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Jack Wallen takes a look at how a Mac OS X computer connects to a Samba share. Working (or living) within a Linux-based network is become more and more commonplace.
My problem is that I’m able to create the shares but they are created with the user ROOT. Logged in as ROOT and I can do as I please. Log in as another user and I’m able to see the files but not able to change them or create new ones.
What are the permissions for Samba on Linux?
Further note that with Samba on Linux (as with Windows) there are 2 levels of permissions. The Samba (or share) level permissions and the filesystem level permissions (the NTFS file/folder permission on Windows).
Is it safe to share Samba files with another user?
But for now I just want to get the files up on the server and shared. I’ve created the users in linux and synched them in Samba (via Webmin and then through smbpasswd just to be safe), have poured through hundreds of different sites detailing solutions via permissions, smb.conf changes, etc.. I’ve tried them all to no avail.
Can you use Samba as a domain controller?
Samba officially supports in the latest version acting as an NT4 primary domain controller (PDC). However, in case of new installations for a domain environment we recommend to set up Samba as an Active Directory (AD) domain controller (DC), because Microsoft officially stopped the support of Windows NT4 at the end of 2004.
Where are user accounts stored on a samba PDC?
You have to create user and machine accounts manually on the PDC which are stored within the Samba internal tdbsam database. You can later enhance this setup with additional features, such as OpenLDAP back end support. The documentation assumes that: the operating system is installed. the network on the host is set up and working.
What’s the latest version of Mac for SMB 2?
Packet signing for SMB 2 or SMB 3 connections turns on automatically when needed if the server offers it. The instructions in this article apply to macOS 10.13.3 and earlier.