Samba Shares on OS X

slhck

19:26

@User1234 This chat is still there!

User1234

hey how are you?

slhck

hi! pretty stressed out from school, but otherwise good!

you?

User1234

I'm good too, thanks. Deadline on project. This is my first project , and programming experience

but have this blocked issue

Yesterday I saw one guy gave an wrong answer. I commented, but today answer was deleted

slhck

Yeah, I guess he deleted it since it was nothing new for you

So, basically, you can migrate your question again, to Stack Overflow. First I would delete all comments that are not necessary anymore

I just deleted mine

User1234

Let me explain again what I want please, might you will have some idea

how it is possible to do in different way

ok?

slhck

19:31

ok

User1234

The point of application. - It's utility Application. That let's user to select any folder, and to share it (I already now how to do that, programmatically, running bash commands from App)

slhck

ok

User1234

AFter App share that folders, using SMB. it sends information over Upnp to Server . So server knows new shared folder

This part already works

but now they want, to have some password, and username for all shares. So not everyone can access that shares

So you send to server - PAth, username, and password

slhck

hmm and you can't do that by changing some samba configuration on the mac?

User1234

I think the best idea, is to create user, add it to Staff group. and enable SMB sharing on that account

slhck

19:35

hm

is SSH not an option for you?

User1234

To be honest, I don't know what iti is. I'm new in programming

what is SSH?

slhck

SSH is the native protocol to connecting to a Unix/Linux machine remotely

but it depends on what kind of share you need

User1234

Ok. It's regular folder sharing.

slhck

if you need SMB, and the server can't use anything different, then SSH won't work

User1234

And server reads that shares

yes I need SMB

slhck

19:37

ok then SSH is no option

User1234

it doesn't use anything different

I spend lot's of hours to figure out how to create share from terminal, on all 3 previous version of MAC using SMB, now it's work

slhck

ok, but why is that not enough?

why can't you use this for sharing?

User1234

So now this part, is about permissions. Because they don't want, that everybody have access to that shares, it must be username, password protected

slhck

ok, and the simple shares all have no username/password, right?

User1234

Do you have Windows computer at home as well?

When you share folder, you list users, that can have access to it. Default is Stuff, Everyobody, and Owner

But still you need to go to Options, and enable Account for SMB

It's like the same thing if you try to connect from windows

slhck

19:39

yup, I see

User1234

I don't know why MAC did it, why you must enable SMB on that account.

separetly

So you can use that account, username and password, for accessing

slhck

ok

User1234

probably it's just simple one line command. But this is what I need

the rest is done

slhck

hmhm

User1234

I am creating user, and adding it to group Staff. After I just need to check that check box for that user from Options SMB

slhck

19:41

soo, wait a second

User1234

ok

slhck

like this?

User1234

exactlyyy

slhck

ok :)

User1234

I'm creating user, and need just to enable that thing

for giving ACcess

I don't know how it is possible to give access without enabling it

It's the same if you try to access from Windows computer to MAC shares

Don't you think it's something really not hard tricky command?

slhck

19:44

I don't know much about the internals of OS X programming

it might be possible to do that with some OS X programming API

or even by modifying some file on the system

User1234

Oh. beleive there are so not many API on OS X

even Sharing a folder it's big deal

I'm running bash commands from APP to do that

Yes but I can't find what happens when you enable it

slhck

yeah, I thought about that too

just watching all files

and see if some file is modified

User1234

If you find something PLEASE help me

I did huge work, and can't find this thing. :(

slhck

I edited your post … it just needs to be approved

User1234

I wasn't really happy, first programming experience, and working on project alone

slhck

19:47

included a screenshot, restructured it

hm, don't you have anyone who can help?

anyone in real life?

or are you completely alone for this?

User1234

no

I work in company. But I'm alone in this project

And all people from our company have no idea how to do that

Sharing folder was big deal too, but I figured it out

slhck

I mean … maybe you can use your own Samba service on the Mac?

User1234

And it's like deadline for this project

own Samba service is not good idea in this case too, because on Lion it works differently. and if user try share folder just regularly from System-PRef it will mixed up

Samba now is working fine. Just that checkbox....

slhck

I see

User1234

Thanks a lot for help, and editing question

It must be approved, after it will be migrated?

slhck

19:52

no, my edit will have to be approved

I'd just wait until the bounty's over, then you can migrate it to SO

User1234

Ok thanks a lot. How can I migrate it?

slhck

just use the "flag" link below your question, and tell a moderator you want it migrated

User1234

Can we stay in touch over skype?

slhck

(just tell them that it needs more attention and it's a programming related question)

User1234

sure :)

slhck

19:54

yeah, sure, add me as werner.robitza

User1234

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Samba Shares on OS X