[Samba] File permissions

[Joel Hammer]

Doesn't the force user and force group make all the students kreese:teacher ?
So, they have no trouble changing the files.
Joel

On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 07:25:38PM -0500, Scott Mayo wrote:
> This is a temporary fix until I get my students added, but here is what I
> want.
> 
> I have a directory on my linux machine.
> /programs/bhs
> 
> the permissions for bhs are 1777  jones:teach = (owner:group)
> 
> In my smb.conf I have the following or there abouts(I have change it many
> times)
> 
> [bhs]
> comment = bhs
> path = /programs/bhs
> writable = yes
> create mask = 770
> force user = kreese
> force group = teacher
> 
> My idea was that when the students login highschool:bhs = (user:group) and
> save to the directory that it would change the owner:group to kreese:teacher
> which it does.  I also thought that since I had the sticky bit set on the
> folder that since they no longer were the owner or in the group (after the
> save) that they would not be able to delete it which they still can.  What
> am I doing wrong?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> Scott Mayo
> Tech Coordinator
> Bloomfield Schools
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