Ldap User Authentication For Samba Share

I'm not sure if this should be in the newbie section, but I am somewhat of a newbie, so here goes:

In a home network, I have an Xubuntu file server with a Samba share that has me as the owner and authorizes me to access the share.

On another computer, I have Mint running and providing various services, including webdav on Apache with SSL. In the var/www/webdav directory of the Mint computer, I have the Xubuntu Samba share mounted. This is supposed to allow me to access the Samba share from the public internet.

Everything works fine except for one big problem: Apache requires the owner of the webdav directory to be user "www-data," and I can't figure out how to give www-data access to the Samba share, since www-data is not a user on the Xubuntu computer, and moreover I don't know the password for user www-data.

Can anyone figure out how to get around this problem? In particular, is there a way to configure the Samba share on the Xubuntu computer so that user www-data on the Mint computer can have access to it?

(Incidentally, I have my reasons for using two computers, one as a file server and one as a web server. Also, I am thinking about switching to NFS instead of Samba, but I'm not sure if even that would solve my problem.)

I banging my head, I am unable to mount samba share. Here is the info
Samba share is in RHEL 6.5
# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
[sambashare]
comment = samba share
path = /smbdemo
guest ok = yes
browseable = yes

# ls -dZ /smbdemo/
drwxrwxrwx. root root system_ubject_r:samba_share_t:s0 /smbdemo/

# getsebool -a | grep samba
samba_create_home_dirs --> on
samba_domain_controller --> off
samba_enable_home_dirs --> on
samba_export_all_ro --> on
samba_export_all_rw --> on
samba_portmapper --> off
samba_run_unconfined --> off
samba_share_fusefs --> off
samba_share_nfs --> off
sanlock_use_samba --> off
use_samba_home_dirs --> off
virt_use_samba --> off


Accessing this share from another Red Hat Box 6.4 (samba-client)
# smbclient -L 192.168.1.10 -U don [Works perfectly]

Now, when I try to mount the share as:

# mount.cifs //192.168.1.9/smbdemo /opt/test/ -o user=don
Password:
Retrying with upper case share name
mount error(6): No such device or address
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

# smbclient //192.168.1.9/smbdemo -U don
Enter don's password:
Domain=[BARNES] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.23-14.el6_6]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

I searched in google but no avail.

Ugh - been working on this for days

I have a SAMBA server running on a Raspberry Pi. Should be pretty much up to date - retrieved today.

Want to get Windows 7 and Android smartphones to be able to access, but neither can. Ideally, I would like to generate no password challenge, but that does not seem to be on the agenda. Windows 7 cannot seem to send the account name in a way SAMBA understands. The Android phones similarly have no luck getting credentials to SAMBA.

Tried many, many variations, read many, many pieces of advice. Most recent smb.conf attached.

FYI
1) I have tried with and without SECURITY=USER
2) did smbpasswd -an nobody
3) the share has CHMOD 775
4) testparm seems happy

Any help appreciated.

Jonathan

I've got my new system up and running. It's a nice fresh change after running Linux Mint for the past 4 years. Now comes the time of setting things up the way I like them.

As part of my setup, I have a all of my DVD's backed up onto my computer so that I can use a media server in the house. I run XBMC at my TV's with a central samba server (my computer) holding the movies.

In LM, all I had to do was right-click the directory "sharing" and select SMB share and type in the name. Everything else was done for me. This doesn't seem that simple.

Here's what I've done:
1. Menu > Administration > Samba
2. Entered in all the directories to share, under the BASIC tab I've selected visibile, writeable. Under the ACCESS tab I've selected a user (see below).
3. I've created a system user called xbmc with the password of xbmc.
4. I've created a samba user called xbmc with the password of xbmc.

Still not working. So, I went into the shell where I manually started the smb service:
# systemctl start smb.service

So, I went back to Menu > Administration > Samba > Preferences:
Set workgroup to WORKGROUP (but it automatically changes it to lower case after I exit).

Drop to terminal and restart service with systemctl.

I go over to my XMBC installation and try to connect to the source and it finds the SMB share. I click on it and after about 30 seconds a window pops up asking for login credentials. I enter xbmc/xbmc and after about 30 seconds it just cycles through. XMBC doesn't offer any messages, so I went downstairs to my Windows machine and tried to connect to a network drive. I enter in \\IP\share-name and after a few seconds it asks for login credentials. I enter xbmc/xbmc but then it fails with "bad username or password".

I'm not sure what I need to do to get this working.

Here is my /etc/samba/smb.conf file:
http://pastebin.com/m9ExpPJF

System Korora 21 (just installed/updated)
kernel: 3.18.9-200.fc21.x86_64

I have set up a SFTP which I can connect to, go to the right directory and read/write files to.

The full path is home/sftpuser/SFTP/Customer
The user "sftpuser" I am connecting with is in the group "ftpusers" which has read/write access.

That works fine.

Here is my sshd_config:
Code:

Match Group ftpusers ChrootDirectory /home/%u/
 ForceCommand internal-sftp
  AllowAgentForwarding no
  AllowTcpForwarding no
  X11Forwarding no

However, I made a samba share of the folder Customer, when I go to the IP adress on a Windows machine "\\10.0.0.1\" I can see the folder Customer, when entering it requests user/pass and afterwards gives an error: you have not the right permissions.

In Webmin:
Customer /home/sftpuser/SFTP/Customer Read/write to everyone

My smb.conf:
Code:

[global]
    syslog = 0
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    read raw = no
    write raw = no
    passdb backend = tdbsam
    workgroup = DOMAIN
    usershare allow guests = yes
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
    pam password change = yes
    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
    unix password sync = yes
    obey pam restrictions = yes
    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
    server role = standalone server
    server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
    max log size = 1000
    map to guest = bad user
    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
    dns proxy = no



[Customer]
    force create mode = 755
    browsable = yes
    public = yes
    path = /home/sftpuser/SFTP/Customer
    force directory mode = 755
    writeable = yes
    valid users = @ftpusers
    force group = ftpusers
    write list = @ftpusers

I have been struggling for 3 days and am totally out of ideas.

LS -L for the folder:
Code:

total 4
drwxrwx---+ 2 sftpuser ftpusers 4096 Apr  9 11:35 Customer

Hey guys, I got samba working and I am able to access my files, however I am now trying to learn security with it. i am pretty much trying to allow certain groups access certain files. if you look at samba group you can see that I have @sambausers group to access sambagroup directory.

I have a user called sambatest01. the user can access "samba users only" but the user can access all of the other files as well. what is a correct set up on the other smb.conf to prevent users from accessing this? I cant seem to find a proper set up


[drivers]
path = /files/drivers
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
guest only = no


[samba users only]
path = /files/sambagroup
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
guest only = no
write list = @sambausers
valid users = @sambausers

Hi guys,

Need help configuring my samba file server, i have 3 folders

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Samba Server Version %v
map to guest = Bad User

hosts allow = 127. 192.

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50

security = share

load printers = no
cups options = raw
printing = bsd
printcap name = /dev/null
disable spoolss = yes

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
valid users = %S
; valid users = MYDOMAIN\%S

;[printers]
; comment = All Printers
; path = /var/spool/samba
; browseable = no
; guest ok = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes

[BIP]
path = /home/BIP
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes

[Surya Kapuas Perkasa]
path = /home/suryakapuasperkasa
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes

[Misc]
path = /home/Miscelaneous
writable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes
read only = no

The BIP and Surya Kapuas Perkasa can be accessed by windows users, but the Misc, cannot, can somebody help me with solution pls, thanks

Linux 14.04 server set up following instructions on http://www.havetheknowhow.com

I have been trying to connect to the samba shares from two windows machines. The server is visible but when I try to connect it requests a logon and no matter what I enter it fails. I have been using webmin to set this up and the samba version is 4.1.6-ubuntu.
One note, webmin did not show any samba user groups.

all systems show "WORKGROUP" as the workgroup

Hello

I want to share a folder on my Fedora linux pc with a Windows 8 pc in the same network.

I have followed this guide : http://www.labtestproject.com/config...rver_on_fedora

but I am not able to see my share on my Fedora linux pc from the other Windows 8 PC.

This is my /etc/samba/smb.conf :

Code:

[global]
        workgroup = mygroup
        server string = HP Samba
;       netbios name = MYSERVER

;       interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
;       hosts allow = 127. 192.168.12. 192.168.13.

;       max protocol = SMB2
[My-Documents]
        path = /home/Jonas/Desktop/My-Documents
        read only = no
;       browseable = yes
        guest ok = yes

The workgroup name is the same as the workgroup name on the Windows PC.

Firewall on Fedora linux pc is down.

I do get the following output when restarting smb :
Code:

apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB Daemon...
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: [2015/04/27 12:27:49.686796,  0] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:3034(lp_set_enum_parm)
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: WARNING: Ignoring invalid value 'share' for parameter 'security'
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: [2015/04/27 12:27:49.687187,  0] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1286(main)
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local systemd[1]: Started Samba SMB Daemon.

I thought it would be that simple...

I have a vps with Ubuntu 12.04 that I'm in the process of configuring. I have configued samba and been able to mount a share from my local computer to my samba share on my remote vps.

The issue is that when I go into the Samba server module and I click start, stop or restart it has no effect what so ever. I can ssh into the terminal and run $ sudo service smbd start and that will work (as well as stop/restart). However it will not work within Webmin.

I then went to the module configuration and changed the start command to: service smbd start and the same for the stop command (with "stop" though).

I then when to System > Running processes and saw that smbd is running however the list is showing "is running now" as NO. I click the start/stop button within this section and it doesn't work again.

Can anyone please help me figure this out?

Webmin 1.5.9
Ubuntu 12.04