Apache Friends Support Forum

I'm fairly new to Linux, but I managed to get XAMPP running pretty well with little fuss under Ubuntu Server 6.10.

Everything works as it should, but looking for a little advice on sharing the htdocs folder with Windows. (For editing PHP files and so on)

I made a Samba share, and I'm able to view it from my XP box. What's getting me though is writing.

All of the files are owned by "nobody", which I need so PHP files can edit themselves. (Example, SMF forum package installs)

When I create a file, it's given my user account as an owner. If I try to edit an existing file, I'm denied saving because I don't own it.

Anyone have a good solution for this? I'm 99% sure I'm just missing sonething obvious but...

Thanks

Hi maxnorris,

maxnorris wrote:Anyone have a good solution for this? I'm 99% sure I'm just missing sonething obvious but...

you can add following line to your share configuration:

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force user = nobody

then every created file will be owned by "nobody"

Open "/etc/samba/smb.conf" with your editor, find your share definition ("[SHARE]") and attach the line from above to this share.
Then save it, restart Samba and it should work.

cu,
Manu

Excellent, that did the trick (I know Apache inside and out, but in a Windows environment.. making this up as I go)

Appreciate it.