[Samba] Cannot change directory permissions

[Rowland Penny]

On 04/08/15 10:07, Felix Matouschek wrote:
> Hello,
>   
> I occasionally need to remove the write permissions from directories inside a share to prevent users from accidentally deleting files inside that directory.
>   
> My problem is that I neither can view nor can change the permissions of directories on my shares.
> Curiously enough viewing and changing permissions of files in the same shares works without a problem.
>   
> Is there anything I misconfigured?
>   
> My smb.conf looks like this:
>   
> [global]
>      ### Network  ###
>      netbios name = Fileserver
>      server string = Fileserver (%h V:%v)
>   
>      ### ad member ###
>      workgroup = INTRANET
>      realm = INTRANET.MYCOMPANY.DE
>      security = ADS
>      kerberos method = secrets and keytab
>   
>      ### WINS ###
>      wins server = 192.168.0.197
>      name resolve order = wins host bcast
>   
>      ### logins without prepending INTRANET\ ###
>      map untrusted to domain = yes
>   
>      ### other settings ###
>      unix extensions = no
>      invalid users = root
>   
>      ### make exe files executable on windows without x bit ###
>      acl allow execute always = yes
>   
>      ### performance ###
>      deadtime = 10
>      use sendfile = yes
>      socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE
>   
>      ### prevent unwanted files ###
>      veto files = /$RECYCLE.BIN/desktop.ini/Thumbs.db/.DS_Store/._.DS_Store/.apdisk/._.apdisk/.TemporaryItems/._.TemporaryItems/.Trashes/._.Trashes
>      delete veto files = yes
>   
> ### SHARES ###
>   
> [Exchange]
>      path = /home/nobackup/exchange
>      guest ok = yes
>      read only = no
>      create mask = 660
>      directory mask = 770
>      force group = exchange-users
>   
> Greetings,
> Felix

Hi, when you say ' I occasionally need to remove the write permissions', 
whom is the 'I', is this the Administrator ?

Rowland