[Samba] Permissions of new files on samba with other read on.

[simo]

On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 13:06 -0700, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 09:21:57AM +0200, Daniele Palumbo wrote:
> > hi.
> > 
> > I have troubles of global readable bit on new file created on samba.
> > I wish to have a 660 permission on new files, instead i've got 664.
> > 
> > also, if i create an empty files it will get 644 permmission, instead of 660.
> > 
> > directory creation instead seems fine.
> > 
> > Below my environmnent and tests.
> > pointing to samba docs or bugs, open or closed, are REALLY welcome.
> 
> My guess is the client is resetting the mode after
> the file is created. "create mask" only applies to new
> files. Set the "security mask"/"force security mode" parameters
> to control mode setting on existing files.

Jeremy this is the known issue with cifs.ko, using open and then a
separate setfile operation to set mode, instead of just a posix open.

It should be fixed in recent kernels hopefully.

Simo.

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Simo Sorce
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Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, Inc. <simo at redhat.com>