problem with dos filemode

[Mark Dailey]

I notice that the sticky bit is set on your directory.

My copy of "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment" by W. Richard
Stevens says the following about the sticky bit:
    Both SVR4 and 4.3+BSD allow the sticky bit to be set for a
    directory. If the bit is set for a directory a file in the directory
    can be removed or renamed only if the user has write permission for
    the directory and either:
        * owns the file,
        * owns the directory, or
        * is the superuser.
None of these would seem to apply. However for the case in question
jurgen seems to be in the proper group and if the sticky bit were not
set would be able to manipulate the file.

Perhaps you should try chmod 0775 on the directory in question.


On Wed, 2001-09-19 at 07:14, D. van Leeuwen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a problem with Samba's 'dos filemode'.
> 
> ----------------------->8------------------------
> First, my smb.conf is:
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from localhost (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2001/09/07 16:05:48
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>  workgroup = SYENSNET
>  netbios aliases = printserver
>  server string = Syens samba server
>  encrypt passwords = Yes
>  map to guest = Bad User
>  domain logons = Yes
>  os level = 65
>  domain master = True
>  dns proxy = No
>  wins support = Yes
>  printing = cups
> 
> [test]
>  comment = Hans' test directory
>  path = /home/tst
>  admin users = admin
>  read only = No
>  directory mask = 0775
>  inherit permissions = Yes
>  dos filemode = Yes
> -----------------------8<------------------------
> 
> In /home/tst/ is the following directory:
> ----------------------->8------------------------
> drwxrwxr-t    7 syens    syens         527 Sep 19 15:47 .
> drwxrwxr-x    3 syens    syens          59 Aug  8 14:30 ..
> -rwxrw-r--    1 jurgen   syens       33280 Sep 19 15:47 3EBA9100
> -rwxrw-r--    1 jurgen   syens       35840 Sep  7 15:36 katja.doc
> drwxrwxr-x    3 jurgen   syens         176 Sep  6 17:23 map_jurgen_00
> -rwxrw-r--    1 katja    syens      183808 Sep 19 15:46 tst_jurgen_00.doc
> -rwxrw-r--    1 katja    syens       33280 Sep 19 15:46 tst_jurgen_00.xls
> -rwxrw-r--    1 katja    syens       70144 Sep  7 14:23 tst_katja.doc
> -----------------------8<------------------------
> With the option 'dos filemode = Yes' I expect user jurgen to be able to
> delete the file tst_jurgen_00.xls.
> This is not the case.
> 
> Editing the file in Excel (Excel 2002) fails too: on saving Excel first
> creates a
> temporary file (3EBA9100 in this case) which is renamed to the destination
> file. This rename fails because
> user jurgen doesn't have delete rights on a file of user katja.
> 
> Has someone a clue what is going wrong?
> System info:
> syens1:/home/tst/Algemeen # uname -a
> Linux syens1 2.4.4-64GB-SMP #1 SMP Fri May 18 14:54:08 GMT 2001 i686 unknown
> syens1:/home/tst/Algemeen # smbd -V
> Version 2.2.0a
> The whole system is running on a reiserfs file system.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans
> 
> 
>