At Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:01:03 -0500 [email protected] wrote: > > I have Samba 3.0.33-3.28.el5 running on a CentOS 5.5 server. The samba > server is added as a Member server of our Windows 2003 AD, and winbind is > working OK. > > I have a question about the assigning of permissions via the Windows XP > file/folder properties dialog. > > My background is mainly in Windows, but I do grasp the concept of UNIX > file permissions. When I attempt to modify the permissions on a folder > that is in the share folder, the behavior isn't the same as it would be as > if I were doing this on a Windows machine. If my user ID is not the UNIX > OWNER of the share folder, then any attempt I make to change permissions > gives me an access denied message. The permissions on the share are 775. > > Once I am the owner of the share, When I attempt to add a Windows ACE to > the ACL, and give it full permissions, and click the Apply button, the > entry remains, but the checkboxes for the permissions have all been > cleared. I cannot get the permissions to "Stick". Also, the permissions in > the "security" tab are not always listed for a given Access Control Entry. > All the checkboxes are blank, except for the "Special Permissions" box. I > would think that If I granted ALL access to the ACE, then it should show > all the boxes as checked without me having to go into the advanced screen. > > > Is SAMBA supposed to be this different from how a Windows server would > react, or is there something just not configured right in samba? > > Is there some sort of recommended "best practices" for configuring samba > so it DOES work like a windows server?
I know virtually nothing about MS-Windows, but my guess is that it has to do how permissions work inder UNIX vs how they work under MS-Windows. Specificly how the underlying file system in question handles permissions and/or ACLs. It may also be related to how Samba is configured in terms of what permissions / access levels is it granting clients. > > > > Follow us on twitter- Get the latest in industry updates, Health Care reform > news, and other information at http://twitter.com/CBCANews. > > NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message, and any > attachments accompanying this transmission, may be legally privileged and/or > confidential and protected health information. This information is intended > only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity identified above. The > authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this > information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation > and is required to protect the information after its stated need has been > fulfilled. > If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible to > deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, printing, copying, forwarding, or distributing of this > information is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender > immediately, by telephone or return fax/email, to advise of wrongful receipt > and confirm your understanding of this Notice. Thank You. -- Robert Heller -- Get the Deepwoods Software FireFox Toolbar! Deepwoods Software -- Linux Installation and Administration http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Web Hosting, with CGI and Database [email protected] -- Contract Programming: C/C++, Tcl/Tk -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
