I have two computers, both running Ubuntu (Ubuntu Server 10.04LTS on one, Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 on the other). I setup a Samba share on the Desktop. On the Server, I mounted the Samba share to /mnt/fileserver. This is the share:

[files]

    path = /home/fileserver/files

    guest ok = yes

    writeable = yes

    create mask = 0777

    directory mask = 0777

I have a script on the Server to backup my local web development files and put them on the Desktop. They are bzipped and then put into the Samba mount. When I try to move them into the Samba mount with the mv command, I get

mv: failed to preserve ownership for 'file': Permission denied

This is what my script looks like:

_DIR=$(date +%m-%d-%Y)



mkdir /mnt/fileserver/webserver_backups/$_DIR



tar vfcpj /tmp/www.tar.bz2 /var/www 2>> /var/log/backup.txt



mv /tmp/www.tar.bz2 /mnt/fileserver/webserver_backups/$_DIR/www.tar.bz2

All the files still seem to make it over okay, but I'm curious why I get this error.