guys, samba server : samba-2.2.1a-15mdk, this is mandrake 8.1 . (both client&server)
this is the smb.conf (server): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Global parameters [global] workgroup = MDKGROUP server string = Samba Server %v security = SHARE encrypt passwords = Yes log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 printcap name = lpstat dns proxy = No printing = cups security = share [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No browseable = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba create mask = 0700 guest ok = Yes printable = Yes print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers. lpq command = lpstat -o %p lprm command = cancel %p-%j browseable = No [backup] comment = backup share path = /home/tal/backup/ guest ok = Yes writeable = Yes browseable = Yes read only = No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the mount command : mount -t smbfs -o username=root,password=root_passwd //192.168.0.2/backup /mnt/backup/ the volume mounts ok, but permition denied for (rw) , only (ro) : [root@whatsup backup]# mkdir test mkdir: cannot create directory `test': Permission denied [root@whatsup backup]# what am i missing here ? -- ----------------------------------- _|_|_ Best Regard's , ( ) * Amir Tal, /v\ / System Administrator /( )X (m_m) | | ICQ : 15748705 | (_)_ __ | | | '_ \| | | \ \/ / | | | | | | |_| |> < |_)_|_|_| |_|__,_/_/\ http://whatsup.homelinux.com ----------------------------------- ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]