[Samba] Re: Create a share - permissions

[Tom Ronayne]

Could it be the 'msec' program that Mandrake runs from /etc/cron.daily 
and /etc/cron.hourly (possibly /etc/cron.weekly)?  We've had permissions 
change for now reason and found out that it was setting them every hour 
or so. . .

Morné du Plessis wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am having problems with  permissions when creating a share on a Linux
> Server. The permissions changes every time from:
> 
> drwxr-wxr-wxr  to  drwxr-xr-x (chmod 777 or  chmod a+wrx)
> 
> I can access the share, but I cannot create new files, copy etc.
> 
> Mandrake 10.0 for i586
> Umask = u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
> Samba Version 3.0.2a
> 
> [test]
>    path = /home/test
>    valid users = users
>    browsable = no
>    guest = no
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
>    create mask = 0765
>    inherit permissions = Yes
>    inherit acls = yes
>    available = yes
> 
> Owner = "test"
> Group = "root" ( I have also tried the group name: staff)
> 
> Please advice…..
> 
> Thx 
> 
> Morné
> 
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