directory mask = 2770

[Chris Ditri]

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>Date:   Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:36:03 +0200
>From: Ries van twisk <rvt at dds.nl>
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>To: Chris Ditri <chrisd at u10a.better-investing.org>
>Subject: Re: directory mask = 2770
>
>This is from the top of my head.
>
>Did you take a look at the 'inherit permissions' parameter?
>I do know that the extra bits are forced to 0 because of security
>reasons.
>
>Ries
>
>Chris Ditri wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone.
> >
> > I am using Samba 2.0.7 on a RedHat 6.2 machine. I wanted to apply a
> > directory mask of 2770 to everything created in a share.  The root
> > directory of this share already has these permissions.  I want to have it
> > so that everything created in a certain directory has the permissions of
> > the group of the creator.
> >
> > As it stands, I do have the directory mask = 2770 line in the smb.conf
> > regarding this share, and as I said, the 2770 permissions on the parent
> > directory (that I set manually).  Files created in this share wind up with
> > the perms of 770 instead of 2770, but do take the group of the parent
> > directory. BUT if someone creates a directory within that directory, the
> > perms are 770 and the group is not inherited from the parent.
> >
> > Now I know what you are thinking:  "Why doesn't he just use the 'force
> > group' setting." Suffice it to say, it doesn't suit my needs in this
> > instance.  If you want the long version, I can post that too, I just didn't
> > want to waste people's time.
> >
> > Can samba support a directory mask of 2770?  If so, what am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > A snippet of smb.conf:
> >
> > [share]
> > path=/share
> > browseable =no
> > force user = %U
> > create mask = 0770
> > directory mask = 2770
> > admin users = chrisd,kurtk,administrator,zena
> > valid users = chrisd,kurtk,administrator,zena,+homeshare
> >
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