samba - Mar 2003 - Multiple Groups, Different Permissions problem

Hello everyone,

I need to setup some directories (in RHL 7.2 running Samba 2.2.3a w/ W2K
PDC) to allow multiple groups, each of which has different permissions.  If
this can be done on the Linux side, this would be preferred, but if it has
to be done in Samba, any help in understanding how to make this happen is
appreciated.  I know Windows NT/W2K allows multiple groups and I would think
Linux would as well, but I cannot find in my documentation anything about
this subject.

Thanks,
Kevin Bramblett
Network Administrator

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Looks like you're going to need to enable ACL support in both Samba and your
linux kernel (if it's not already there).  This will most likely require a
kernel patch and rebuild as well as recompiling samba (unless you happened to
compile with that option the 1st time).  You can then use linux and/or windows
tools to set the acl's.  Here's some places to start looking:
 
- the samba documentation
- acl.bestbits.at
- www.netmechanix.net/linux/samba/sambahowto1.html
 
Rick Segeberg
Waterford Institute
Network Administrator-Site Manager
ricks@waterford.org

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	From: Kevin Bramblett [mailto:kbramblett@dssresearch.com] 
	Sent: Tue 3/18/2003 10:19 AM 
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	Subject: [Samba] Multiple Groups, Different Permissions problem
	
	

	Hello everyone,
	
	I need to setup some directories (in RHL 7.2 running Samba 2.2.3a w/ W2K
	PDC) to allow multiple groups, each of which has different permissions.  If
	this can be done on the Linux side, this would be preferred, but if it has
	to be done in Samba, any help in understanding how to make this happen is
	appreciated.  I know Windows NT/W2K allows multiple groups and I would think
	Linux would as well, but I cannot find in my documentation anything about
	this subject.
	
	Thanks,
	Kevin Bramblett
	Network Administrator
	
	No trees were killed in the sending of this message.  However a large number
	of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
	
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:19:51 -0600, Kevin Bramblett wrote:
> I need to setup some directories (in RHL 7.2 running Samba 2.2.3a w/ W2K
> PDC) to allow multiple groups, each of which has different permissions.  If
If you simply need to configure them so that e.g. one group has 
read+write permissions, while another has only read permissions, then 
you can use the various options in smb.conf.
If you need a more complex setup, instead, I'm afraid you'll have to 
resort to ACL support.

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  Marco.

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