david rankin wrote:
From: "Larry Alkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
However, when I tried to copy over a root owned file, first as su and
then as su -, the operation failed. Why can't I copy over a root
owned file when I'm root?
I also noticed that, when I touched as su or su -, I could create the
file but in each case owner was lba:users. However, when I did the
same touch within my own file system, the file owner became root.
I smbmounted the share with a simple _root_ script containing:
smbmount //tillie/all /mnt/tillie -o uid=0
Shouldn't that have given me root priviledges?
Which leads to the question, how do I act as root on a samba share?
Or perhaps the question is how do I become root on the share?
Is sharing as root okay or is it bad practice? Why?
Larry, in your smb.conf, try this:
valid users = you
force user = root
force group = root
admin users = you
I believe if you just set admin users = whoever, that will force the
user and group to root by default. It has been a while since I played
with this, but I still use it and it works...
I'm a little hesitant to access a share with full root access all the
time. Do you consider this safe?
What I've worked out is to mount tillie in my smbmt script with the line:
smbmount //tillie/all /mnt/tillie
which picks up the $USER.
So if I run the script as $USER=root I'm root, otherwise a user even
though my $UID=0 when I su to run the script and smbmount.
I wish there was some way to "su" into a share but haven't seen it yet.
Aside: Next time you are at the Salt Lick in Driftwood, don't forget to
order the blueberry cobbler and vanilla ice cream desert. Yes, after the
family style all you can eat, it will hurt, but it is worth it...
Ahh, Salt Lick. I live close by, off Camp Ben Macoulough Rd about two
miles from Hwy 290 West so I've been there more times than is good for
me <g>
Come to town some town and I'll treat you. I'm in the book.
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www.rankinlawfirm.com
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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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