SAMBA can see but not access folder [Solved]

[Griffy]

I created a SAMBA folder on one PC and can see it, but can't access it. I've used the search feature on the forums and can't find the answer. I've created firewall rules to open it up, and have a user and password. I can see the folder from other machines, but can't access it. What do I need to do?

[CharlesV]

Please post your QSI ( MX Menu | Quick System Info | Copy for Forum | paste here )

You have to have rights in the OS for that user, and then samba rights as well.

[Griffy]

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-26-amd64 [6.1.112-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-26-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.4_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P8Z68-V PRO v: Rev 1.xx serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3402 date: 05/07/2012
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-2600K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge gen: core 2 level: v2
    built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3785 high: 3802 min/max: 1600/5900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 3764 2: 3781 3: 3761 4: 3799 5: 3799 6: 3801 7: 3802 8: 3777
    bogomips: 54397
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
    arch: GCN-4 code: Arctic Islands process: GF 14nm built: 2016-20 pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
    lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 1002:699f class-ID: 0300 temp: 48.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x317mm (20.00x12.48") s-diag: 599mm (23.57")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 model: Samsung SyncMaster serial: <filter> built: 2008
    res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 305 gamma: 1.6 size: 160x90mm (6.3x3.54") diag: 184mm (7.2")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: AMD Radeon RX 550 / 550 Series (polaris12 LLVM 15.0.6
    DRM 3.49 6.1.0-26-amd64) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 6
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / 560/560X] driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.1
    chip-ID: 1002:aae0 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-26-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579V Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK P8P67 Deluxe driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: f040 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1503 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: ASUSTek Bluetooth Adapter type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 3-1.7:4
    chip-ID: 0b05:179c class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.0 lmp-v: 3.0
    sub-v: 9999 hci-v: 3.0 rev: 9999
  Info: acl-mtu: 1022:8 sco-mtu: 121:3 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.24 TiB used: 139.44 GiB (11.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0107 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital model: WD1001FALS-00J7B0 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 0K05
    scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 type: USB vendor: Sabrent model: SABRENT size: 111.79 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 0204 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 223.32 GiB size: 218.75 GiB (97.96%) used: 139.44 GiB (63.7%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 274 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 48.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2214 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2205 libs: 1122 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 9
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 287 Uptime: 1h 49m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.72 GiB used: 1.67 GiB (21.6%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

[Griffy]

How should folder permissions look for the shared folder?

[CharlesV]

That depends upon how you want to do it, but either you need to have:
1) The user AND access rights, or
2) The user in a group, and then hand the group rights, or
3) Allow everyone to have rights.

Then, I would suggest using MX Samba Share to :
a) Add the user you want to have connect to the share (make sure they are IN that samba group, if not your regular user.) , then
b) Add the share,
c) Verify your firewall is off (at least for testing, back on later and add share port if the firewall is needed. )