Alex de Vaal wrote:
Hello,
Is there a parameter in smb.conf that prevent users to use drag and drop
within Samba shares?
I know this is a Winedow$ function, but some users (hum, hum) use Explorer
to open their files and
accidentally they drag and drop sometimes a directory in the root of the
share to another directory in the root of the share.
My samba server is member of a native W2k3 server Active Directory and AD
users are able to access the Samba shares.
The share is configured like this in smb.conf:
[grp]
comment = Group Directory
path = /data/grp
valid users = @NH-HOTELES.COM\DEP_RHEL4_MEMBER
read only = No
inherit permissions = Yes
hide unreadable = Yes
The /data/grp directory looks like this:
drwxrws--- 2 root NH-HOTELES\dep_rhel4_adm 4096 Sep 11 2006 adm
drwxrws--- 4 root NH-HOTELES\dep_rhel4_fog 4096 Mar 9 2007 fog
If a user is member of dep_rhel4_adm and dep_rhel4_fog he/she is able to
drag and drop the fog directory into the adm directory.
If it is not possible to configure this within smb.conf, can I do something
on the Linux side?
Thanx for any answer.
Alex.
I don't think there is any way for Samba to distinguish if a file
operation initated by users drag and drop. What you need to do is
change the behaviour of Windows Explorer on the problem desktops.
Open Control Panel, Open Internet Explorer Settings, Security Tab, Local
Intranet Zone, then click on the Custom button
Scroll down until you find "Drag and drop or copy and paste files" and
change from Enabled to prompt.
You might also want to consider purchasing "AB Commander" for your users
who find Explorer too cumbersome as the default file management app. AB
allows much great customization of Drag-Drop behaviour.
As for the Samba end, you can make the root folder read-only for a group
of users, assuming they don't need to create new files/folders on the
root of the share.
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