Yes, you can do this.  Make a unix group for these users.
As root:

groupadd staff

Now add users to this group.  There may be a GUI way to do
this but I would just edit /etc/group and add the users' name
to the staff group.

Now make the directory:

mkdir -m 2770 /home/staff /home/staff/sharedfiles
chmod .staff /home/staff /home/staff/sharedfiles

Now these users can share files by putting them in
/home/staff/sharedfiles


HTH,
Bill


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alexander Ruoff
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:40 AM
> To: Mandrake Mailinglist
> Subject: [newbie] Permissions in a network
> 
> 
> I got a question regarding file sharing with a network drive and
> permissions.
> 
> We have a small network with 5 PCs connected to a server. /home is
> placed on the server with all the user accounts as well as a shared
> account for data storage. 
> 
> The problem is the file sharing... is there a function that all files
> which are saved (and all folders which are created within) in the shared
> folder are set automatically to the right group permissions?
> 
> Thanks for the help
> Alex
> 
> 
> 

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