[Bug 894804] Re: 255 cannot create tmp file

[dz0ny]

root at namizni:/var/run# ls -l /var/lib/samba
skupno 312
-rw-------  1 root  root       36864 2011-11-18 22:16 account_policy.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root       77824 2011-11-18 22:16 group_mapping.ldb
-rw-------  1 root  root        8192 2011-11-18 22:16 ntdrivers.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root         696 2011-11-18 22:16 ntforms.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root       20480 2011-11-18 22:22 ntprinters.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root       36864 2011-11-30 22:20 passdb.tdb
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  root        4096 2011-11-18 22:16 perfmon
drwxr-xr-x 10 root  root        4096 2011-11-25 16:20 printers
-rw-------  1 root  root       36864 2011-11-18 22:16 registry.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root       45056 2011-11-18 22:16 secrets.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root       36864 2011-11-18 22:16 share_info.tdb
drwxr-xr-x  2 janez sambashare  4096 2011-11-30 22:11 usershares
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root         696 2011-11-29 01:03 winbindd_idmap.tdb

@Serge true, but when chowning to specific user, it somehow works.

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Title:
  255 cannot create tmp file

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Error:

  'net usershare'returned 255: net usershare add: cannot create tmp file
  /var/lib/samba/usershares/:tmpCK6LY9

  Action:
  Add share via Nautilus menu option Share folder

  Specs:
  Description:	Ubuntu 11.10
  Release:	11.10

  Linux namizni 3.0.0-13-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP Wed Nov 2 13:27:26 UTC
  2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  samba:
    Nameščen: 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
    Kandidat: 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
    Preglednica različic:
   *** 2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 0
          500 http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2:3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2 0
          500 http://si.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages

  Solution:

  sudo chown $USERNAME /var/lib/samba/usershares/ -R

  Look's like samba user is not in group users or someting like that.

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