On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:58:41AM +1100, Gerry Marthe wrote: > > The relevant section from smb.conf on the samba server is: > > [common] > comment = Common Area > path = /common > read only = no > valid users = @users > create mask = 0660 > force create mode = 0660 > force directory mode = 775 > write list = @users > force group = users > directory mask = 0775 > > The share is mounted on a Linux system with the following command: > > mount.cifs //localhost/common /mnt/smb -o > rw,uid=600,gid=504,user=abdv29,password=******* > > >From what I have understood of the samba documentation, the various file > creation masks specified > by Samba do not override a client umask.
You understood wrong. The server setting override all client requests. That's why they're *force* create mode. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
