This is my first posting to a list server so if my Netiquette isn't correct please set me straight. I've having problems understanding the use of "valid users" and how that connects with the Aix user id's and passwords stored in smbpasswd. I'm trying to come up with a configuration where only the users listed in "valid users" are given access to a certain folder without those users being presented with a request for a password when they try to access the folder. I cant seem to give access without either opening up the folder to everyone and no password is requested or limiting to just the users I want but getting that password request. Anyone have any suggestions? Andy Clay MIS Director IDG N.E. -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My email address has changed to andyclay@galaxyinternet.net Please update your address book. -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed
> This is my first posting to a list server so if my Netiquette isn't > correct please set me straight.Looks ok to me..> > I've having problems understanding the use of "valid users" and how > that connects with the Aix user id's and passwords stored in > smbpasswd.[sales] comment = Sales department path = /home/office/sales valid users = @sales, ries, admin write list = @sales, ries, admin force group = sales create mask = 0660 directory mask = 0770 This is what I use as a example Inportand to me is the force group directive. THis makes sure that every file and directory has writting as group SALES. Everybody in the write list as Read write acces to the sales share. Everybody in the valid users list has read acces to the sales share. @sales means everybody in the sales group So In this example the user ries and admin my write and read in the sales share. I think this is what you mean. Ries