Help with Samba

[kalpet89]

Hi all,

Straight to the problem,
I have one laptop with Windows 7 Pro 64bit
and a netbook with Fedora 16 32bit

I wanted to share some folders from Windows in Linux, so after some google search i found out about Samba.

I installed Samba, I configured the exceptions in the Firewall and after some more configurations I managed to see my Windows PC in the network folder in Linux.

But everytime Im trying to open the folder it says:
"The folder contents could not be displayed. You do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of "myshare on yourPC"."

I tried everything and still the same.
Any solutions? What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks

[glennzo]

Open a terminal and type the following:

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su
setenforce 0 


Then try accessing the folder again. Does the error go away? If it does, it's an SeLinux issue. In the terminal type:

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setenforce 1 


to return SeLinux back the way it was.

Type

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getsebool -a | grep samba 


Is there a line that reads

samba_share_nfs --> off

If so type

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setsebool samba_share_fusefs on 


Type the getsebool command again.

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getsebool -a | grep samba 


You should now see

samba_share_fusefs on

Now try accessing the folder. There should be no issues.

[kalpet89]

The following works.

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su 
setenforce 0 


I don't get any permission messages now.
But the folder is empty, why is that?

[glennzo]

What are the contents of the folder when viewed using Windows?

[kalpet89]

Downloads, Documents, Pictures etc.

But Im not quite sure if this is the right folder as this is the first time Im trying to share folders between 2 computers. I dont know if Im doing something wrong.

From where do you check this folder?

[glennzo]

Check it from the Windows machine and see what's in it. It needs to be shared from the Windows box also so that it will be visible to other networked machines.

[kalpet89]

After 3 hours struggling to find a solution, nothing works. I tried everything and I still cannot get it to work.

This is what I do:

1.

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su - 


2.

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yum install samba 


3.

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cd / 


4.

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mkdir sharefolder 


5.

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chown username:username sharefolder 


6.

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smbpasswd -a username 


7.

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vim /etc/samba/smb.conf 


8.

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//I write the following in the end of the .conf file:
[sharefolder]
path = /sharefolder
available = yes
valid users = username
read only = no
browsable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes 


9.

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//this command doesn't work
/etc/init.d/samba restart 


10.

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ifconfig 


11.

Firewall Settings
1.enabling "samba and samba client" in Trusted Services
2.enabling "echo reply and echo request" in ICMP Filter

Then I open the Network Folder in Linux and I can see my Windows PC there,
but there is nothing inside that folder.

[Antrikssh]

Hi kalpet89,

I want to know your linux shared folder/file is accessable in windows system. If yes then try to share other folder from your window system and see this folder content is accessible form the linux system. I have used fedora 15 I also got such type of problem but when I try this it's work.

Regards,
Antrikssh

[kalpet89]

My Linux shared folder isn't accessible in Windows. I don't even see my Fedora system in Windows. I only see my Windows system in Fedora.

[glennzo]

To enable and start the services you need to use the systemctl command.

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systemctl enable smb.service
systemctl start smb.service
systemctl enable nmb.service
systemctl start nmb.service 


When those services are already running you can restart them with

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systemctl restart smb.service
systemctl restart nmb.service 


Dang! Cinnamon, or something graphics related crashed hard while I was adding to this post and I lost a lot that I had added. I was forced to reset the computer.

Just the same, make your smb.conf and simple as possible. It doesn't need to be too complex. If you edit that file run testparm to make sure there are no typos. Restart smb and nmb any time you make changes to smb.conf. You will likely need to wait a minute or three for things to get settled afterwards.

[Antrikssh]

Hi kalpet89,

Just try the step describe by the Mr. Glennzo because if your smb.conf file is configure correctly then that step will works and you see your folder in the windows system. But if your smb.conf file is not configure correct you still have same problem. Just check your smb.conf file, Is it configure in this way that I mention below :-

[global]
workgroup = Name of your windows work group
server string = Give some string that represent your linux folder in windows
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m (according to your system, present in smb.conf so dont change)
max log size = 50
cups options = raw


[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba (according to your system, present in smb.conf so dont change)
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[sharing]
path =path/ofthe/shared folder
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

or you can easily configure you smb.conf file through gui present in each linux system if you installed samba. If it not then.

[root ] rmp -qa | grep system-config-samba
or
[root] rmp -qa | grep samba

if it is not then install it like

[root] yum install system-config-samba

after that you search it in Application and configure your shared folder but for it you have to Administrative power.


Good Luck..........

Regards,
Antrikssh

[Chilly Willy]

Let me see if I got this straight... you have folders on WINDOWS (M$) that you want to share TO LINUX?

If that is correct, then why are you making your shares on LINUX? I suspect THAT is what you are seeing & thus why there is nothing in it.
If I am correct, & your shares ARE on M$, then you need to set THOSE up as shares, with share permissions on M$, & set you SAMBA up to VIEW them.

If I got this wrong, & this is NOT your intention, sorry....