[Samba] "x" permission interpretation under Windows

[Felipe Augusto van de Wiel]

On 10/20/2006 05:56 PM, Ethy H. Brito escreveu:
> Hi
> 
> How does Windows interpret the 'x' attribute for the file's 'other' attribute
> field?

	Check the [1]Official Samba HOWTO.

1. http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/AccessControls.html#access1
2. http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/AccessControls.html#id2615986
3. http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/AccessControls.html#id2617058


> If I give a *file* a 0775 permission Windows XP clients cannot see the file. 
> Not even the group members.
> 
> If I change this permission to 0774 the file becomes visible to everyone.
> (smbclient sees the file either way).
> 
> This file in under a directory which has 2775 as permission and 
> "inherit permissions = yes". Samba is 3.0.20b
> 
> Does the 'x' attribute of a file behave backwards as for directories under
> Windows point of view??

	AFAIK, no. Do you have ACLs or other special parameters?


> Or better yet, what am I doing wrong?

	I don't know, but that's strange. Can you access the file
even when you can't see it?


> Regards

	Kind regards,

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Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at paranacidade.org.br>
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