Destination Folder Access Denied

kmill99 · 01-28-2008, 11:54 AM

I am running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. I created a Share within Samba Server and gave the folder Read/Write permissions for everyone.(I tried just my account as well) When I try to add/delete any files or folders from a Windows Vista workstation I get the following error: Destination Folder Access Denied.. You need Permissions to perform this action.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kevin

cmnorton · 01-28-2008, 03:35 PM

I believe you have to mark the share, not just the permissions, as being open to everyone. I'm not sitting at a Linux machine right now, and I am trying to remember what the SAMBA permissions gui looks like, but you'd do it there.

When you mark that share's permissions, you are marking them for Linux users, not Vista users. If you want some control over who has access, then you can map one or many Windows users to a user who owns the share.

lensman3 · 01-28-2008, 09:54 PM

I think you need public and the browsable (visible) options set on.
Below is a snippet out of my "/etc/samba/smb.conf" for a wide open directory:

[home]
comment = Home Folder
path = /home
guest ok = yes
writeable = yes
public = yes
printable = no
; create mask = 0765
browseable = yes
; valid users = xyz

The ; means the line was commented out.

A good way to debug from the Linux side is to use the program "smbclient" from a text command line window. You can test your setups easily from there. Enter

smbclient -L //Linux-pc-ip-address/

It will ask for a password. Just hit enter. You will see your shares. Smbclient will also query a M$ machine.

Goooooood luck.

kmill99 · 01-29-2008, 09:05 AM

Ok. I set the Samba Server Share to Read/Write and "Visible" as well as "Everyone" for allow access. I can map a drive to the share from a Vista PC and see the files and folders. I can now "delete" files but I cant add any files or folders from a Vista pc to the linux share. It gives me the "Destination Folder Access Denied". Pardon my ignorance as I am new to Linux.

lensman3 · 01-29-2008, 08:35 PM

Your description tells me that you have read access (from Linux) of Vista's folder, but you don't have write access to the folder on Vista. OR Your login name on Linux is not exactly the same as the login name on Vista. The login name for Vista and Linux are the in the same group (or guest) so Linux can "read" Vista's folder.

This could be as simple as logging in as "guest" from the Linux, but Vista won't let a "guest" user write to the disk. Make sure that the user names and passwords are exactly the same between the two machines.

01-28-2008, 11:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
kmill99 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 OS: RH Enterprise Linux 5	Destination Folder Access Denied I am running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. I created a Share within Samba Server and gave the folder Read/Write permissions for everyone.(I tried just my account as well) When I try to add/delete any files or folders from a Windows Vista workstation I get the following error: Destination Folder Access Denied.. You need Permissions to perform this action. Any suggestions? Thanks, Kevin

01-28-2008, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
cmnorton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 22 OS: Ubuntu	Re: Destination Folder Access Denied I believe you have to mark the share, not just the permissions, as being open to everyone. I'm not sitting at a Linux machine right now, and I am trying to remember what the SAMBA permissions gui looks like, but you'd do it there. When you mark that share's permissions, you are marking them for Linux users, not Vista users. If you want some control over who has access, then you can map one or many Windows users to a user who owns the share. __________________ Charles M. Norton

01-28-2008, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Destination Folder Access Denied I think you need public and the browsable (visible) options set on. Below is a snippet out of my "/etc/samba/smb.conf" for a wide open directory: [home] comment = Home Folder path = /home guest ok = yes writeable = yes public = yes printable = no ; create mask = 0765 browseable = yes ; valid users = xyz The ; means the line was commented out. A good way to debug from the Linux side is to use the program "smbclient" from a text command line window. You can test your setups easily from there. Enter smbclient -L //Linux-pc-ip-address/ It will ask for a password. Just hit enter. You will see your shares. Smbclient will also query a M$ machine. Goooooood luck.

01-29-2008, 09:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
kmill99 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 OS: RH Enterprise Linux 5	Re: Destination Folder Access Denied Ok. I set the Samba Server Share to Read/Write and "Visible" as well as "Everyone" for allow access. I can map a drive to the share from a Vista PC and see the files and folders. I can now "delete" files but I cant add any files or folders from a Vista pc to the linux share. It gives me the "Destination Folder Access Denied". Pardon my ignorance as I am new to Linux.

01-29-2008, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Destination Folder Access Denied Your description tells me that you have read access (from Linux) of Vista's folder, but you don't have write access to the folder on Vista. OR Your login name on Linux is not exactly the same as the login name on Vista. The login name for Vista and Linux are the in the same group (or guest) so Linux can "read" Vista's folder. This could be as simple as logging in as "guest" from the Linux, but Vista won't let a "guest" user write to the disk. Make sure that the user names and passwords are exactly the same between the two machines.