Hi: Don't know if you got it figured out already. But i thought, it could be a bit of help. I experienced the problem before; and it turned out to be SELinux restrictions.I fixed it by the GUI "System->Administration->Security Level and Firewall"; then check on these 2 boxes below: - "Allow Samba to share users home directories" - "Allow Samba to write files in directories labeled public_content_rw_t Khem On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 17:35 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 06 February 2007 16:39, Andrada Meda Felegean wrote: > > Hello to All, > > > > I have installed Fedora Core 6 (Zod) on a machine meant to sustain the > > WinMentor database for an internal network. I have configured smb.conf and > > tested it with testparm and everything went OK. [root@CIEmentor usr]# > > testparm > > Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf > > Processing section "[CIEWinMentor]" > > Loaded services file OK. > > Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE > > Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions > > [root@CIEmentor usr]# > > > > Here is my smb.conf file: > > #======================= Global Settings > > ===================================== [global] > > workgroup = MATRICON > > server string = Mentor Server > > security = share > > hosts allow = 192.168.0. > > guest account = root > > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > > max log size = 50 > > local master = no > > os level = 33 > > preferred master = no > > dns proxy = no > > add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d > > /dev/null -s /bin/false %u #============================ Share Definitions > > ============================== [CIEWinMentor] > > comment = CIE WinMentor Databases > > path = /usr/mentor > > guest ok = yes > > writable = yes > > create mask = 777 > > sync always = yes > > hosts allow = 192.168.0.9 192.168.0.10 > > public = yes > > > > The problem is that when i try to create a new file or folder from the > > browser, my acces is denied. I am able to see and access the folders/files > > that i have already copied on the Hdd, i am able to copy data and create > > new directories via ssh connection, but i have no write access from the > > browser. The error that i receive is: > > > > [root@CIEmentor usr]# tail -f /var/log/messages > > Feb 6 15:54:49 CIEmentor kernel: audit(1170770089.930:70): avc: denied { > > write } for pid=12486 comm="smbd" name="mentor" dev=dm-0 ino=7791439 > > scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=dir > > Feb 6 15:54:49 CIEmentor kernel: audit(1170770089.934:71): avc: denied { > > write } for pid=12486 comm="smbd" name="mentor" dev=dm-0 ino=7791439 > > scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=dir > > Feb 6 15:54:49 CIEmentor kernel: audit(1170770089.934:72): avc: denied { > > write } for pid=12486 comm="smbd" name="mentor" dev=dm-0 ino=7791439 > > scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=dir > > Feb 6 15:54:49 CIEmentor kernel: audit(1170770089.938:73): avc: denied { > > write } for pid=12486 comm="smbd" name="mentor" dev=dm-0 ino=7791439 > > scontext=root:system_r:smbd_t:s0 tcontext=root:object_r:usr_t:s0 tclass=dir > > > > What can go wrong? > > > /usr/anything is not considered a good place for shared directories. Take a > look at > > ls -l /usr/ > > Also, I wouldn't be happy with the line > > guest account = root > > Anne > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list