[CentOS] Samba guest no write access after update to samba -3.6.23-12.el6.x86_64

Thu Nov 6 19:23:03 UTC 2014
Mike Watson <mikew at crucis.net>

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On 11/06/2014 12:08 PM, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Am 2014-11-06 19:05, schrieb Mike Watson:
>> I have an established server initially created with CentOS 6.5 and
>> updated weekly. Last week there was a massive update that I believe
>> upgraded my server to 6.6.
>>
>> I had a number of issues after the upgrade---like my firewall being
>> turned on and blocking all inbound ports. (I have an external firewall.)
>> I've fixed all the issues created by this upgrade except for one.
>>
>> I have a number of samba shares on this server used by some WinXP boxes
>> on my network and two other linux (Fedora) workstations. Since the
>> upgrade, guest/nobody write access no longer works. The smb.conf file is
>> unchanged.
>>
>> The config file below has been unchanged since my initial installation.
>> Anyone know how I can restore guest write access? Guest can read, but
>> not write to the share.
>>
>> Mike W
>
> Check for SELinux AVCs.
>
> Alexander
>
SELinux is/has been disabled.

mw