[Samba] 'username = @group' not working correctly

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Rene,

> I am running a Samba file server (Version 3.0.22) with 'security =
> share'. Here is one of my share definitions:
> 
> [archive]
>         path = /var/smb/archive
>         writeable = Yes
>         username = @staff
>         valid users = @staff
> 
> First question: In the manpage for smb.conf, it is mentioned that
> '+group' expands to the Unix group named 'group'. But that does not work
> for me. Using the '@group' syntax works. Is this an error in the
> documentation?

That makes no sense unless you are using NIS netgroups.

> However, my actual problem is this:
> 
> I need the 'username = @group' mechanism because some of 
> my clients do not supply a correct username. The
> problem is that it does not seem to work for most
> user accounts. It does work for exactly two users.

I'd suggest moving to security = user unless you can
explain exactly why you need security = share.  Security = share
is just not well suited for cases where you want to
provide authorization based on username/password pairs.






jerry
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