Re: [Hampshire] Samba file server permission issues

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Author: Steve Kirk
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Samba file server permission issues
Hi Tony,

On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 05:54:42PM +0100, Tony Whitmore wrote:
> Steve Kirk wrote:
>
> > So after some googling, I have enabled winbind and configured nsswitch.conf to
> > use files and winbind for passwd, group and shadow - this then allowed access
> > to the share, but still with permissions problems.
> >
> > Essentially, I cannot correctly set the permissions to allow the share to be
> > managed via windows. If I make a directory world-writeable in linux, I can
> > create files no problem from within windows. However I can not correctly
> > manage the permissions from within windows. They also do not appear to be
> > applied correctly, and I'm not sure why.
>
> Have you enabled ACLs for Samba as well as for the filesystem?
>
>    nt acl support = yes

>
> in the [share] definition.


I hadn't enabled ACLs for Samba, but I have now. However it doesn't seem to
have made any noticable difference.

Cheers,
Steve