I gave beandog (Steve) this link, thought I'd share it with the rest of the list just in case anyone had missed it: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/
On 4/20/05, Corey Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 09:26 -0600, Steve Dibb wrote: > > Does anyone know how to setup Samba so *anyone* can read and write to > > the shared directories? > > > > I've gotten it so anyone can read, but no matter what I do, I still > > can't figure out how to enable write access. > > > > Here's one of my sample directory setups: > > > > [archives] > > comment = Archives > > path = /home/steve/archives > > read only = no > > public = yes > > > > The only time I can get it working is when I chmod the directory 777, > > but it seems like there's got to be an easier way. > > Samba requires a valid *nix user on the server, even if the client > doesn't know it. That means that whatever user the share is using *must* > have write access to that directory. > > Take a look at the "force user" option. > > Corey > > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > > > -- Joshua Simpson http://dataw0lf.org "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." -Noam Chomsky .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
