Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 09:13:11 -0500 From: Pete Mckenna <pmckenna@uswest.net> To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Samba and read-only attribute Message-ID: <37FCAA77.9A4DE517@uswest.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910071904270.28291-100000@enya.clari.net.au>
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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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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