[Samba] Shares of Logged Out Users Still Visible By Next User

[AndyLiebman at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/2005 12:14:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, jht at samba.org 
writes:
Andy,

Please show us how you have configured the [homes] stanza. Are you using 
"valid users = %S" in the stanza?

- John T.
Hi John, 

Actually I don't use HOMES directories. And I am not using the "valid users" 
line anywhere in my smb.conf files. 

Each user has many private shares that only HE/SHE is supposed to be able to 
access. Those shares are defined in individual smb.username.conf files. In the 
GLOBAL section of my smb.conf file, I have the statement: 

"include = /etc/samba/smb.%u.conf"

The listings in the individual "smb.username.conf" files look like one of the 
two following models: 

[Private Projects]
    comment = Metadata No Media Here
    path = /home/andy/Projects
    write list = @editors
    read only = No
    guest okay = No
    create mask = 0775
    directory mask = 0775
    force directory mode = 2070
    force group = editors

[andy_TuesdayFiles]
    comment = Media Files
    path = /RAIDS/RAID_1/media/andy_TuesdayFiles
    write list = @editors
    read only = No
    guest okay = No
    create mask = 0775
    directory mask = 0775

Note:  The /RAIDS/RAID_1/media directory has the sticky bit set for the group 
, so the group is always "editors" inside the media folder. 

It's very important the the ownership and permissions of the files inside 
these shares be set broadly -- because they are often moved to other locations 
where other people need to access them. However, while they reside inside a 
particular user's share (and corresponding directory) they should only be 
accessible to that particular user. 

Andy