[Samba] setting acls from win XP clients

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Jesse Spangenberger wrote:
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> 
> Actually, this is not a bug but a security measure I do believe.  Win2k and
> WinXP will not connect to the same server multiple time using different user
> logon information (actually, sorta pointless if you set up permissions
> right).  Thus, if John Doe is logged in and Jane wants to reach personal
> information in her home drive, then A) John Doe has to log out or B)
> disconnect all drives to the server with the home shares on them, then map
> her drive.  

No.  It's not security.  It's a bug.  The SMB protocol can
fully multiplex different sessions over the same CIFS session.
Look at Windows TSE.   The broken windows behavior does nothing
to enhance security.





cheers, jerry
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