Can't copy folder

[Red Squirrel]

I'm trying to copy a folder from one location to the other through a samba share and I get access denied. If I try to copy the folder to my PC it works fine, so that confirms I have read access to the source. If I try to create a folder at the destination, it works, which confirms I have write access. Why the hell can't I copy the file directly? I can copy it to my computer then copy it back but then that adds an extra step. Why is it doing this?

 

[Nothinman]

I'm trying to copy a folder from one location to the other through a samba share and I get access denied. If I try to copy the folder to my PC it works fine, so that confirms I have read access to the source. If I try to create a folder at the destination, it works, which confirms I have write access. Why the hell can't I copy the file directly? I can copy it to my computer then copy it back but then that adds an extra step. Why is it doing this?

Are you using mapped drives or UNC paths? Have you tried any other methods like copy from cmd?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Was using mapped drives. Both folders were in the same drive. I just find it odd it would not let me copy directly. I can copy fine locally on the Linux server, but then the permissions mess up due to lack of inheritance and just go as the user copying the files instead of the permissions of the upstream folder like it would in Windows. So I avoid copying stuff around this way for this reason as it's just a royal pain to deal with.

 

[Nothinman]

Was using mapped drives. Both folders were in the same drive. I just find it odd it would not let me copy directly. I can copy fine locally on the Linux server, but then the permissions mess up due to lack of inheritance and just go as the user copying the files instead of the permissions of the upstream folder like it would in Windows. So I avoid copying stuff around this way for this reason as it's just a royal pain to deal with.

Sounds like an explorer issue since you have the proper rights. But you never said whether you tried any other methods on your Windows machine so it's hard to say for sure.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Copying it locally then copying it to the server did work. I also had to do it a few times since it would randomly error out with out of memory. Never seen that before for a file copy. I never really put two and two together, now that you mention it, maybe it was an issue with explorer.

I just tried it again, and now it works... So yeah probably Windows acting up. May be due for a reboot, the machine has not been rebooted in weeks, if months.

 

[Nothinman]

Copying it locally then copying it to the server did work. I also had to do it a few times since it would randomly error out with out of memory. Never seen that before for a file copy. I never really put two and two together, now that you mention it, maybe it was an issue with explorer.

I just tried it again, and now it works... So yeah probably Windows acting up. May be due for a reboot, the machine has not been rebooted in weeks, if months.

If your Windows machine is acting up like that, you have more issues going on. Windows shouldn't need a reboot after any amount of time. My work Windows 7 VM has been up for a few weeks now and the Linux host 78d, neither of which are acting any differently than when they first booted up.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Well good for you. In most cases, Windows does start to act up after some time, but it really depends on a million things. Sure, a VM that sits in the background doing nothing is probably going to have super good uptime. When you have 10+ apps open at any time and it gets tons of use, then there's more chance of hitting memory issues and what not. At work we HAVE to reboot at least once a week just because of all the stuff running, not to mention crappy corporate software that has memory leaks and stuff. At home I can usually get away with a few months but it starts to act up after some time. I also have not formatted in nearly 5 years so lot of accumulated crap over time. Windows tends to get "dirty" from installing/uninstalling apps and stuff.

 

[Nothinman]

Well good for you. In most cases, Windows does start to act up after some time, but it really depends on a million things. Sure, a VM that sits in the background doing nothing is probably going to have super good uptime. When you have 10+ apps open at any time and it gets tons of use, then there's more chance of hitting memory issues and what not. At work we HAVE to reboot at least once a week just because of all the stuff running, not to mention crappy corporate software that has memory leaks and stuff. At home I can usually get away with a few months but it starts to act up after some time. I also have not formatted in nearly 5 years so lot of accumulated crap over time. Windows tends to get "dirty" from installing/uninstalling apps and stuff.

My VM doesn't do nothing, I leave all of my work stuff running all of the time. That's Outlook, VS 2005, SSMS 2005, our ticketing/time tracking app, OneNote, browsers, Office apps, etc.