"chad" wrote in message
news:d12de03a.0408021653.2d776b60@posting.google.c om...
> I have seen a few posts of people caught by this bug. Please write to
> me if anyone knows how to fix:
>
> Problem:
>
> Samba won't grant access to my /shared share.
> I created it, gave the linux user permissions
> and tested them, my Windows XP Pro sees the share, I
> can map a drive to it, but I cannot change to it:
> Access denied is the error I get. I'm logged into
> Windows XP as the same user ID and password as on the
> Linux system.
>
> I had a problem when accessing the share at first with
> Windows prompting me for a userID and password, but I
> did the smbpasswd command, and got that working. Then
> I could see the shares.
>
> I can see the shares, I can map, for example, the J:
> drive to "shared", but cannot switch to it by typing:
> "J: enter".
>
> Testparm has no errors. Here are the results:
>
> [root@brain /]# testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Processing section "[shared]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = Testgroup
> server string = Samba Server
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> max log size = 500
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192
> SO_SNDBUF=8192
> dns proxy = No
> ldap ssl = no
> idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> hosts allow = 10.200.1.
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> read only = No
> browseable = No
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [shared]
> path = /shared
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
> [root@brain /]#
>
> I'm using samba 3.0.5-2 on Fedora Core 2, and Windows
> XP Pro sp1, all TCP/IP.
>
> Thanks for any assistance.

May be check that the permissions on the /share directory allow access by
other.