>
>> By sharing '/' you are giving your users access to the entire
>> directory, do you really want to do this?
>>
> My users are just me, and sometimes I need to access from windows.
>
Then install 'putty' and login via 'ssh', just don't do it
via Samba.

Rowland

Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
> On 29/12/15 15:44, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On 29/12/15 13:59, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >>> Hi.  I am having problems accessing subdirectories on a samba
share.  I
> >>> am using windows 10 build 10586 and linux kernel 4.1.15-gentoo
and samba
> >>> 4.2.7. I have two shares, one called audio and the other
called
> >>> myshare.  I cannot access the subdirectories in the myshare
share.  Here
> >>> are the definitions.
> >>> [myshare]
> >>> comment = root directory
> >>> path = /
> >>> #fake oplocks = yes
> >>>      writable = yes
> >>>      printable = no
> >>>      create mask = 0765
> >>> [audio]
> >>> comment = audio directory
> >>> path = /audio
> >>>      writable = yes
> >>>      printable = no
> >>>      create mask = 0765
> >>>    In windows, I access myshare using the root username and
password,
> >>> in
> >>> audio I access using the user name covici and its password. 
The audio
> >>> share works fine, the myshare windows cannot access any
subdirectory.  I
> >>> either get the handle is invalid or a message saying I have
permission
> >>> problems.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >>>
> >> Why are you trying to share your entire Unix computer ?
> >>
> >> By sharing '/' you are giving your users access to the
entire
> >> directory, do you really want to do this?
> >>
> > My users are just me, and sometimes I need to access from windows.
> >
> 
> Then install 'putty' and login via 'ssh', just don't do
it via Samba.
> 
I need to have windows access to some files, and for other reasons, I
need samba to work properly, do you have any ideas?

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici at ccs.covici.com