[Samba] Cannot access a share outside a share after upgrade

[Dale Schroeder]

Jobst,

As part of a security fix, you now need to disable unix extensions if 
you wish to use wide links.

unix extensions = No

Dale


On 11/29/2011 7:16 PM, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have a share that I can only access as root that has a few symlinks in it to make it easy for me to access files/dirs.
> I used to be able to access before upgrade to
>
>    [root] #>smbd -V
>    Version 3.5.4-0.83.el5_7.2
>
> Now it simply displays an error "Access denied"
>
>
> I have in the smb.conf file the following:
>
>     [SHARE_NAME_MASKED]
>       path = /THIS_IS_MY_PATH
>       valid users = @domadmins
>       admin users = root
>       read only = No
>       create mask = 0660
>       force create mode = 0770
>       directory mask = 0770
>       force directory mode = 06770
>       browseable = No
>       follow symlinks = yes
>       wide links = yes
>
> and in /etc/group
>
>       domadmins:x:GROUPID_MASKED:root
>
> I have not changed any other setting after upgrade of samba, nor have I changed file/directory permissions.
>
>
> Any ideas anyone?
> Jobst
>
>