How can I set up Samba shares to only be accessed by certain users?
I have a RAID10 array mounted on Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have created a few folders within the mount point and want the following functionality.
There will be 4 users, 3 of them are windows users: 'one' 'two' & 'three'.
'four' is a media streamer that only needs to access the MEDIA share.
One Two and Three need to have full access to the media share and their own personal shares (for documents) which no other users but them can access.
Currently, User Four works perfectly (Has full access to the MEDIA folder and can't access folders owned by other users). The problem is, when logged in as the other user, I can't access either share; (tried using valid users = and using chmod to add permissions to no avail).
TL;DR: I need to know how to configure Samba properly to restrict access to certain shares for certain users and allow all of them to access one communal folder (all files on a RAID10 mount).
server permissions samba multiple-users
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
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I have a RAID10 array mounted on Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have created a few folders within the mount point and want the following functionality.
There will be 4 users, 3 of them are windows users: 'one' 'two' & 'three'.
'four' is a media streamer that only needs to access the MEDIA share.
One Two and Three need to have full access to the media share and their own personal shares (for documents) which no other users but them can access.
Currently, User Four works perfectly (Has full access to the MEDIA folder and can't access folders owned by other users). The problem is, when logged in as the other user, I can't access either share; (tried using valid users = and using chmod to add permissions to no avail).
TL;DR: I need to know how to configure Samba properly to restrict access to certain shares for certain users and allow all of them to access one communal folder (all files on a RAID10 mount).
server permissions samba multiple-users
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
add a comment |
I have a RAID10 array mounted on Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have created a few folders within the mount point and want the following functionality.
There will be 4 users, 3 of them are windows users: 'one' 'two' & 'three'.
'four' is a media streamer that only needs to access the MEDIA share.
One Two and Three need to have full access to the media share and their own personal shares (for documents) which no other users but them can access.
Currently, User Four works perfectly (Has full access to the MEDIA folder and can't access folders owned by other users). The problem is, when logged in as the other user, I can't access either share; (tried using valid users = and using chmod to add permissions to no avail).
TL;DR: I need to know how to configure Samba properly to restrict access to certain shares for certain users and allow all of them to access one communal folder (all files on a RAID10 mount).
server permissions samba multiple-users
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
I have a RAID10 array mounted on Ubuntu Server 12.04. I have created a few folders within the mount point and want the following functionality.
There will be 4 users, 3 of them are windows users: 'one' 'two' & 'three'.
'four' is a media streamer that only needs to access the MEDIA share.
One Two and Three need to have full access to the media share and their own personal shares (for documents) which no other users but them can access.
Currently, User Four works perfectly (Has full access to the MEDIA folder and can't access folders owned by other users). The problem is, when logged in as the other user, I can't access either share; (tried using valid users = and using chmod to add permissions to no avail).
TL;DR: I need to know how to configure Samba properly to restrict access to certain shares for certain users and allow all of them to access one communal folder (all files on a RAID10 mount).
server permissions samba multiple-users
server permissions samba multiple-users
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
edited Jan 29 '14 at 9:50
Flyk
1,38931624
1,38931624
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
asked Oct 29 '12 at 7:10
LiamLiam
148124
148124
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Each samba user must have a normal linux account as well.
- Make sure that every user can access the common media folder on the unix side (without samba); alternatively, you can set
force userinsmb.conf
- Make sure each user has a samba password set. You can set it with
sudo smbpasswd -a your_user
- Look at
/etc/samba/smb.conf: check if the linesecurity = useris set in the[GLOBAL]section - Set your shares in
/etc/samba/smb.conf, see example
Example shares:
[allaccess]
path = /media/common
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one, two, three, four
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; if you set this, all files get written as this user
force user = one
This will be accessible via \yourserverallaccess
A single user share:
[special]
path = /home/two/onlytwo
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
Restart the samba server after the changes with:
sudo service smbd restart
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
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Each samba user must have a normal linux account as well.
- Make sure that every user can access the common media folder on the unix side (without samba); alternatively, you can set
force userinsmb.conf
- Make sure each user has a samba password set. You can set it with
sudo smbpasswd -a your_user
- Look at
/etc/samba/smb.conf: check if the linesecurity = useris set in the[GLOBAL]section - Set your shares in
/etc/samba/smb.conf, see example
Example shares:
[allaccess]
path = /media/common
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one, two, three, four
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; if you set this, all files get written as this user
force user = one
This will be accessible via \yourserverallaccess
A single user share:
[special]
path = /home/two/onlytwo
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
Restart the samba server after the changes with:
sudo service smbd restart
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
add a comment |
Each samba user must have a normal linux account as well.
- Make sure that every user can access the common media folder on the unix side (without samba); alternatively, you can set
force userinsmb.conf
- Make sure each user has a samba password set. You can set it with
sudo smbpasswd -a your_user
- Look at
/etc/samba/smb.conf: check if the linesecurity = useris set in the[GLOBAL]section - Set your shares in
/etc/samba/smb.conf, see example
Example shares:
[allaccess]
path = /media/common
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one, two, three, four
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; if you set this, all files get written as this user
force user = one
This will be accessible via \yourserverallaccess
A single user share:
[special]
path = /home/two/onlytwo
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
Restart the samba server after the changes with:
sudo service smbd restart
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
add a comment |
Each samba user must have a normal linux account as well.
- Make sure that every user can access the common media folder on the unix side (without samba); alternatively, you can set
force userinsmb.conf
- Make sure each user has a samba password set. You can set it with
sudo smbpasswd -a your_user
- Look at
/etc/samba/smb.conf: check if the linesecurity = useris set in the[GLOBAL]section - Set your shares in
/etc/samba/smb.conf, see example
Example shares:
[allaccess]
path = /media/common
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one, two, three, four
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; if you set this, all files get written as this user
force user = one
This will be accessible via \yourserverallaccess
A single user share:
[special]
path = /home/two/onlytwo
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
Restart the samba server after the changes with:
sudo service smbd restart
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
Each samba user must have a normal linux account as well.
- Make sure that every user can access the common media folder on the unix side (without samba); alternatively, you can set
force userinsmb.conf
- Make sure each user has a samba password set. You can set it with
sudo smbpasswd -a your_user
- Look at
/etc/samba/smb.conf: check if the linesecurity = useris set in the[GLOBAL]section - Set your shares in
/etc/samba/smb.conf, see example
Example shares:
[allaccess]
path = /media/common
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one, two, three, four
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; if you set this, all files get written as this user
force user = one
This will be accessible via \yourserverallaccess
A single user share:
[special]
path = /home/two/onlytwo
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
valid users = one
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
Restart the samba server after the changes with:
sudo service smbd restart
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
answered Oct 29 '12 at 13:52
phoibosphoibos
15.4k23543
15.4k23543
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
add a comment |
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
2
2
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
You sir are a god, the masks and force user was what I needed all along but didn't understand.
– Liam
Oct 29 '12 at 19:22
3
3
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
I think "read only" and "writable" are so-called "inverted synonyms" for one another. No need to set them both.
– Mike Diehn
Apr 8 '14 at 14:53
1
1
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Awesome! I had done every thing except step #2. I've never seen that mentioned anywhere else in setting up samba shares. Thanks!!
– PatrickSteele
Dec 29 '14 at 0:13
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
Don't specify share name as temp if you want it writable.
– SergA
yesterday
add a comment |
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