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ubuntu samba permissions bash

I've spent hours debugging this and I'm confused about I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help. After updating my Ubuntu 22.04 installation, I can no longer access a Samba share that previously worked fine. When trying to connect from a Windows machine, I receive a 'Permission denied' behavior. The Samba configuration looks like this: ```ini [shared] path = /srv/samba/shared valid users = @sambashare read only = no browsable = yes force group = sambashare create mask = 0660 directory mask = 0770 ``` The share is supposed to be accessible to users in the `sambashare` group. I verified that the folder permissions are set appropriately: ```bash $ ls -ld /srv/samba/shared drwxrwx--- 2 root sambashare 4096 Oct 23 12:00 /srv/samba/shared ``` I also confirmed that the user I’m trying to connect with is indeed part of the `sambashare` group: ```bash $ groups myuser myuser : myuser sambashare ``` Samba service is running, and there's no behavior in the logs when I try to access the share: ```bash $ tail -f /var/log/samba/log.smbd ``` However, I've noticed that when I access the share directly on the Ubuntu machine, it works fine. I also rechecked the Samba configuration and restarted the service with: ```bash $ sudo systemctl restart smbd ``` Could the recent update have changed some default settings or permissions related to Samba? Additionally, I have SELinux running in enforcing mode, and I’m wondering if that might be affecting access. Any insights on what might be causing this scenario would be greatly appreciated. I've been using Bash for about a year now. What would be the recommended way to handle this? I'm coming from a different tech stack and learning Bash. Am I missing something obvious? I'm working with Bash in a Docker container on Ubuntu 22.04. What would be the recommended way to handle this?