Samba Question -- Users cannot access home directories

Paul subsolar at subsolar.org
Thu Feb 24 02:37:26 UTC 2005


On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 14:11 -0500, Tim Holmes wrote:
> > 
> > > Thomas -- there are a variety of entries in that folder, so im not
> > > particularly sure what I should be looking for -- im kinda new at
> this
> > > stuff
> > >
> > > TIM
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim Holmes
> > 
> > There should be a bunch of files in there called [machine].log where
> > [machine] is the name of a computer which is trying to access the
> Samba
> > server.
> > 
> > So what you want to do is try to access your home share from a machine
> and
> > then look for that machine's logfile.  Look in there for anything that
> > looks
> > like an error.  Post it here.
> > 
> > Thomas
> > 
> [Tim Holmes wrote] 
> 
> 
> Thomas -- Heres the contents of on the log file for my computer -- I
> don't see any obvious errors, but I also am very new at this so I may be
> missing something
> 
> TIM
> 
> 
> [2005/02/21 14:12:48, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(648)
>   mod3teacher (192.168.0.133) connect to service html initially as user
> tholmes (uid=500, gid=500) (pid 21422) [2005/02/21 14:13:08, 1]
> smbd/service.c:close_cnum(836)
>   mod3teacher (192.168.0.133) closed connection to service html
> [2005/02/21 14:15:40, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(648)

<SNIP>

> MCASCHOOL\tholmes (uid=16777219, gid=16777216) (pid 5113) [2005/02/23
> 13:23:13, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(648)
>   mod3teacher (192.168.0.133) connect to service www initially as user
> MCASCHOOL\tholmes (uid=16777219, gid=16777216) (pid 5113) [2005/02/23
> 13:23:23, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(836)
>   mod3teacher (192.168.0.133) closed connection to service html
> [2005/02/23 13:23:23, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(836)
>   mod3teacher (192.168.0.133) closed connection to service www
> 
> 

Does the directory /home/MCASCHOOL/tholmes exist on the box and is it
owned by tholmes?

If not and case is important, this could be your issue.

Regards,
Paul Berger





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