On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 09:31:39PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > > On 10/20/2010 03:37 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >Not to flog a dead horse,,,, > > > >I am building a replacement for my old NT server at home (been > >running undisturbed since '95) using the amahi.org distro, and > >turning on the advanced settings for PDC support. I have done a > >few things with the Amahi developers and have made mods to the DNS > >and DHCP setup script to suit my needs. Now for tackling the > >Samba stuff before configuring all new workstations as well > >(upgrading from W2K wrkstations to XP pro woo!). > > > >I am not so interested in C$ to access the whole drive, but to > >access all the user shares. So I was thinking about something > >like: > > > >[C$] > > comment = CC > > path = /home > > writeable = yes > > browseable = no > > valid users = admin1, admin2 > > write list = admin1, admin2 > > create mask = 0775 > > force create mode = 0664 > > directory mask = 0775 > > force directory mode = 0775 > > > > Well, perhaps the masks are wrong because I see all of /home, but > admin1 only can access /home/admin1 > > All the other directories gets access denied. > > So what would be the proper masks?
The masks aren't what is denying you access, they specify the permissions created files/directories get. Remember Samba is looking at the UNIX permissions on the disk. admin1 probably only has access to /home/admin1 and no access to any other directory under /home. That's why you see what you see. I'm not clear on what exactly you're trying to do here ? Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba