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I am currently running samba 2.2.8a under Slackware 8.1 (kernel 2.4.18) to provide fileserver services to a number of windows 2000 boxes via a single "resources" share. One of the things stored in this share is a collection of Protel libraries used in electronic circuit design. The problem is that protel implements its own access control mechanism for these libraries. When the first user accesses a library, a control file is created by protel. When subsequent users open/access the libraries, protel wants to access and modify this control file. The problem is that the control file is owned by the first user to start protel at a given time. The users' umasks are set to allow only "user" write permission (as is sensible) - the problem is that other users then can't alter this file. The first user can do a manual chmod after starting protel to allow group writes (at which point things work fine) but the chmod remains in force until the file is deleted - which happens when the last user finishes using protel. What I need is a way to enable a group-writeable file creation mask for files created in a single directory of the share, or, more generally, a way to specify "create mask" or "force create mode" for specific subdirectories of a share (not for the entire share). I've thought of a number of possible ways of solving this problem, but none of them are particularly attractive. 1) Move the server (or at least the protel users) to a "user group" regime 2) write a small samba VFS module to trap creations in this one directory and deal with them accordingly 3) set up a separate share for the protel libraries and force masks in that Does anyone have any other suggestions? Best regards jonathan -- * Jonathan Woithe [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/~jwoithe * ***-----------------------------------------------------------------------*** ** "Time is an illusion; lunchtime doubly so" ** * "...you wouldn't recognize a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and * * danced naked on a harpsichord singing 'subtle plans are here again'" * -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba