smb.conf (a little help please)

[Justin Willmert]

hbrhodes wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>
>> hbrhodes wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> i have been trying to get this working for hours.  i have finally 
>>> gotten
>>> the file to allow me to get to the samba server from a windows machine,
>>> however, the thing won't let me write.  Can i get some help please? 
>>> i've tried the howto's and i think my brain is shutting down.  i've
>>> tried trimming down the useless entries to what i have changed.
>>>
>>>   
>> <----------------------------------[ SNIP ]---------------------------->
>>  
>>
>>> [homes]
>>>  comment = Home Directories
>>>  browseable = no
>>>  writable = yes
>>>
>>> [R2314]
>>>       comment = public files
>>>       path = /misc/R2314
>>>       writeable = yes
>>>       read only = no
>>>       browseable = yes
>>>       public = no
>>>       printable = no
>>>       valid users = hbrhodes, klrhodes
>>>       create mask = 0765
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>> Dumb question - can you see hbrhodes and klrhodes home directory?
>> (Depending on the Windows user.) Also, can hbrhodes and klrhodes
>> write to /misc/R2314? If not, you may want to use "force user" to
>> set the uid used when Samba writes to the share.
>>
>> Mikkel
>>  
>>
> i can see the home directory and i can see the R2314 directory 
> contents.  however, it will not let me write to either, and it will 
> not let me see the files in the directory, it will let me see folders 
> and sub folders but not files.
>
You haven't mentioned anything about SELinux, so are the SELinux 
permissions correct? If you're using public_content_t, it needs to be 
public_content_rw_t to allow writing. If it's labeled as samba_share_t, 
SELinux shouldn't be the problem.

Just a thought,
Justin Willmert