[Samba] Macs deleting files off RHEL8 server

[Rowland Penny]

On Tue, 13 May 2025 10:09:03 -0500
I T via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> That was redacted to remove the users. Here's the output from
> testparm -s:
> 
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> 
> 
> # Global parameters
> 
> [global]
> log file = /var/log/samba/%I-%a.%U.%m.%S.-%v.log
> printcap name = cups
> security = USER
> workgroup = SAMBA
> fruit:copyfile = yes
> fruit:delete_empty_adfiles = yes
> fruit:wipe_intentionally_left_blank_rfork = yes
> fruit:nfs_aces = no
> fruit:veto_appledouble = no
> fruit:posix_rename = yes
> fruit:model = MacSamba
> fruit:metadata = stream
> idmap config * : backend = tdb
> cups options = raw
> locking = No
> mangled names = no
> vfs objects = fruit streams_xattr
> 
> [X5]
> create mask = 02777
> directory mask = 0777
> force create mode = 0777
> force directory mode = 0777
> hide files = /.*/DesktopFolderDB/TrashFor%m/resource.frk/AppleDouble/.DS_Store/_/afpDeleted543089
> path = /raid/data/esfs/X5
> read only = No
> valid users = judeo ARAXI print36 WIDETEK COLOURMGT print35 colour60
> colour61 colour62 colour63 colour64 colour65 colour66 colour67
> colour68 colour69 scan1 scan2 print30 print31 print32 print33 print34
> print37 data45 data colour70 ColourQC print39 pmerin pmlee
> vfs objects = full_audit
> full_audit:failure = all
> full_audit:success = all
> full_audit:prefix = Embassy|%U|%I|%m|%S
> 
> [RAID]
> browseable = No
> create mask = 0777
> directory mask = 0777
> force create mode = 0777
> force directory mode = 0777
> hide files = /.*/DesktopFolderDB/TrashFor%m/resource.frk/AppleDouble/.DS_Store/_/afpDeleted543089
> path = /raid
> read only = No
> valid users = it
> vfs objects = full_audit
> 

There is nothing there that should be causing your problem, except for,
every time you set 'vfs objects' in the shares, you are turning of
the 'vfs objects' you have set in 'global', which are 'apple' ones.

Rowland