This is caused by adding the user to the "admin users =" line in the smb.conf file. If you remove the user from this line you won't see this message anymore. However, all this is doing is giving the user full permissions to that shared directory but not with the system as if the user was logging on at the console. With some programs like ACT!, Outlook (*.pst files) or other databases, this line should be added as they won't work or work better with the "admin users =" line added. Also, with some Domain configurations and Domain Controllers you will have to add this line and state the users that need permission to access the share, as users will not be able to connect to the share without it (the cause of this is something I never fully understood). You do not want to add the user to the "admin users =" line on the [global] section this would give the user full permissions over all shares (myself, I do not use this line, even for System Administrators).
>>snip - smb.conf - man page >> admin users (S) This is a list of users who will be granted administrative privileges on the share. This means that they will do all file operations as the super-user (root). You should use this option very carefully, as any user in this list will be able to do anything they like on the share, irrespective of file permissions. Default: no admin users Example: admin users = jason >>>end snip - smb.conf - man page >>> Carl Lindgren C. R. Lindgren Consulting Minneapolis, MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "daRcmaTTeR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "expert list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:02 AM Subject: [expert] Samba user logging in getting root user rights > Hi list, > > I've got Samba running a my Mandrake server and I've been seeing > something surprising in my log. here is the log entry: > > May 18 21:26:17 mdw1982 smbd[9992]: markw logged in as admin user > (root privileges) > > none of the other users logging in get these kinds of privileges. Any > one have any ideas of what might be causing this to happen? I've been > checking through the samba settings and haven't found anything to help > explain why this is occuring. > > thanks, > > Mark > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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