Thanks for the help.
I missed the line create mask =
so permissions were reset every time a file was opened.
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Subject: Re: [Samba] Permissions (24-Apr-2002 21:36)
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> Post your smb.conf file for the share. You may have to use the:
> create mask (S)
> A synonym for this parameter is create mode .
>
> When a file is created, the necessary permissions
> are calculated according to the mapping from DOS
> modes to UNIX permissions, and the resulting UNIX
> mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this parameter.
> This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK
> for the UNIX modes of a file. Any bit not set here
> will be removed from the modes set on a file when
> it is created.
>
> The default value of this parameter removes the
> 'group' and 'other' write and execute bits from the
> UNIX modes.
>
> Note: The default behavior sounds like what you are seeing.
> Joel
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 10:49:45AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Heeelllp,
> >
> > I am strugling with permisions for Samba. I must have missed something.
> >
> > I have chmod the parent folder.
> > I have set up a group and made all users part of the group.
> > I have set file permissions for everybody to access all files.
> >
> > The problem I have is that each time someone opens a file the group write
> > permissions are reset and nobody else can edit that file. If you go to the
> > samba server and change the permissions anybody can open and edit the file
> > and save but then noone else can write to it until the permissions are
> > altered.
> >
> > When you create a file it is created under the group but without group
> > write access.
> >
> > Have I missed a setting in smb.conf. How is one supposed the share files if
> > other members of the group cannot access it.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Martin
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