Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:18:13 +1000 From: Anthony carmody <anthony@carmoda.com> To: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about SAMBA shared directory and file permissions Message-ID: <4080E845.5010701@carmoda.com> In-Reply-To: <4080E48A.7040201@circlesquared.com> References: <4080E09D.5030601@carmoda.com> <4080E48A.7040201@circlesquared.com>
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Peter Risdon wrote: > freebsd.org@carmoda.com wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> i have been having problems with a SAMBA shared directory and user >> permissions. My smb.conf file is simple and allows for members of >> 'wwwdev' access the directory, and they can when i test it, but we get >> all kinds of problems with the permissions on various files and >> directories: > > > > It would help if you said exactly what those problems are. sure. i realised i didn't explain just after i sent the mail. doh! ok: i want really open access 'a-la-windows' style to all files under a certain directory tree to users in a particular group. at the moment, i am having to chown all files over to whom ever is editing them at any given time. >> >> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> [wwwdev] >> comment = Virtual Web Servers HTTP dirs >> path = /usr/wwwdev >> create mode = 0765 >> valid users = @wwwdev >> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > You might also need to set the directory mode on the share. cool, what would you suggest? >> >> >> i assume this is a ownership issue on the unix file system side, >> although i have opened up the permissions to 'pants down in public' >> level .... >> >> drwxrwxrwx >> -rwxrwxrwx > > > > So, what is the problem? Do these permissions and/or the file ownerships > get altered when accessed by a Windows client? i would have assumed that because the two users were in the same group they could access the same files in turn without chown-ing.
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