samba - Jan 2003 - RE: problems with inherit permissions (Armin Baumgaertner)

Armin wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> i'm using samba 2.0.7 with solaris 7
>  
> i would like to use the 'inherit permissions' - option.
>  
> smb.conf
>  
> [test]
>     comment = TEST
>     path = /test
>     writeable = Yes
>     inherit permissions = Yes
>  
>  
> UNIX-FS:
>  
> mkdir /test
> chmod 777 /test
> chmod g+s /test
>  
> ls -ld /test
> drwxrwsrwx  .....  test
>  
>  
> If i create a new directory /test/xxx from unix-prompt, the new
> directory has the setgid-Bit too
>  
> ls -ld /test/xxx
> drwxrwsrwx   ......  xxx
>  
> But if i create a directory using my samba-share, i don't get the
> setgid-Bit
>  
> drwxrwxrwx  .... new_with_samba
>  
> The truss of the smbd shows
>  
> 23713:  mkdir("new_with_samba", 042777)            = 0
> 23713:  chmod("new_with_samba", 042777)            = 0
>  
>  
> So it seems ok but the new directory doesn't have the setgid-Bit.
>  
> Can anybody help me ??
>  
> Thanks
> Armin
>  
Armin

We have exactly the same problem with 2.0.7.  However machines running 2.2.5
work fine.  I think this was a new feature for 2.0.7.  I would suggest that
you upgrade to the latest version 2.2.7a as there are some potential
security issues with 2.2.5.  I have yet to test this on the machine we have
just upgraded to 2.2.7a, but I expect it will continue to work.

Regards

David Evans-Roberts



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