Linux CIFS windows share how to remove files

[ForcedHero]

I recently set up a linux server to act as a Plex server for me, my file storage is on a windows 10 machine acting as a file server. I am using cifs to auto mount the share to the linux box so that Plex can access it on boot without me having to mount it every time the system reboots. This all works fine, the problem is that if I try to remove a file ether in Plex or via the terminal it tells me that the file is write-protected and will fail to remove the file (Plex just fails). But on other windows machines I can remove files as will without issue. Is there a way to allow my linux box to remove files from this windows share? 

Linux OS: CentOS

[Anghammarad]

I would check the read write permissons and or owner of the share. 

 

For example (unsafe but the big gun) Chmod "folderpath like /usr/share/plex or you name it) -r 777

 

This should set the permission to read write and execute to all users on that given folder and subfolders... 

 

[ForcedHero]

Thanks, didn't expect that file permissions on the linux side would play a role. Just started into linux, and learning.

[ForcedHero]

25 minutes ago, Anghammarad said:

I would check the read write permissons and or owner of the share. 

 

For example (unsafe but the big gun) Chmod "folderpath like /usr/share/plex or you name it) -r 777

 

This should set the permission to read write and execute to all users on that given folder and subfolders... 

 

I thought that this worked, but it seems to have only worked for the root account, when I look at the file permissions they are unchanged. "drwxr-xr-x. 2 500 500 0 Dec  1"

[ForcedHero]

Found it, It was in mount command. I had "dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0755" in the mount command I changed it to "dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777" and that updated it. 

What trouble one can get into when fallowing guide and only knowing enough to be dangerous. I have never used numbers for the file permissions yet, so I was just like sure, that looks good, copy paste, woo it mounted.

[D-reaper]

17 minutes ago, ForcedHero said:

I thought that this worked, but it seems to have only worked for the root account, when I look at the file permissions they are unchanged. "drwxr-xr-x. 2 500 500 0 Dec  1"

You should have this share set up in a folder under your home folder. Not under anywhere that requires root access. It's safer that way.

 

Also, what distro are you using? If you are using a distro with the KDE Plasma desktop, you can set up a share through the Dolphin file manager. It's way easier that way. Rather than editing config files.

[RONOTHAN##]

5 minutes ago, ForcedHero said:

Found it, It was in mount command. I had "dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0755" in the mount command I changed it to "dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777" and that updated it. 

What trouble one can get into when fallowing guide and only knowing enough to be dangerous. I have never used numbers for the file permissions yet, so I was just like sure, that looks good, copy paste, woo it mounted.

Main problem with this is that having the permissions of something be 777 is extremely insecure. If you can avoid that, do it. 

 

the solution will probably be to change the owner of the directory. See if something like "sudo chown -R $USER /path/to/plex/library" will work.

[D-reaper]

Just now, RONOTHAN## said:

Main problem with this is that having the permissions of something be 777 is extremely insecure. If you can avoid that, do it. 

 

the solution will probably be to change the owner of the directory. See if something like "sudo chown -R $USER /path/to/plex/library" will work.

I would just change the directory of the folder to be shared to a sub directory of the user profile under the home folder. Like you say, it's insecure to use 777 under a root folder no less.

[ForcedHero]

21 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Main problem with this is that having the permissions of something be 777 is extremely insecure. If you can avoid that, do it. 

 

the solution will probably be to change the owner of the directory. See if something like "sudo chown -R $USER /path/to/plex/library" will work.

I tried doing that first, and it didnt work. I am thinking that everything is set in the mount command in fstab

[ForcedHero]

19 minutes ago, D-reaper said:

I would just change the directory of the folder to be shared to a sub directory of the user profile under the home folder. Like you say, it's insecure to use 777 under a root folder no less.

I the plex server is running as a service, so my understanding is that it dosnt work in a /home directory so I put the plex library in a new / directory that I created only for the plex media

[D-reaper]

23 hours ago, ForcedHero said:

I the plex server is running as a service, so my understanding is that it dosnt work in a /home directory so I put the plex library in a new / directory that I created only for the plex media

Hmm. I used Plex before a long time ago. Briefly for streaming. But I opted for sftp instead to stream and add/remove files. It just felt easier and lighter.

 

But if you are just looking to share files, a simple Samba setup will suffice like I was mentioning.