I have a Samba related problem.

I have a successful samba server set up on my home server. Unfortunately only my account can access the shares when force user is not set to my account (server). I cannot understand why the other user cannot access my share "Vector_Public" when I haven't set "force user = server". Do you have any ideas to what might cause this? I'm a Samba noob so please if I've misunderstood any of the settings:

[Vector_Public]

   comment = Vector public share

   read only = no

   path = /media/Storage/Public

   guest ok = no

   force user = server

   force group = storage_public

   create mask = 0770

   directory mask = 0770

   security mask = 0770

   force create mode = 0770

   force directory mode = 0770

   valid users = server storage_share

   browseable = yes

   writeable = yes

   vfs objects = recycle

   recycle:repository = .deleted/%U

   recycle:keeptree = yes

   recycle:touch = yes

   recycle:versions = yes

   recycle:maxsize = 0



[Vector_Private]

   comment = Vector private share (Niklas)

   read only = no

   path = /media/Storage/Private

   guest ok = no

   force user = server

   force group = server

   create mask = 0770

   directory mask = 0770

   security mask = 0770

   force create mode = 0770

   force directory mode = 0770

   valid users = server

   browseable = yes

   writeable = yes

   vfs objects = recycle

   recycle:repository = .deleted/%U

   recycle:keeptree = yes

   recycle:touch = yes

   recycle:versions = yes

   recycle:maxsize = 0

The permissions on the two directories are:

drwx------ 6 server server 4096 2011-10-05 20:40 Private

drwxrwx--- 5 server storage_public 4096 2011-10-05 20:28 Public

It's the directory Public that I have this problem on.

Apparently none of the settings under the share Vector_Public changes this behaviour so it must be because of some other setting, these are all the other settings in my config:

   workgroup = ROSENQVIST

   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)

#   wins support = no

;   wins server = w.x.y.z

   dns proxy = no

;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast

;   interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0

;   bind interfaces only = yes

   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

   max log size = 1000

#   syslog only = no

   syslog = 0

   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

   security = user

# 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.

   encrypt passwords = true

   passdb backend = tdbsam

   obey pam restrictions = yes

   unix password sync = yes

   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

   passwd chat = *Entersnews*spassword:* %n

 *Retypesnews*spassword:* %n

 *passwordsupdatedssuccessfully* .

   pam password change = yes

   map to guest = bad user

;   domain logons = yes

;   logon path = %Nprofiles%U

#   logon path = %N%Uprofile

;   logon drive = H:

#   logon home = %N%U

;   logon script = logon.cmd

; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u

; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g

;   printing = bsd

;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

;   printing = cups

;   printcap name = cups

;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m

;   idmap uid = 10000-20000

;   idmap gid = 10000-20000

;   template shell = /bin/bash

;   winbind enum groups = yes

;   winbind enum users = yes

;   usershare max shares = 100

   usershare allow guests = no

Any ideas what I should do? (please also check the new comments)

Additionally, how do I know if my network have WINS server support?