Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:34:41 -0700 From: Thanatos <thanatos@vcnet.com> To: "Scott R." <reverend@sfmidimafia.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: Simple Samba Question(?) Message-ID: <3D928051.7080609@vcnet.com> References: <3D915FE8.3010401@sfmidimafia.com>
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Scott R. wrote: > [I am not currently subscribed to this mailing list, so please 'cc:' me > in any replies. Thank you.] > > I have a simple home network with one Windows XP machine and one FreeBSD > 4.6.2-RELEASE machine. I am trying to set up a Samba share on the > FreeBSD machine that the WinXP box can read/write to. I can get it to > read the share, but I cannot seem to write to it. My config file is > really simple: > > [global] > workgroup = MYWORKGROUP > netbios name = DRAGULA > security = SHARE > > [Shared] > path = /u1 > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > > Every time I try to write to the share, I get an "Access Denied" error. > I'm using Samba 3.0a19. I had this working before I moved and now I > cannot remember how I got it to work (I just remember it was a pain). > I've also searched high and low all over the net and come up with > nothing. Any help you all may be able to offer would be greatly > appreciated. > > -Scott > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Hi Scott, You could try to put: writable = yes in the [Shared] section. Also, does the user you are connecting with have the correct permissions to write to /u1? I have XP connecting to a samba server on FreeBSD 4.6.2, I can both read and write from my home directory. Hope you figure it out, Thanatos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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