[Samba] smb.conf root={user} directive

[Shawn Wright]

I am attempting to use the smb.conf root={user} directive to allow domain 
admins to have root access on samba shares. This is primarily so that we 
can use NT tools to manipulate ownership and ACLs. It appears only root 
can change ownership in Linux, so we need to be root.

However, I have been unable to get this directive to have any effect. I 
have tried 

root = "@domain\domain admins"
root = domain\domainadminusername

Neither seems to have any effect. Should the smbd process be owned as 
root if this is working correctly? It is not, nor do I appear to have root 
access when connecting as a domain admin.

I have also noticed that many (not all) of my smbd processes appear to 
be running as root, and have checked a few to investigate, and found they 
are regular domain users. Is this normal?
Example: The 10xxx ids are domain users

root       523  0.0  0.2  3564 1180 ?        S    Mar28   0:05 smbd -D
10109      697  0.1  0.9  6824 4740 ?        S    Mar28  27:43 smbd -D
root     17282  0.0  0.4  4800 2244 ?        S    Apr12   0:00 smbd -D
root     25189  0.0  0.4  4552 2272 ?        S    Apr14   0:13 smbd -D
10593    25379  0.0  0.4  4572 2272 ?        S    Apr14   1:09 smbd -D
10144    25958  0.3  0.4  4540 2264 ?        S    05:34   1:45 smbd -D
root     25964  0.0  0.4  4540 2204 ?        S    06:36   0:01 smbd -D
10521    25980  0.0  0.4  4540 2288 ?        S    07:05   0:03 smbd -D
10279    25982  0.0  0.4  4540 2288 ?        S    07:10   0:02 smbd -D
root     25984  0.0  0.4  4540 2204 ?        S    07:10   0:00 smbd -D


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Shawn Wright, Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
http://www.sls.bc.ca
swright at sls.bc.ca