Samba on Gutsy 64bit Errors?

[chris]

On 10/25/07, chris <lostpkts at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/24/07, chris <lostpkts at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm trying to get Samba working on a 64bit Gutsy server install.  I
> > selected Samba to be installed during the install.
> >
> > After I got into the server, I did a
> >
> > smbpasswd -a <user>
> > smbpasswd -e <user>
> >
> > Leaving the smb.conf file intact, I uncommented the [home] stuff that
> > I wanted and that works fine.
> >
> > However when I use my share, it doesn't.  The windows client keeps
> > prompting for a passwd.
> >
> > [files]
> >         comment = Misc Files and Programs
> >         path = /shares/files
> >         valid users = @users
> >         admin users = @admin
> >         write list = @admin
> >
> >
> > I made sure my <user> was in the 'users' and 'admin' groups but still
> > no joy.  Yes, I restarted Samba. :)
> >
> > I find it odd, as this share is the same setup I have on a gentoo box
> > and it works fine.  So I'm a bit confused.  I did see that there was
> > no smbusers in /etc/samba so I made one for my <user> but still no
> > joy.  But porb not needed as its using the tdbsam thing.  Not sure.
> >
> > I'm also seeing this in the logs:
> >
> > [2007/10/24 05:20:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
> >   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> > [2007/10/24 05:20:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
> >   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> >
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > TIA.
> >
>
>
>
> I commented out my
>        valid users = @users
>        admin users = @admin
>        write list = @admin
> and then it works.   However I want to have teh share as readonly for
> everyone except people in admin group.  If I uncomment the write list,
> its still read only.
>
> Any pointers?   These options do work on my gentoo box so a bit
> confused as to why not on Ubuntu.
>
> Thanks
>



I changed my stanza to the following.

[files]
        comment = Misc Files and Programs
        path = /shares/files
        create mask = 644
        directory mask = 755
        write list = user1

yet I still can't write to the share as user1.  this is a serious
fault as I can't setup the shares the way that is needed to make sure
they are readonly for all except for the few exceptions.

Anyone?