[SOLVED] Ubuntu Samba Standalone Server - access problems Thanks for the HowTo - However I have been struggling for hours with what I think is a users/groups problem. Here is my smb.conf - some sections omitted: [global] workgroup = VIVACE server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) obey pam restrictions = Yes passdb backend = tdbsam passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *passwd:*password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . security = user ; username map = /etc/samba/smbusers syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 dns proxy = No panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d invalid users = root [homes] comment = Home Directories path = /var/samba/shares/homes/%u valid users = %S read only = No create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 browseable = No [allusers] comment = All Users path = /home/shares/allusers valid users = nigel ; force group = users create mask = 0660 directory mask = 0771 writable = yes I can access home directory OK using user nigel. I am having problems with allusers. I can access with smb.conf set as above with valid user = nigel, but if I enable force group = users I cannot access the share. Also if I set valid users = @users I cannot access the share either. getent group | grep users returns root@vslserver:~# getent group | grep users users:x:100:nigel root@vslserver:~# confirming nigel is in the group users permissions on the /home/shares/allusers were set as per the HowTo and users added in the same way too. In the interest of a server remaining in a nice warm office and not out in the rain, I would be really grateful for some assistance. Thanks
[SOLVED] Re: Samba access problems with group users Following some help via Ubuntu server forum - I tried something different - I set up another group "samba", added the users to it and accessed the share OK. Then tried the force group and couldn't access. Then retyped the force group on a new line with "samba" and deleted the old - all OK now. Then retried with "users" and all errored again. Don't know why, maybe there is something odd about by "users" group; I don't intend to waste any more time trying to get it working with "users". So thanks to cdenley @ ubuntuforums for the diligent support.