Re: [expert] Can't Access Smb Share or Shut Down Clean

[Mark Weaver]

Felix Miata wrote:

Mark Weaver wrote:

Is this a Linux to Linux connection that you're attempting to make with
Samba for the purpose of sharing these files?

If it was Linux to Linux I'd be using NFS instead of Samba.

well... the reason I asked was because from your orignal post it appeared you were attempting to mount the shares from/with fstab entries. If you're attempting to access the shares from a windows machine, it's been my experience that all that is needed is that the shares be defined, their permissions set, users created, and then the connecting machine have a login corresponding in both username and password to the samba user on the serving machine. Thats really all there is to it.

samba serving shares|----------------> client machine |
--------------------| |-------------------|
share 1 |<----------------| share 1 connect |
====================| |===================|
users mdw1982 | | users mdw1982 |
doris | | doris |
alex | | alex |
patrick | | patrick |
--------------------| |-------------------|

All the users map 1 to 1 from the windows machine(s) back to my Linux server. it works flawlessly. attached is a copy of my samba config file in case you're curious.

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2002/11/12 19:02:09

# Global parameters
[global]
        server string = Samba Server %v
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        log level = 3
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        printcap name = lpstat
        dns proxy = No
        printing = cups

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r   # using client side printer 
drivers.
        browseable = No

[print$]
        path = /var/lib/samba/printers
        write list = @adm root

[arc_1]
        comment = Archive I
        path = /mnt/arc
        read only = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.0.252, 192.168.0.251

[arc_2]
        comment = Archive II
        path = /mnt/arc_2
        read only = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.0.252, 192.168.0.251

[mp3]
        comment = MP3 Archive
        path = /mnt/mp3
        read only = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.0.252, 192.168.0.251
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