-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 20:42 +0000, redhatdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 19:34 +0000, redhatdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > > From: redhatdude@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > I added a user with useradd. Then added the user to smb with smbpasswd -a. > > > Then > > > > > restarted smb. > > > Now, I can mount the samba share using my user name. However, when I try > to > > > > mount the share with the newly created user, even though I log in and smb > > > > > accepts the user and password, it gives me the following error: > > > > > The volume "Storage" could not be mounted > > > > > Anybody knows what the issue is here? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > EJ > > > > > > > > > I forgot to add the user to the valid user of the share. > > > ---- > > > 1. it is more useful to use 'groups' instead of users... > > > > > > You can set the group ownership of the share and folders inside... > > > i.e. image /home/samba/files is a file share for samba users > > > chgrp samba_users /home/samba/files -R > > > chmod g+w,g+w /home/samba/files -R > > > add @samba_users to share (valid users = @samba_users) > > > > > > now all files and folders are owned by 'samba_users' group and all new > > > files and folders will likewise be owned by 'samba_users' group > > > > > > 2. You don't need to restart samba after changes to smb.conf as the > > > configuration file is reloaded automatically every minute (I think), but > > > if it makes you feel better to restart samba service...by all means. > > > > > > Craig > > > > Maybe a dumb question. Do I need to create a new group in the system with > groupadd samba_users? > > Thanks a lot. > ---- > not a dumb question at all but a clear indication that you haven't found > samba documentation that is worth following so let me first point out... > > http://samba.org/samba/docs/ > > which I would unhesitatingly declare the best open source documentation > available > see the 'Samba 3 HowTo' and 'Samba by Example' > > The issue is that Windows has a lot of pre-conceived notions of users, > groups, ID's and samba tries to accommodate them in ways that seem > confusing to UNIX/Linux users but are pretty obvious to those familiar > with Windows Networking concepts. > > The idea is that you 'map' samba groups to Unix groups. > > The documentation on the subject begins here... > http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/groupmapping.html#id38254 > 8 > > so if all the users were part of the Linux group 'users', you could > conceivably map the 'Samba Domain Group' called "Domain Users" to the > posix group 'users' > > net groupmap list > > will print a list of current samba groups (no doubt 'unassigned') > > Craig You're right. I should've gone to samba.org in the first place. I just followed a few HOWTOs I googled. Do I need to use groups and do the mapping if most of our users are on macs and we're only using samba trying to accomodate two Windows users? The boss and a sales person want access to design files. Thanks, EJ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
