samba - Dec 2003 - [CSI] smb.conf share definition "force group =" option

Greetings,

	I am using samba-3.0.1pre3-1, and have noticed that the "force
group" and "force user" option no longer seems to work.  In spite
of the
option being set, the files copied are set to the current users
user and primary group.  Am I missing something with regards to how this
is supposed to work or is this a bug?

	This is one of my share definitions for a team of people where
this option does not work.  If I copy a file in as a user that is a
member of the cellbio group (e.g. testuser), the unix permissions of the
file are set to testuser:testuser, not testuser:cellbio as I would expect,
denying access to the file for everyone else in the cellbio group.

[cellbio]
        comment = Filespace for the Cell Biology Team
        path = /share/teams/CellBio/
        browseable = yes
        valid users = +&cellbio
        read only = yes
        force group = cellbio
        write list = @cellbio # read only, except for people in the
"cellbio" group

	If folks could point out anything I am missing I would appreciate
the advice.  Thanks on advance.
John N.
CSI
cabal@u.washington.edu

Dear John, i am wondering whether u have solved this....i had problems earlier 
with options such as;

1. only user
2. force create mode
3.force directory mode

the options  didn't seem to work ( on samba v 2.2.7a).

I solved the problem for our club by just working on chmod 0777 and using 
option "valid user , write list " to make files/folders writable for
certain
individuals who are working on similar things...

bye,
mlist.


>On Tuesday 02 December 2003 19:37, J. Nyhuis wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> 	I am using samba-3.0.1pre3-1, and have noticed that the "force
> group" and "force user" option no longer seems to work.  In
spite of the
> option being set, the files copied are set to the current users
> user and primary group.  Am I missing something with regards to how this
> is supposed to work or is this a bug?
>
> 	This is one of my share definitions for a team of people where
> this option does not work.  If I copy a file in as a user that is a
> member of the cellbio group (e.g. testuser), the unix permissions of the
> file are set to testuser:testuser, not testuser:cellbio as I would expect,
> denying access to the file for everyone else in the cellbio group.
>
> [cellbio]
>         comment = Filespace for the Cell Biology Team
>         path = /share/teams/CellBio/
>         browseable = yes
>         valid users = +&cellbio
>         read only = yes
>         force group = cellbio
>         write list = @cellbio # read only, except for people in the
> "cellbio" group
>
> 	If folks could point out anything I am missing I would appreciate
> the advice.  Thanks on advance.
> John N.
> CSI
> cabal@u.washington.edu