samba - Feb 2004 - PDF * powerpoint files need the x bit set under linux

We are trying to migrate to samba from NT4 data servers, We don't currently
allow users the execute permission on data drives, so I have setup data
drives with a creat mask of 0660 which seems ok. The problem I'm having it
that both powerpoint and PDF files seem to need the 'x' bit set before
users
can edit or open the files. Has anybody else had this problem? and if so
could you please tell me what you did to resolve it.
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Thanks very much 
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samba version 2.2.8a on susi linux v8
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[global]
??????? netbios name = xxxSAM01
??????? workgroup = xxxdom
??????? security = domain
??????? encrypt passwords = yes
??????? map to guest = bad user
??????? name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
??????? dns proxy = no
??????? password server = xxxsrv11a xxxsrv17a
??????? preferred master = no
??????? domain master = no
??????? local master = no
??????? log level = 4
??????? log file = /var/log/samba
??????? wins server = 172.19.1.1
??????? winbind uid = 10000-50000
??????? winbind gid = 10000-50000
??????? winbind separator = +
??????? winbind cache time = 10
??????? template homedir = /smb/homes/%U
[homes]
??????? comment = Home directory for %U
??????? path = /smb/homes/%U
??????? read only = no
??????? browseable = no
??????? inherit permissions = no
??????? inherit acls = yes
??????? create mask = 0660
??????? force user = %U
#?????? force create mode = 0660
??????? directory mask = 0770
??????? force directory mode =0770
Keith?Allen


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> We are trying to migrate to samba from NT4 data servers, We don't
currently
> allow users the execute permission on data drives, so I have setup data
> drives with a creat mask of 0660 which seems ok. The problem I'm having
it
> that both powerpoint and PDF files seem to need the 'x' bit set
before
users
> can edit or open the files. Has anybody else had this problem? and if so
> could you please tell me what you did to resolve it.
Keith, it needs to be pointed out that you're running a patch that makes
samba honor the 'x' bit in terms of being given permission to execute
files, as when ntcreatex opens a file for execute access.  I've not been
aware in the past that these files are opened for execution by windows, but
it's possible.  Do the permissions on the windows server you're
migrating
from show that the user has permission to execute programs?

And I just want to make sure...are you double-clicking the documents, or
opening them from within the application?

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Jim McDonough
IBM Linux Technology Center
Samba Team
6 Minuteman Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
USA

jmcd@us.ibm.com
jmcd@samba.org

Phone: (207) 885-5565
IBM tie-line: 776-9984

Thanks for responding so fast Jim(I'm fairly new to linux/samba)
The file permission's on the windows servers do not have the execute
permission bit set.
I get the problem whether I double click the data file or open the
application first then try to open the data file.
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Keith?Allen
-----Jim McDonough <jmcd@us.ibm.com>@SMTP@HOST wrote: -----
To: Keith Allen/Safeway@Safeway
From: Jim McDonough <jmcd@us.ibm.com>@SMTP@HOST
Date: 02/03/2004 01:42PM
cc: samba@lists.samba.org@SMTP@HOST
Subject: Re: [Samba] PDF * powerpoint files need the x bit set under
linux
> We are trying to migrate to samba from NT4 data servers, We don't
currently
> allow users the execute permission on data drives, so I have setup data
> drives with a creat mask of 0660 which seems ok. The problem I'm having
it
> that both powerpoint and PDF files seem to need the 'x' bit set
before
users
> can edit or open the files. Has anybody else had this problem? and if so
> could you please tell me what you did to resolve it.
Keith, it needs to be pointed out that you're running a patch that makes
samba honor the 'x' bit in terms of being given permission to execute
files,
as when ntcreatex opens a file for execute access. I've not been aware in
the past that these files are opened for execution by windows, but it's
possible. Do the permissions on the windows server you're migrating from
show that the user has permission to execute programs?
And I just want to make sure...are you double-clicking the documents, or
opening them from within the application?
----------------------------
Jim McDonough
IBM Linux Technology Center
Samba Team
6 Minuteman Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
USA
jmcd@us.ibm.com 
jmcd@samba.org
Phone: (207) 885-5565
IBM tie-line: 776-9984


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