[Samba] Samba 2.2.8a file permissions not working

[CJ Keist]

Yes, same thing is happening to me.  This looks to be a bug, which has  
gotten worse as file permission changing didn't fully work in 2.2.7a.

On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 11:08  AM,  
matt.twigg at insurance.sungard.com wrote:

> Are you able to select a new permission (user or group) yet after you
> apply, the perm. goes away?
> If so that is the problem I am having and have found no resolution.
>
> I have the same problem w/ 2.2.8 and 3.0
>
> Regards,
>
> Matthew Twigg
> Network Administrator
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> CJ Keist <cjay at engr.colostate.edu>
> Sent by: samba-bounces+mtwigg=fdpcorp-boston.com at lists.samba.org
> 08/07/2003 12:04 PM
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>         To:     samba at lists.samba.org
>         cc:
>         Subject:        [Samba] Samba 2.2.8a file permissions not  
> working
>
>
> We have upgraded from Samba 2.2.7a to 2.2.8a.  We have samba running
> our our two UNIX file servers, one is Solaris 8 and the other RedHat
> Linux 7.3.  Samba was compiled as follows:
>
> configure --prefix=/opt/samba --with-acl-support --with-quotas
>
> Right now it doesn't looks like changing file/folder permissions are
> working from W2K.  When we right click on a file/folder and go to the
> security tab it show the current file permissions fine.  But when you
> try to change them it is being ignored.  No error messages are being
> shown.  No matter what we do no changes are happening on the UNIX side.
>   This occurs on the Linux file server too.
> This did work in 2.2.7a and compiled the same way as above.
> Is there something different in 2.2.8a, or is this a bug????
>
> Thanks...
>
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C. J. Keist                     Email: cj.keist at engr.colostate.edu
UNIX/Network Manager            Phone: 970-491-0630
Engineering Network Services    Fax:   970-491-5569
College of Engineering, CSU
Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1301

All I want is a chance to prove 'Money can't buy happiness'"