How can i mount a share from a Windows 2k3 Server, so that a normal user can write to it ?
i did:
mount.cifs //server/share /my/mount/point -o user=myUser
which mounts the share but only root can write to it. At least a normal user can create files (?) but no directories…
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sorry as far as i see they just explain what i allready know.
I know how to mount the share. But I can’t write to it as a normal user.
They are talking about NTFS ? and eSATA drives ?
what in particular did you mean ?
I was just following it thru and another link in it which seemed might be helpful. I don’t use samba only ssh
What mount point are you using?
i tried one in the root tree but also in the users Home directory.
The strange thing is, i do the same thing on a 11.1 machine where it works perfect. Not so on 11.2.
If you have kde’s dolphin super user, go to the folder and right click - properties - permissions - advanced permissions
and adjust - apply to all sub dir
apply
Well i guess it’s best if i answer this as the OS does:
Permission denied!
PS: Yes as superuser!
You can’t chown or chmod a cifs mount (were you trying that?). Whatever, the permissions on a cifs mount are set in the mount command, qualified and constrained by the permissions that flow through from the server.
Let’s get a bit more info. It’s a windows 2003 server, so there might be some interesting permissions or connection issues.
does myUser exist on the 2003 server? Does myUser exist on the client openSUSE box?
Yes
is your samba configuration set up as a domain member, or just using openSUSE’s default configuration (if you don’t know then run cat /etc/samba/smb.conf and post here the [global] stanza)
suse default
if you go to the share in a browser (nautilus/dolphin) do you have to authenticate or do you simply drill down for access
I can just access the share. I can’t create a directory, but i CAN copy a file to that share.
when you run the command you mentioned in a console, what’s the full dialogue that you get
after the mount, what are the file permissions (run this to see: ls -l /path_to/mount_directory)
drone01:/home/mr # mount.cifs //data-node/repositories /home/mr/repos/ -o user=mr
Password:
drone01:/home/mr # ls -al | grep repos
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 26. Dez 00:13 repos
drone01:/home/mr #
Try this:
mount.cifs //data-node/repositories /home/mr/repos/ -o guest,uid=mr,gid=users
drone01:/home/mr # mount.cifs //data-node/repositories /home/mr/repos/ --verbose -o guest,uid=mr,gid=users
mount.cifs kernel mount options: unc=//data-node\repositories,user=,ver=1,guest,uid=1000,gid=100,ip=192.168.8.254
mount error(13): Permission denied
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
Since i did not allow guest access to that share, i tried this:
drone01:/home/mr # mount.cifs //data-node/repositories /home/mr/repos/ --verbose -o user=mr,uid=mr,gid=users
Password:
mount.cifs kernel mount options: unc=//data-node\repositories,ver=1,user=mr,uid=1000,gid=100,ip=192.168.8.254,pass=********
drone01:/home/mr #
now i can create dirs and files. strange that i can creat files but no directories the other way… Looks almost like a security issue to me.
Glad it’s working. The key was to change the ownership. More here:
Samba: HowTo Mount a CIFS Network Share [AKA Map Network Drive] in openSUSE 11 plus FAQs
particularly the sections titled
Temporary Mounts: Secure shares (username & password required)
and
Temporary Mounts: Prescribing the owner of the mount on the client
your final solution is a mix of those two.