[Samba] Difference between "create mask" and "force create mode"

Helmut Hullen Hullen at t-online.de
Tue Jul 29 12:44:00 GMT 2008


Hallo, Volker,

Du (Volker.Lendecke) meintest am 29.07.08:

>> What is the difference between "create mask" and "force create mode"
>> and between "directory mask" and "force directory mode"?

> "create mask" takes permissions away, "force create mode"
> adds them after that.

I'd prefer the description from "smb.conf.5" ("create mask")

         create mask is an AND mask
   force create mask is an OR  mask

(I've put this explanation into my "smb.conf" ...)

Viele Gruesse!
Helmut


More information about the samba mailing list