[Samba] Need help with directory create time

Karl Mauch k_mauch at gmx.de
Fri Sep 16 17:34:44 UTC 2016


Am Freitag, 16. September 2016, 09:26:18 CEST schrieb Jeremy Allison:
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 02:37:33PM +0200, Karl Mauch via samba wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > my problem:
> > In the past "fake directory create times" did what I expect. The creation
> > time of directories were fixed.
> > Then I changed to samba 4 and "fake directory create times" did not work
> > any longer. But I found a workaround and the creation times of
> > directories were fixed.
> > Today there was a virus and I restored a backup and the directory creation
> > time is variable. After changing a file, the directory creation time is
> > new. And I forget what I did in the past to workaround this problem in
> > samba 4. It is configured as a PDC.
> > 
> > Please help! The software in the directory is not working with jumping
> > creation times.
> 
> The "fake directory create times" code still
> exists in Samba4 - shouldn't have changed at
> all since 3.6.x.
> 
> Can you describe more fully what create times you're
> getting ?
> 
> "fake directory create times" should always return
> a create time of 1/1/1980 to clients.
>
Thank you.
There is no difference with or without "fake directory create times=yes". 
After changes in the folder, the creation time is changed too (current time)

On http://www.archivum.info/samba-technical@lists.samba.org/2008-10/00157/
Different-parameters-in-Samba-3-and-Samba-4.html I found absent parameter 
"fake directory create times" in samba 4

My smb.conf:
# Global parameters
[global]
	workgroup = LOCAL
	realm = LOCAL.DOMAIN
	netbios name = SSRV01
	server role = active directory domain controller
	server services = s3fs, rpc, nbt, wrepl, ldap, cldap, kdc, drepl, winbind, 
ntp_signd, kcc, dnsupdate
	idmap_ldb:use rfc2307 = yes
	# dos filetimes =yes
	# dos filetime resolution = yes
	# no effect, so commented:
	# fake directory create times = yes

[netlogon]
	path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol/local.domain/scripts
	read only = No

[sysvol]
	path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol
	read only = No

[folder]
        comment = Software needs fixed creation times
        path = /home/share/software
        read only = no
        force create mode = 777
        valid users = a1, a2, a3




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