smb not mounting share for specific user (SOLVED)

[redhatdude at bellsouth.net]

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>
>
> On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 20:42 +0000, redhatdude at bellsouth.net wrote:
> > 
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com>
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 19:34 +0000, redhatdude at bellsouth.net wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > > > From: redhatdude at bellsouth.net
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > I added a user with useradd. Then added the user to smb with smbpasswd -a. 
> > > Then 
> > > > > restarted smb.
> > > Now, I can mount the samba share using my user name. However, when I try 
> to 
> > > > mount the share with the newly created user, even though I log in and smb 
> > > > > accepts the user and password, it gives me the following error:
> > > > > The volume "Storage" could not be mounted
> > > > > Anybody knows what the issue is here?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > EJ
> > > > > 
> > > > I forgot to add the user to the valid user of the share.
> > > ----
> > > 1. it is more useful to use 'groups' instead of users...
> > > 
> > > You can set the group ownership of the share and folders inside...
> > >    i.e. image /home/samba/files is a file share for samba users
> > >    chgrp samba_users /home/samba/files -R
> > >    chmod g+w,g+w /home/samba/files -R
> > >    add @samba_users to share (valid users = @samba_users)
> > > 
> > > now all files and folders are owned by 'samba_users' group and all new
> > > files and folders will likewise be owned by 'samba_users' group
> > > 
> > > 2. You don't need to restart samba after changes to smb.conf as the
> > > configuration file is reloaded automatically every minute (I think), but
> > > if it makes you feel better to restart samba service...by all means.
> > > 
> > > Craig
> > 
> > Maybe a dumb question. Do I need to create a new group in the system with 
> groupadd samba_users?
> > Thanks a lot.
> ----
> not a dumb question at all but a clear indication that you haven't found
> samba documentation that is worth following so let me first point out...
> 
> http://samba.org/samba/docs/
> 
> which I would unhesitatingly declare the best open source documentation
> available
> see the 'Samba 3 HowTo' and 'Samba by Example'
> 
> The issue is that Windows has a lot of pre-conceived notions of users,
> groups, ID's and samba tries to accommodate them in ways that seem
> confusing to UNIX/Linux users but are pretty obvious to those familiar
> with Windows Networking concepts.
> 
> The idea is that you 'map' samba groups to Unix groups.
> 
> The documentation on the subject begins here...
> http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/groupmapping.html#id38254
> 8
> 
> so if all the users were part of the Linux group 'users', you could
> conceivably map the 'Samba Domain Group' called "Domain Users" to the
> posix group 'users'
> 
> net groupmap list
> 
> will print a list of current samba groups (no doubt 'unassigned')
> 
> Craig

You're right. I should've gone to samba.org in the first place. I just followed a few HOWTOs I googled.
Do I need to use groups and do the mapping if most of our users are on macs and we're only using samba trying to accomodate two Windows users? The boss and a sales person want access to design files.
Thanks,
EJ