[Samba] Solaris ACL vs Unix permissions

[Jeremy Allison]

On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 11:30:38AM -0500, linolil at equoria.net wrote:
> 
> We are seeing a lot of inconsistant access behaviour on
> our server since upgrading from 2.2.8a to 3.0.20.  The
> bottom line is that the Unix group permissions on the
> file system seem to be ignored.
> 
> ========================================================
> [sharename]
>         comment = shared files
>         path = /export/directory
>         force group = shared
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0774
>         directory mask = 0774
>         guest ok = Yes
>         hosts allow = 192.168.1., 192.168.2., 192.168.3.
> ========================================================
> 
> Did the behavior of "force group" change from 2.2.8a to
> 3.0.20?
> 
> When we set unix group restrictions on a folder or file,
> using a different group from the one listed in "force
> group", the unix access permissions do not work.  People
> in the correct group do not get access.  This used to
> work under 2.2.8a, but is now driving me crazy.

More information please. Give an example of what you expect
and what is happening using specific groups and files please.

Jeremy.