On Sun, 2011-10-16 at 21:30 -0700, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> # rpm -qa \*samba\*
>> samba-client-3.5.6-86.el6_1.4.x86_64
>> samba-common-3.5.6-86.el6_1.4.x86_64
>> samba-3.5.6-86.el6_1.4.x86_64
>> samba-winbind-clients-3.5.6-86.el6_1.4.x86_64
>>
>> I am trying to migrate my CentOS 5.6 Samba configure to my new
>> SL 6.1 server.
>>
>>   From both Windows XP KVM guest and Linux's smbclient, I can
>> see the shares, but when I try to go into the shares I get:
>>
>>        smbclient: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
>>        XP Guest:  Access is denied
>>
>> You will note that Samba lets me log in with smbclient and
>> let me see the shares in XP without a password prompt (both
>> passwords are the same on the host and guest side).
>>
>> And my user name is in /var/lib/samba/private/smbpasswd.
>>
>> And nothing about the access denied shows up in any log files: samba
>> log files  or /var/log/messages.  Completely quite.  Chatty about everything
>> else.  And testparm is perfect.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas what is going on?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>> [editorial comment] AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!![/editorial comment]
>>
>> ~~~~~~~XP~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> XP-Pro: \\Server\CDs is not accessible. you might not have permission to use
>> this network resource.  Access is denied
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~Linux~~~~~~~~~~~
>> note that it accepts my password!
>>
>> $ smbclient \\\\127.0.0.1\\OurStuff
>> Enter todd's password:
>> Domain=[FOO] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.6-86.el6_1.4]
>> smb: \>  ls
>> NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED listing \*
>>
>>                   57770 blocks of size 16777216. 34106 blocks available
>> smb: \>
>>
>>
>> $ smbclient -L \\\\server
>> Enter todd's password:
>> Domain=[FOO] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.6-86.el6_1.4]
>>
>>           Sharename       Type      Comment
>>           ---------       ----      -------
>>           OurStuff        Disk      OurStuff on rn1 -- Mount as J:
>>           CDs               Disk      CDs on rn1 -- Mount as K:
>>           mnt               Disk      mnt on rn1 -- Mount as L:
>>           netlogon       Disk      Network Logon Service (X:)
>>           IPC$              IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server)
>>           Domain=[FOO] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.6-86.el6_1.4]
>>
>>           Server               Comment
>>           ---------            -------
>>           KVM-WINXP
>>           SERVER               Samba Server
>>
>>           Workgroup            Master
>>           ---------            -------
>>           FOO                  SERVER

On 10/17/2011 02:30 AM, jonathan wrote:
> Hi have you changed the selinux setting to samba_share_, assuming you
> are using selinux. see the TUV documentation.
>
> set selinux using the following comands, in my example my folder
> is /home/jon/samba_share.
>
> //set the selinux linux property
>
> /usr/sbin/semanage fcontext -a -t samba_share_t
> "/home/jon/samba_share(/.*)?"
>
>
> //update files in folder
>
> /sbin/restorecon -R -v /home/jon/samba_share
>
>
> //think next lines about checking it has been changed
>
> ls -dZ /home/jon/samba_share
> ls -Z /home/jon/samba_share
>
>
> jon

I do not believe I have selinux activated.  Too much of a pain in
the neck.  I will check anyway.  Thank you for the help!
-T