[Samba] New Files do not belong to the User who created them...

Volker Lendecke Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE
Fri Sep 11 06:33:29 MDT 2009


On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:28:46AM +0200, Axel Werner wrote:
> Whenever a Windows User creates a file at the same location, the new  
> File belongs to "root"  and Group "Domain Users". Me and my Users would  
> expect the new File would belong to the Creator (User). But for some  
> reason this is not Happening here. This is just a "cosmetic" problem.  
> but it confuses the users, because they rely on the user and group owner  
> informations.
>
>
> Any Ideas of why is that??? Im lost.
> Oh BTW: if i creat a new file within my homedirectory via SAMBA, the  
> file gets the correct owner (wernera).

You've set "inherit owner = yes". That might influence that
behaviour.

Volker
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