Read only folders

386sx · October 6, 2023 at 3:20 PM

File '/etc/samba/smb.conf' is unwritable

Why? Can I modify it?

**Da Flex** · October 6, 2023 at 5:46 PM

LE's standard configuration schema is a read-only default config, and a user config, which has to be created if needed.

Read here: Samba service- query about default settings and users

**chewitt** · October 7, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Code

cp /storage/.config/samba.conf.sample /storage/.config/samba.conf
nano /storage/.config/samba.conf
<make changes, save, exit, etc.>
reboot

In LE the /etc/ path is inside a read-only file so cannot be edited, but renaming the samba.conf.sample file and editing does the same thing.

386sx · October 10, 2023 at 9:56 AM

OK, it works. I wanted to hide most default shares like "backup", "config", etc. and keep only videos and pictures.

Now the only problem is with keymap and backslash key (from other topic). I modify the xml but key still works. My LE is old version (9.2) and probably xml format is different. Keymap Editor does not save changes (backslash is seen after removal).