samba - Jun 2016 - How to prevent users from deleting directories

Hello All,
   I am new to Samba and having to learn it fast as I have taken over for
someone who left staff. I have been asked if we can prevent users from removing
directories and sub directories under a Samba share while still allowing them to
read and write files to these directories. For instance we have a share defined
as follows:

[Baskets_Out]
        comment = NGP Test Baskets Out
        path = /ngiohome/ngio/Baskets/Out
        force user = ngio
        force group = Cci
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes
        hide dot files = No
        veto files = /SafeDir/

All users access the share as the same user. I tried changing unix permissions
and ownership but that didn't work. Even when I made the ownership root
root, I was still able to remove that directory. I'm looking at - force
directory mode or force directory security mode to see if that might accomplish
the lockdown of directories that I am trying to achieve.

Thanks,
Dennis

Hi,

Have you tried "Stickey Bit" as a "root" user on top
directory?[a]
If not then try it then let us know.


[a].
<http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2013/02/sticky-bit/?utm_source=feedburner>


--Regards
Ashishkumar S. Yadav

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Chitussi, Dennis <dchitus at torstar.ca>
wrote:
> Hello All,
>    I am new to Samba and having to learn it fast as I have taken over for
> someone who left staff. I have been asked if we can prevent users from
> removing directories and sub directories under a Samba share while still
> allowing them to read and write files to these directories. For instance we
> have a share defined as follows:
>
> [Baskets_Out]
>         comment = NGP Test Baskets Out
>         path = /ngiohome/ngio/Baskets/Out
>         force user = ngio
>         force group = Cci
>         read only = No
>         guest ok = Yes
>         hide dot files = No
>         veto files = /SafeDir/
>
> All users access the share as the same user. I tried changing unix
> permissions and ownership but that didn't work. Even when I made the
> ownership root root, I was still able to remove that directory. I'm
looking
> at - force directory mode or force directory security mode to see if that
> might accomplish the lockdown of directories that I am trying to achieve.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
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