[TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share

[Roy Vestal]

More than likely, your permissions/rights were pooched. Glad you got it 
working.
:)


On Fri, 10 Jan 2003, Mike Kelley wrote:

> Thanks Roy but somehow I just fixed it.  I recreated the directory structure
> and put the directory in another location and for whatever reason it worked.
> I'm soooooo glad.  I've been screwing with this thing for hours now.  Thanks
> to the members for their help
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Vestal" <rvestal at trilug.org>
> To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share
> 
> 
> > can you send me your smb.conf and log file? I've got a little experience
> > in samba.
> > rvestal at trilug.org
> >
> > Mike Kelley wrote:
> >
> > >I appreciate the suggestion.  I looked at the log file and I was able to
> see
> > >what the problem is but I don't understand why it's happening.  The last
> 2
> > >lines look something like:
> > >
> > >smbd/service.c:make_connection(599)
> > >mike2 (192.168.0.4) Can't change directory to /export/samba/uplddir  no
> such
> > >file or directory exist
> > >
> > >I've checked and I haven't mistyped anything and the directory clearly
> > >exist.  Just make sure it isn't a problem with permissions, I've set the
> > >directory to all permissions and made nobody the owner (it was root) and
> > >users the group (it was root as well)
> > >
> > >Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
> > >To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> > >Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:23 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>The logs should tell you exactly what is going on.  The logs for Samba
> > >>on a RH system are in /var/log/samba/.. and they are quite often named
> > >>after the machine that attempted the login.
> > >>
> > >>The fact that your broswer sees the share means that the nmb portion is
> > >>working fine - the problem is in the smb side of samba.
> > >>
> > >>Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> > >>
> > >>On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 12:59, Mike Kelley wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I'm new to Linux and I don't know much about it yet so if you respond
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >please
> > >
> > >
> > >>>assume I know almost nothing.  I've installed Samba it works great for
> > >>>printing but I cannot get to the share I've created on the Linux box
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >from my
> > >
> > >
> > >>>Win2000 PC.  It seems to be set-up ok in Samba and I can see the share
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >from
> > >
> > >
> > >>>the Win2000 PC but when I click on it I get an error message that says
> > >>>"\\Linux\data is not accessible....The network name cannot be found."
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >Any
> > >
> > >
> > >>>help would be appreciated.  I've checked to make sure that the share
> has
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >the
> > >
> > >
> > >>>appropriate permissions and I've even made sure that there is an
> account
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >on
> > >
> > >
> > >>>the Linux box for the user with the same username and password, though
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >I'm
> > >
> > >
> > >>>not sure that this was neccessary.
> > >>>
> > >>>Mike
> > >>>
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Roy Vestal
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