[Samba] Problems with Word 200 and Samba 2.2.6

[Ed Stoner]

Thanks.  I looked at the vetofiles settings and they appear allright.  
Actually, the problem disappeared when I restarted the samba server (which
is a little unnerving).  While I'm glad the problem is gone (and now am
convinced that it is a bug in samba somewhere, since nothing else
changed), I don't have any means to investigate it any further (since it
isn't happening anymore).

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Marian Mlcoch, Ing wrote:

> Hi
> i read your problem and i suggest you to verify user , owner and group chmod
> on directory with docs and on user that modified this word file.
> When you create new file word saves ~.tmp on your local harddisk temp
> directory and saves it to share with save command and new name.
> Afther when you edit then ~... file is created on share but samba can
> vetoing ~ char in name by settings veto or bad codepage.
> Check your vetofiles settings on samba.
> Bye.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John H Terpstra" <jht at samba.org>
> To: "Ed Stoner" <ed at whsd.k12.pa.us>
> Cc: <samba at samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Problems with Word 200 and Samba 2.2.6
> 
> 
> > On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Ed Stoner wrote:
> >
> > > I'm hoping someone has some insight into a problem I'm currenty having,
> > > which is:
> > >
> > > No one is able to edit (in place) documents with Word 2000 on a samba
> > > (2.2.6) disk share.  A user can open word and save a document to the
> > > share, but when they go to edit the document Word says "Word cannot
> > > complete the save due to a file permission error".  From Microsoft KB
> > > Q211632 it appears that Word 2000 performs the following steps to Save
> an
> > > Edited File:
> > >
> > > 1.) Create a temp file (Create ~wrdxxxx.tmp)
> > > 2.) Write temp file (Save example data to ~wrdxxxx.tmp)
> > > 3.) Delete original file (Delete EXAMPLE.DOC)
> > > 4.) Move temp to target name (Move ~wrdxxxx.tmp to EXAMPLE.DOC)
> > >
> > > >From examining the samba debug log (attached) it does appear that this
> > > happens.  It also appears that somewhere in steps 1 and 2 above Word
> sends
> > > a request to turn off the read,write,and execute bits for the owner of
> the
> > > file.  When you look at this filesystem after the attempted save the
> > > original file does indeed have these bits cleared (i.e. the user has no
> > > read,write,or execute permissions on the file), and that I think is why
> > > the error is being generated.
> >
> > What update level (service pack) have you installed on your Word 2000
> > system? Please tell us what is the exact version information from clicking
> > on Help/About in Word.
> >
> > Please check that your Word is up to date with all service updates from
> > the MS Web site.
> >
> > Also, what is the client OS and it's update level?
> >
> > Also, please send your smb.conf to jht at samba.org and I'll check it over.
> >
> > - John T.
> >
> > > I've tried setting the 'create mask', 'security mask', 'force create
> > > mode', and 'force security mode' parameters to no avail (I assumed that
> > > setting 'force security mode' to 0700 would prevent a file from getting
> > > rwx removed from the owner).  I've also tried turning 'nt acl support'
> on
> > > and off.  I've attached my config file also.
> > >
> > > My questions are:
> > > 1.) has anyone else seen this error?
> > > 2.) if so is there a fix?
> > > 3.) why does smbd/posix_acls.c:set_nt_acl allow chmod to 000?
> > >
> > > P.S.
> > > This does not happen with the same client config connecting to either an
> > > NT Share or a 2000 Share, in case anyone is curious (i.e. I don't think
> it
> > > is a client thing)
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > -----------------
> > > Ed Stoner
> > > Network Administrator
> > > Woodland Hills School District
> > > (412) 731-1300 x0109
> > >
> >
> > --
> > John H Terpstra
> > Email: jht at samba.org
> >
>