[Samba] Excel and Samba Problem

[Rowland Penny]

On 19/02/15 11:44, Oliver Werner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We have a problem with our Samba server (we tested with two versions 3.6.6 and 4.1.11).
> When a User edit an Excel file and saves, another user can not save this edited later.
> The temporary file named like 885E9010 will be created and Excel reports that this file can not be accessed.
>
> I have test it with Windows and Mac. Both have the same Problem.
>
> This is our samba configuration:
>
> [global]
>     security = domain
>     workgroup = company
>     netbios name = fileserver
>     winbind separator = /
>     winbind use default domain = yes
>     winbind cache time = 300
>     encrypt passwords = true
>     server string = FILESERVER
>     log level = 0
>     max log size = 1024000
>     unix extensions = No
>     logon path = \\fileserver3\profiles\%U
>     logon home = \\fileserver3\Profiles\%U
>     logon drive = H:
>     logon script = logon.bat
>     block size = 4096
>     max protocol = SMB2
>
> [Data]
>     path = /data/
>     browseable = yes
>     writeable = yes
>     force group = Intern
>     valid users = @Intern
>     create mask = 0660
>     directory mask = 0770
>     vfs objects = full_audit recycle
>     full_audit:prefix = %u
>     full_audit:success = mkdir rename rmdir unlink pwrite
>     full_audit:failure = none
>     full_audit:facility = LOCAL5
>     full_audit:priority = NOTICE
>     recycle:versions = yes
>     recycle:exclude = .*, ~*
>
>
> And here are the rights for the Files on Samba Server:
>
> 535041902  4 drwxrwx---  3 user.a Intern       4096 Feb 19 12:35 .
> 535041673  0 -rw-rw----  1 userb      Intern          0 Feb 19 12:35 885E9010
> 535041669 68 -rw-rw----  1 usera      Intern      69492 Feb 19 12:34 Testfile.xlsx
> 535037291  4 -rw-rw----  1 userb      Intern        171 Feb 19 12:35 ~$Testfile.xlsx
> 535037292  4 -rw-rw----  1 userb     Intern       4096 Feb 19 12:35 ._~$Testfile.xlsx
>
>
> yours sincerely
> Oliver
>
>
>
>

Not sure if this is a samba problem, it has been years since I used 
excel, but I seem to remember that it can save files read/write by 
creator and read only by others.

Rowland