Samba server problem

p.echols at comcast.net p.echols at comcast.net
Mon Nov 16 16:31:23 UTC 2009


I have a server and have attempted to make a share available to windows users.  My problem is that a windows user "Janice" can login to her "home" share.  But cannot log in to the "Windata" share.

Permissions for the share are below and smb.conf below that.  

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patton at tome:~$ ls -l /raid/Windata
total 40
drwxrw-r--  9 patton users 4096 2009-09-19 22:11 All Users
drwxrw-r--  2 patton users 4096 2008-05-08 20:41 bin
drwxrw-r--  2 patton users 4096 2009-04-15 22:47 Documents
drwxrw-r-- 30 patton users 4096 2009-07-25 12:28 photos
drwxrw-r--  3 patton users 4096 2008-07-27 14:05 RECYCLER
drwxrw-r--  3 patton users 4096 2008-01-30 23:09 System Volume Information
drwxrw-r--  2 patton users 4096 2008-12-05 13:48 Tax
drwxrw-r--  2 patton users 4096 2008-11-18 19:11 TiVo Recordings
drwxrw-r-- 17 patton users 4096 2009-09-19 21:37 user
drwxrw-r-- 12 patton users 4096 2009-02-15 14:30 Video

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One thing about this.  When I created the user account, I did not add janice to the group "users".  I did that and am able to connect from the "janice" account on the ubuntu desktop machine.  But it still does not connect from her windows machine.

patton at tome:~$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
	workgroup = HOME
	server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
	map to guest = Bad User
	obey pam restrictions = Yes
	passdb backend = tdbsam
	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
	passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
	unix password sync = Yes
	syslog = 0
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	max log size = 1000
	printcap name = cups
	dns proxy = No
	wins support = Yes
	usershare allow guests = Yes
	panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

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

[Windata]
	comment = Home File Archives
	path = /raid/Windata
	read only = No
	guest ok = Yes

[printers]
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No
	available = No

[print$]
	available = No

Thanks for any assistance / places to look.

--PE




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