[Samba] Mac OS 10.5 seems to change permissions on files (fixed!)

[Stuart Reedy]

Brian Gregorcy wrote:
> Add this to the global section:
> 
>> unix extensions                 = no
> 
> 
> Stuart Reedy wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> We have an issue using Mac OS 10.5 with our Samba shares connected via 
>> cifs://server/Sharename.  From what I can tell, when the Mac writes a 
>> file the permissions are correct (0660). Then it seems to change the 
>> permission to 0644, defeating the whole point of shared files.
>>
>> Has anyone else encountered this and, perhaps, found a work-around?
>>
>> Server Info:
>> Samba 3.0.33 (Slackware package)
>> Slackware 11.0
>>
>> smb.conf:
>> [global]
>>         workgroup = WG
>>         server string = Samba Server
>>         interfaces = x.x.x.x/16
>>         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>>         unix password sync = Yes
>>         ldap ssl = no
>>         hosts allow = x.x., 127.0.0.1
>>         ea support = Yes
>>         veto files = /.DS_Store/._.*/DesktopFolderDB/Network Trash
>> Folder/resource.frk/TheFindByContentFolder/TheVolumeSettingsFolder/
>>         delete veto files = true
>> --==SNIP==--
>> [Sharename]
>>         path = /path/ShareName
>>         valid users = @somegroup
>>         write list = @somegroup
>>         read only = No
>>         create mask = 0660
>>         directory mask = 0770
>>         force create mode = 0660
>>         force directory mode = 0770
>>
>> Any assistance is greatly appreciated!
>> Stu...
> 
> 

Setting "unix extension = no" fixed the permissions problem.

Thanks!
Stu...

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