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Check the permissions of the linux files/folders with &quot;ls -al&quot;, the user you are using must have permissions (or be the owner).<br />
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If you want to set the owner of the files/folders to your USERNAME do: chown USERNAME FILENAME (or folder name). You can add the -R flag to the command to change the owner recursively on the child folders: chown -R USERNAME FOLDER
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Check the permissions of the linux files/folders with "ls -al", the user you are using must have permissions (or be the owner).

If you want to set the owner of the files/folders to your USERNAME do: chown USERNAME FILENAME (or folder name). You can add the -R flag to the command to change the owner recursively on the child folders: chown -R USERNAME FOLDER

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When you say the username password match the one on the linux machine do you mean you created a linux user?<br />
You need to create a samba passwd for that user with<br />
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smbpasswd -a username<br />
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You may have already done this but its worth a check.<br />

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When you say the username password match the one on the linux machine do you mean you created a linux user?
You need to create a samba passwd for that user with

smbpasswd -a username

You may have already done this but its worth a check.


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Also what messages are you getting in your logs?
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Also what messages are you getting in your logs?

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I am trying to setup samba 3 from SUSE 9.1. I am able to see the folders from my XP machine but I have no permissions to change anything and the user name and PW from my XP machine match one that I have created on the linux system. All help appreaciated.
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I am trying to setup samba 3 from SUSE 9.1. I am able to see the folders from my XP machine but I have no permissions to change anything and the user name and PW from my XP machine match one that I have created on the linux system. All help appreaciated.

Setting up Samba Problem

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.