[TriLUG] Samba Configuration Problem

[boyle at laue.chem.ncsu.edu]

Hi Everyone,

I am having trouble setting up what should be a simple samba
setup.  I am using samba version 3.0.22. Here is my smb.conf file:

#my home grown smb.conf file

[global]
     workgroup = XRAY
     security  = share

[frames]
     path = /smb/bragg2/frames
     read only = no
     guest account = bruker
     guest ok = yes
     guest only = yes
     browseable = yes
     create mask = 0644
     directory mask = 0755

What I want to have happen is to have a Windows PC write files to
a Linux box via samba, without any password authentication. In this
config file,  I got an NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED error when I did any
operation which required a write to the Linux box's harddrive.  The
only way I have been able to get this to work is give the 
directory /smb/bragg2 (and all subdirectories) permissions of 
777, which, although the machines are behind a firewall, is not
the preferred solution.  There is a UNIX account on the Linux box
called 'bruker' and user 'bruker' owns the /smb/bragg2/frames
directories (and all those below).

My reading of the documentation indicated that having 'security = share'
and 'guest ok = yes' were sufficient to get anonymous writes to the
Linux drive.

Any help appreciated.  Thanks.

Paul

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