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To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Samba and read-only attribute
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Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
> 
> I've installed a samba fileserver for a client, and it seems that in
> scoping the job I failed to discover that the customer makes extensive use
> of the read-only attribute with the old NT file server, setting RO on
> files which should not be accidentally changed.
> 
> The problem lies in the fact that with the old system any user who had rw
> access to the directory and the files in it could also set the RO
> attribute.  With FreeBSD, only the owner can change the permissions on a
> file.

It's a root equivalent for the share, but you can use the "admin users" option
for user you want to have the ability to set RO on a given share. 

> 
> I've read the samba docs and everywhere it seems to say that samba is
> never less restrictive than the underlying Unix filesystem.  I've e-mailed
> the samba mailling list and heard nothing.
> 
> Does anyone have any idea how I can provide the customer with the desired
> functionality?  I'm prepared to hack the samba code and the ufs code if
> necessary, but I'd prefer not to do that, of course.
> 
> Please respond quickly. There is urgency in resolving this issue.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Danny
> 
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