shmu26
27 November 2023 08:15
1
I want Windows 11, which is on my LAN network, to get access to my home folder in Manjaro.
sudo groupadd sambashares
and then I rebooted.
sudo chown sambashares /var/lib/samba/usershares
and I got
chown: invalid user: ‘sambashares’
What to do now?
inxi -F 2 ✘
System:
Host: manjaro Kernel: 6.5.11-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.9 Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B365M-A v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2208
date: 07/09/2021
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Hi @shmu26 ,
This
…changes the user ownership of the file. So, in effect what happened was, you created the group sambashares and not a user, and then you changed only the directory /var/lib/samba/usershares, and not its content’s user ownership with:
I think this will serve you better:
Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
notepad is intended as a help to setup simple client connection to home NAS and simple file sharing from your Manjaro desktop to other computers in your home network. If you are looking for domain specific setup and integration to Microsoft AD you must refer to the official samba documentation [1 ].
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shmu26:
So I did
sudo groupadd sambashares
and then I rebooted.
sudo chown sambashares /var/lib/samba/usershares
and I got
chown: invalid user: ‘sambashares’
The mentioned folder must be owned by root.
The group you created should have been a system group - so create new system grouip
sudo groupadd -r sambashare
You should simply make your user a member of the sambashares and make the folder owned by the group sambashare
sudo chown root:sambashare /var/lib/samba/usershares
Add your user to the new groiup
sudo gpasswd -a $USER sambashare
Ensure permissions on the usershares folder to prevent users from deleting other users files/folders (even their home can be deleted)
chmod 1770 /var/lib/samba/usershares
Remember to logout if you are doing this as yourself - altered group permission/membership is only applied at login.
It appears to me you are mixing concepts
Accessing Manjaro from Windows requires Samba server installed and configured correct.
GVFS is a client side protocol - nothing to do with server side access to shares
The topic referred deals only with basic sharing - usershares is an advanced topic requiring more configuration.
For more infor read Enable Usershares part at Samba - ArchWiki
Remove the now obsolete sambashares group
sudo groupdel sambashares
shmu26
27 November 2023 09:01
4
I tried following the “How to” but when I got the step of
Open your file manager and enter the server name or IP address in location bar."
It seemed like this step was inappropriate, because I already have access from Manjaro to my Windows machine. Now, I want access to my Manjaro machine, from Windows.
Well, whether the step is or not, doesn’t make the rest of the tutorial inapplicable.
Also, without knowing exactly what happened, how it’s happening, where or when it’s happening, I can’t say if it applies or not.
I’d recommend following @linux-aarhus ’ advice on this.
shmu26
27 November 2023 09:27
7
Thanks, I did
sudo groupadd -r sambashare
sudo chown root:sambashare /var/lib/samba/usershares
sudo chmod 1770 /var/lib/samba/usershares
sudo gpasswd -a $USER sambashare
logoutsudo groupdel sambashares
Maybe I need to add root permissions to sambashare group?
You need to create a folder inside the usershares - then share that folder
You also need a correctly configured /etc/samba/smb.conf
shmu26
27 November 2023 09:33
9
I want to share the Downloads folder in my Home folder
Check that these packages are installed:
samba
smbclient
gvfs
gvfs-smb
kdenetwork-filesharing
manjaro-settings-samba
I never used usershares - my assumption was not correct - you don’t need to create such folder.
$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershares
usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = yes
usershare owner only = yes
sudo systemctl enable --now smb
No - not necessary - check if your user has been applied the sambashare group
groups
sddm may have cached your permissions - so simply logging out may not do it.
Select Others from the login screen - then navigate back and login again.
When group and permissions are correct
If you are completely stuck
recheck your smb.confcat /etc/samba/smb.conf
test your samba configsudo testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf
ensure the samba service is enabled and runningsystemctl status smb
recheck your groupsgroups
recheck permissions on /var/lib/samba/usershares $ ls -l /var/lib/samba
total 1240
-rw------- 1 root root 421888 nov 27 10:39 account_policy.tdb
drwxrwx--- 1 root root 0 sep 4 16:33 bind-dns
-rw------- 1 root root 696 nov 27 10:39 group_mapping.tdb
drwx------ 1 root root 58 nov 27 10:39 private
-rw------- 1 root root 421888 nov 27 10:39 registry.tdb
-rw------- 1 root root 421888 nov 27 10:39 share_info.tdb
drwxrwx--T 1 root sambashare 0 nov 27 10:36 usershares
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shmu26
27 November 2023 10:21
13
That was a good trick!
And when I try accessing my home folder from Windows, by typing the IP address in Windows explorer, I see a folder called “public”.
But how do I get to my home folder?
shmu26
27 November 2023 10:42
14
cat /etc/samba/smb.conf ✔
[global]
workgroup = MANJARO
server string = Manjaro Samba Server
server role = standalone server
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
guest account = nobody
map to guest = Bad Password
usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershares
usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = yes
usershare owner only = yes
min protocol = SMB2
max protocol = SMB3
[public]
path = /srv/samba/share-name
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
~ sudo testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf ✔
[sudo] password for shmuel:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed by GnuTLS (e.g. NTLM as a compatibility fallback)
WARNING: 'workgroup' and 'netbios name' must differ.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
# Global parameters
[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
map to guest = Bad Password
max log size = 50
server min protocol = SMB2
server role = standalone server
server string = Manjaro Samba Server
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 100
workgroup = MANJARO
idmap config * : backend = tdb
[public]
guest ok = Yes
path = /srv/samba/share-name
read only = No
~ systemctl status smb ✔ 11s
● smb.service - Samba SMB Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2023-11-27 11:39:17 IST; 1h 1min ago
Docs: man:smbd(8)
man:samba(7)
man:smb.conf(5)
Main PID: 7547 (smbd)
Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
Tasks: 3 (limit: 19000)
Memory: 13.8M
CPU: 3.664s
CGroup: /system.slice/smb.service
├─7547 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
├─7551 "smbd: notifyd "
└─7552 "smbd: cleanupd"
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.353376, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.354441, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.355385, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:26.338101, 0] ../../source3/param/loadparm.c:3480(pro>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/home failed.>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:26.380208, 0] ../../source3/param/loadparm.c:3480(pro>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/home failed.>
...skipping...
● smb.service - Samba SMB Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2023-11-27 11:39:17 IST; 1h 1min ago
Docs: man:smbd(8)
man:samba(7)
man:smb.conf(5)
Main PID: 7547 (smbd)
Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
Tasks: 3 (limit: 19000)
Memory: 13.8M
CPU: 3.664s
CGroup: /system.slice/smb.service
├─7547 /usr/bin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
├─7551 "smbd: notifyd "
└─7552 "smbd: cleanupd"
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.353376, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.354441, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:17.355385, 0] ../../source3/smbd/smb2_service.c:746(m>
Nov 27 12:13:17 manjaro smbd[13849]: make_connection_snum: canonicalize_connect_path failed for service pub>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:26.338101, 0] ../../source3/param/loadparm.c:3480(pro>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/home failed.>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: [2023/11/27 12:13:26.380208, 0] ../../source3/param/loadparm.c:3480(pro>
Nov 27 12:13:26 manjaro smbd[13849]: process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/home failed.>
~
lines 1-26/26 (END)
groups ✔
sys network power vboxusers sambashare plugdev autologin lp wheel shmuel
~ ls -l /var/lib/samba ✔
total 1360
-rw------- 1 root root 421888 Nov 15 19:14 account_policy.tdb
drwxrwx--- 2 root root 4096 Sep 4 17:33 bind-dns
-rw------- 1 root root 696 Nov 15 19:14 group_mapping.tdb
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Nov 15 19:22 private
-rw------- 1 root root 528384 Nov 15 19:50 registry.tdb
-rw------- 1 root root 421888 Nov 15 19:22 share_info.tdb
drwxrwx--T 2 root sambashare 4096 Sep 24 2022 usershare
drwxrwx--T 3 root sambashare 4096 Nov 27 12:07 usershares
bedna
27 November 2023 10:47
15
Yes, that is your “public”.
It seems you want to share /var/lib/samba/usershares. There are some really knowledgeble people in here, and they said nothing about that, but I would argue to maybe not use /usr/share for this?
But the reason your “public” is empty (if it is) is because the path is /srv/samba/share-name (witch I argue is a way better path to use)
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Windows and Manjaro should be in the same workgroup. If you use a named workgroup in Windows, you can use that one; or, even leave it set to workgroup = WORKGROUP if no other computers on your LAN have workgroup names set.
Verify the SMB protocol that Windows is using; I suspect SMB3 if it’s a later version of Windows 10/11. That being the case, just use:
protocol = SMB3 in smb.conf (one line, no min/max needed)
Under [Public] the path = line should reflect the folder you wish to share – /home/your_username/Downloads is what you wanted; though I generally don’t recommend sharing a folder within the user profile.
bedna
27 November 2023 11:09
17
I’ll throw in a tiny tutorial on how I deal with this stuff.
$ sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
[Name-of-the-share]
path = /path/to/what/you/want/to/share/
browsable = yes
writable = yes
read only = no
force user = YOUR_USERNAME # your username in Manjaro, not the user you create to login with below
create mask = 0644
public = no
Add a samba user (change “sambauser” to whatever username you want) and add samba password. This is the username and password you use when connecting in windows:
sudo useradd --system --no-create-home --no-user-group --shell /usr/bin/nologin sambauser
sudo smbpasswd -a sambauser
Enable the smaba systemd service:
sudo systemctl enable --now smb.service
Bonus, if you use KDE plasma (SDDM), hide the sambauser in the login screen:
$ sudo nano /etc/sddm.conf
[Users]
HideUsers=sambauser
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shmu26
27 November 2023 15:57
19
Good advice.
Just one more point that wasn’t mentioned yet: firewall needs to be turned off, or configured for samba, otherwise the share won’t work.
system
29 November 2023 03:58
20
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