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  • Samba trouble with File Permissions

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    I have a RedHat machine with Samba and would like my Windows 7 machine to access the share. The W7 machine can see the RHEL6 machine but cannot get past authentication to connect to the share.

    1) /etc/samba/smb.conf configuration (this is all I did):

    [global]

                workgroup = MYNETWORK

    [SambaShare]

                path = /mnt/SambaShare

                writeable = yes

                browseable = yes

                read only = no

                guest ok = yes

                public = yes

                force user = somebody

    2) User "somebody" was created at both the RedHat and Samba level

    3) /mnt permissions:

    drwxrwxrwx

    4) /mnt/SambaShare permissions:

    drwxrwxrwx

    My W7 machine can see the RHEL6 machine. Using my Samba user password I am able to open the RHEL6 machine but not the specific SambShare folder so I could map the network drive. Clicking on the SambaShare folder does not even give me the option to authenticate. What am I missing? Any assistance would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Dave

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