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For some reason I cannot write to my samba share. To me it looks like I have the correct permissions. Below is my smb.conf, the filesystem permissions, and the steps I followed. I definitely have it misconfigured but I cannot find out how. Any help would be appreciated.
Can a samba client connect to a Linux server?
The real power of Samba comes when Windows clients can communicate with Linux file servers. In this article, I will cover how you can access Samba shares from both Linux and Windows clients. To access Samba share from Linux clients we need to install a few Samba client packages.
Can a samba share be mapped to a Linux drive?
A Samba share mapped to the M: drive. Accessing a Samba share on Linux and Windows is easy. With this basic setup, you will be able to access file shares from client machines in your network. With somewhat more configuration, you can deploy Samba shares in a domain environment. Samba can do more than file share.
Why is my Samba share not mounting in Dir mode?
The error was actually in how I was “permanently” mounting my samba share. Adding both file_mode and dir_mode solved it. The difference in owner printout is probably due to different UID/GID you have on your local and remote machines. You can use noperm option at mount instead (no need for file_mode or dir_mode ).
Do you need write permission to create a file?
That’s their uid on the server. When you try to create or remove a file, this requires write permission on the directory. All access are mapped to a single user on the server, so write permission boils down to whether erpm is allowed to write to that directory on the server. The answer is yes.
After having done with it, you must delete root’s entry issuing smbpasswd -x root On the Windows PC, Change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Lsa\\LmCompatibilityLevel to 4
Why does SAMBA / CIFS not reproduce credentials between server and client?
Samba/CIFS, at least the way you’re using it here, does not reproduce credentials between the server and the client. Because of the force user directive on the server, all operations are performed as the user erpm on the server.