[CentOS] Samba setup

Tue Jan 19 16:18:05 UTC 2021
Götz Reinicke <goetz.reinicke at filmakademie.de>

Hi,

> Am 18.01.2021 um 20:08 schrieb Robert G. (Doc) Savage via CentOS <centos at centos.org>:
> 
> I'm
> following https://www.linuxbabe.com/redhat/set-up-samba-server-on-centos-8-rhel-8-for-file-sharing
>  to set up Samba 4.12.3-12 on my Storinator fileserver running CentOS
> 8.3. I am trying to share out /tank/Windows/ as a Samba share:
> 
> # ls -al /tank
> total 61
> drwxr-xr-x. 6 root root 7 Dec 26 10:43 Backups
> drwxr-xr-x. 6 root root 6 Dec 4 22:47 Repos
> drwxrwxrwx. 2 doc doc 4 Dec 28 14:01 VMs
> drwxrwxrwx.  2 root root 2 Jan 17 17:04 Windows
> 
> My /etc/samba/smb.conf file is set up as follows:
> 
> # testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> 
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> printcap name = cups
> security = USER
> idmap config * : backend = tdb
> cups options = raw
> hosts allow = 192.168.0
> 
> ...
> 
> [public]
> comment = public share, no need to enter username and password
> guest ok = Yes
> path = /tank/Windows
> read only = No
> 
> When I try to map network drive from my Windows 10 PC using the
> graphical File Explorer, it asks me for my username and password. It
> doesn't accept my password. When I try to map it at the CMD cli, I get:
> 
> C:\> net use S: \\192.168.1.20\public\
> System error 67 has occurred.
> 
> The network name cannot be found.
> 
> Could this be a network browsing problem in Samba? What have I missed?

Anything in the samba logs? May be SELinux/Firewall issues?

Regards . Götz