To follow up, I just noticed that I am getting these kernel errors also: WARNING: Kernel Errors Present smb_create: //TINY_ARCH_Dec_6_2004_0 failed, error=-2...: 1 Time(s) smb_create: //sam failed, error=-2...: 6 Time(s) smb_create: //wnycfm.pls failed, error=-2...: 1 Time(s) smb_lookup: find //tls failed, error=-5...: 1 Time(s) smb_lookup: find //tls failed, error=-512...: 1 Time(s) smb_proc_readdir_long: error=-5, breaking...: 4 Time(s) smb_proc_readdir_long: error=-512, breaking...: 2 Time(s) Does anyone know what they mean? I am using the stock kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3. Derek Tattersall On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 17:08 -0500, Derek Tattersall wrote: > I am using FC3 and samba-3.0.9-1.fc3. I am trying to make an area public > for use by other machines on my home network. > > I have the following in my smb.conf file: > > # This one is useful for people to share files > [tmp] > comment = Temporary file space > path = /tmp > read only = no > public = yes > > Otherwise my smb.conf is pretty much unchanged. > > I can mount this share on localhost, but I cannot write to it. I have > read through the docs, and the examples from the smb.conf file, and I > thought I was doing everything correctly. The above is in fact one of > the examples in the smb.conf file. > > I mount it with the following command: > > mount //slim/mustmp src -o > user=tatters,uid=tatters,gid=tatters,fmask=777,dmask=777,rw > > That works. I can read the files, and the output of ls -l says I own the > files and have write permission, but I still cannot write to those > files. > > Does anyone have any ideas as to what I am doing wrong? > > Thanks > > Derek Tattersall >