[Samba] write only permissions

[Dale Schroeder]

Steve,

This thread from last May might be of help to you.  It shows how to 
define the share for a dropbox.
Being curious, I set up a test share to try it out; it works.

http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2008-May/140429.html

Dale

Steve Rippl wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We've just put in a Samba fileserver to replace our windows box for our
> School District and it seems to be working great.  I have a question
> about defining some specific permissions though.  We set up 'Drop boxes'
> for teachers that kids can drag files into, but they don't have read
> permission so they can't read each others submitted work.  Here's what
> is looks like on the fileserver
>
>  root at wsdfile:/srv/materials/WHS/VanCleek# getfacl Drop_Box/
> # file: Drop_Box
> # owner: admin
> # group: domain\040admins
> user::rwx
> user:vancleek:rwx
> group::rwx
> group:whs\040student:-wx
> mask::rwx
> other::---
> default:user::rwx
> default:user:vancleek:rwx
> default:group::rwx
> default:group:whs\040student:-wx
> default:mask::rwx
> default:other::---
>
> and the view through windows security tab shows Traverse folder/Create
> Files/Write Attributes/Write Extended Attributes/Read permissions.
> Needless to say this doesn't seem to work!  The student account (in the
> right group) is not allowed to drop a file into that folder.  If I add
> g:wsd\\whs\ Student:rwx then the student can do anything sucessfully,
> with -wx nothing?!!
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Steve Rippl
> Technology Director
> Woodland School District
>