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How can I configure Samba to share (read/write) any folder with root permissions?

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Mar 15, 202641381 views
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I have a CentOS 5 VirtualBox guest on a Win7x64 host. I am attempting to setup a read/write share a directory owned by with my Windows host using Samba, but I'm having no luck after running around in circles. To simplify matters, I've disabled my Firewall ( ). As security and permissions are irrele…

Error Output

Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[Guest Share]"
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I am able to do this. For comparison, here is an entry of one of my shares: Be sure to replace "jlacroix" with the username you use. It should force it to use that user despite what user is actually using the file. So you may need to change "jlacroi…

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