samba - Oct 2005 - Editing file changes its owner (Samba 3.0.7).

Hello !!

 When a user edits a file belonging to another user and then saves the 
file he becomes the owner of that file. Both users belong to the same 
group and the file can be read or written to by the group members. 
Server: Red hat 9, kernel 2.4.20-31.9, Samba 3.0.7, unix extensions 
enabled
Client: Red hat 9, kernel 2.4.20-31.9, shares mounted via smbfs or cifs 
(the same behaviour).

Is that all normal or did I do something wrong ?

I'll appreciate your comments and suggestions.

Best regards,
Przemyslaw Tokarski
Lodz, Poland

On Wednesday 12 October 2005 07:31, Przemyslaw Tokarski
wrote:
> Hello !!
>
>  When a user edits a file belonging to another user and then saves the
> file he becomes the owner of that file. Both users belong to the same
> group and the file can be read or written to by the group members.
> Server: Red hat 9, kernel 2.4.20-31.9, Samba 3.0.7, unix extensions
> enabled
> Client: Red hat 9, kernel 2.4.20-31.9, shares mounted via smbfs or cifs
> (the same behaviour).
>
> Is that all normal or did I do something wrong ?
>
> I'll appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Does your situation match that described in Section 15.6.3 of the 
Samba3-HOWTO?

You can obtain a PDF of the HOWTO from:

http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-HOWTO.pdf

If your case matches this situation the probem you are dealing with is a known 
feature of how Windows Office products function. Please see the work-around 
that has been documented in the HOWTO.

Cheers,
John T.
-- 
John H Terpstra
Samba-Team Member
Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668

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