> I've just done an out-of-the-box RHEL6 (SL6, actually) install, but > can't get the Samba config quite right. system-config-samba has gone in > RHEL6, which hasn't helped. > > If I set up a root section: > > [root] > comment = SL6 / > path = / > writeable = yes > valid users = paul > > then I can access '/' from XP without problems. If I instead (or as > well) set up a section for myself: > > [paul] > comment = SL6 /home/paul > path = /home/paul > writeable = yes > valid users = paul > > Then I can't access the 'paul' share from XP, even though I can access > the 'root' share. When using the root share, I can see the contents of > home, but I can't get into /home/paul. > > I've tried this both with and without the standard [Homes] section; no > difference. smbusers contains the (extra) line 'paul = paul'. My > username and password are identical on XP and SL6, and my smb password > is the same. This is a small local workgroup; no domain. > > The samba logfile doesn't complain when I try to access the paul share: > > [2011/06/07 12:56:56.865835, 1] smbd/service.c:1070(make_connection_snum) > puffin (::ffff:192.168.1.105) connect to service paul initially as > user paul (uid=500, gid=500) > > but when I double-click on the share from Windows explorer, I get a > pop-up saying "\\SL6\paul is not accessible, yada". > > Any ideas? > > Thanks.
I had the same problem with rhel 6. What I did was to "setsebool samba_export_rw on" as root. You can replace the "rw" with "ro". Hope this helps Chris -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
