[Samba] SETGID not being inherited

[Paul Worrall]

The smbfs problem was resolved by upgrading the server from 3.0.24-6etch5 -> 
3.0.24-6etch8 and to answer Mark's question: the setgid bit is not inherited 
by directories created via smbfs.
-- 
Paul

On Thursday 29 Nov 2007, Paul Worrall wrote:
> smbfs doesn't work at all for me :-( The share appears to be mounted but
> when I try to 'ls' it I get "Input/output error", and at the same time,
> log.smbd on the server records:
>
> [2007/11/29 21:41:41, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1599)
>   PANIC (pid 5779): push_ascii - dest_len == -1
>
> ... followed by some backtrace info.
>
> But that's a different problem.  To return to cifs: I found this on the
> linux-cifs-client mailing list archives:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-cifs-client&m=119027947932259&w=2
>
> ...which suggests that the clearing of the setgid bit is a known problem
> and it may be fixed in kernel 2.6.24.  Here's hoping!
>
> --
> Paul
>
> On Thursday 29 Nov 2007, Mark Adams wrote:
> > Someone else was recently having a different problem with mount.cifs.-
> > is it possible for you to try smbfs ?
> >
> > Mark.
> >
> > On 28 Nov 2007, at 19:35, Paul Worrall <paul at basilisk.ukfsn.org> wrote:
> > > I have exactly the same problem, and the "force directory mode = 2770"
> > > does not solve it for me.
> > >
> > > I have noticed that directories created on the same share by Windows
> > > clients, smbclient on Linux and using the KDE smb: slave all inherit
> > > the
> > > setgid bit as expected, so it seems to be something specific to
> > > mount.cifs
> > >
> > > Here is the line from my /etc/fstab:
> > >
> > > //basilisk/Shared\040Documents /media/smb/shared_documents cifs
> > > guest,domain=HOME 0 0
> > >
> > > Things I have tried:
> > >
> > > setting the "nosetuids" mount option (though the man page says this
> > > is the
> > > default anyway)
> > >
> > > setting the "noperm" mount option
> > >
> > > setting the "noacl" mount option
> > >
> > > Now I've run out of ideas.  Any help appreciated.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 21 Nov 2007, Mark Adams wrote:
> > >> Apologies for the blank mail, iphone misbehaving.
> > >>
> > >> you can use "force directory mode = 2770" in each share config or
> > >> globally.
> > >>
> > >> see
> > >>
> > >> http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/AccessContr
> > >>ol s.h tml
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Mark
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 02:30:57PM +0000, Mark Adams wrote:
> > >>> Mark.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 20 Nov 2007, at 18:57, "Robert L. Harris"
> > >>> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com
> > >>>
> > >>> wrote:
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> > >>>>
> > >>>> I have an Debian system running samba 3.0.14a from sarge.  It is
> > >>>> exporting a file system, /data.  This file system has the perms
> > >>>> 2770.
> > >>>> I have set the following in the smb.conf:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> inherit permissions = yes
> > >>>> inherit acls = yes
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I mount the filesystem from a linux, ubuntu, client and create a
> > >>>> directory.  The directory comes out with perms 0770.  I can chmod
> > >>>> 2770
> > >>>> the directory and it takes the setgid just fine.  What am I
> > >>>> missing,
> > >>>> where, in order to have the setgid pass down to the new
> > >>>> directories on
> > >>>> the server properly?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Robert
> > >>>>
> > >>>> - --
> > >>>>
> > >>>> :wq!
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -
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> Paul



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Paul