Simple File Sharing in Mint

Oc3lot · Post by **Oc3lot** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:03 pm

Nice tutorial.
I have a question.
When i choose the Remote User method, does the RemoteUser need to be the owner of the shared folder, right?

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altair4 · Post by **altair4** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:17 pm

Not necessarily.

The samba usershare process will allow any authenticated user access the share. Now once inside the share ( and once inside that shared folder ) that user may or may not have write ( as in edit ) access to individual files within the share since that's dependent on the Linux permissions of that file.

pumpkinpie · Post by **pumpkinpie** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 9:00 pm

I am a complete noob to linux so forgive me if this seems silly.

I have a 4 bay disk enclosure hooked up to intel nuc running linux mint and want to share the disks over my network to various machines including windows desktops, openelec chromebox, fire tv sticks, etc.

On my windows desktop i was able to see the drives but not access any of the files on them. On my chromebox i wasnt even able to see the drives.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

altair4 · Post by **altair4** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:27 am

I have no idea what an "intel nuc" is. Maybe this other HowTo will help you or maybe it won't: Samba Browsing Problems Checklist

pumpkinpie · Post by **pumpkinpie** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:15 pm

intel nuc (next unit of computing) is one of these - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ ... 17gke.html

when I try and access a usb stick from my windows computer it says I do not have permissions to access. And I am not able to change the permissions at all. everytime i try and change them it reverts back too the default setting.

altair4 · Post by **altair4** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:26 pm

Still don't know what it is but if you have Mint installed on it and you can access it somehow run the following commands from it and post the output:

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testparm -s

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net usershare info --long

pumpkinpie · Post by **pumpkinpie** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:36 pm

its just basically a mini intel motherboard with an i3 processor - anyway here are the results

1st -
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
[global]
server string = %h server (Samba, Linux Mint)
server role = standalone server
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
unix password sync = Yes
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
idmap config * : backend = tdb

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
print ok = Yes
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers

2nd -
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/new volume 1 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/movies is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
info_fn: file /var/lib/samba/usershares/new volume 2 is not a well formed usershare file.
info_fn: Error was Path is not a directory.
[PNY]
path=/media/dan/PNY
comment=
usershare_acl=Everyone:R,Unix User\dan:F,
guest_ok=y

new volume 1 and new volume 2 are the disks in the 4 bay enclosure i was originally trying to share but are not attached at the moment. pny is the usb stick i have plugged in

altair4 · Post by **altair4** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:43 pm

Edit smb.conf as root:

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gksu gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

Add the following line - right under the workgroup line towards the top of the file:

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force user = dan

Save the file then restart samba:

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sudo service smbd restart

Wait a few minutes then access the share again.

The way Linux is set up today the only user that can get to /media/dan/PNY is "dan". "force user = dan" will make the guest samba user appear to be dan - for those shares anyway.

pumpkinpie · Post by **pumpkinpie** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:48 pm

thank you !!! working now for me - appreciate the help !!

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