I have samba 3.0.4 set up as a PDC and have a problem with using "force user" with thie following share: [shared] path = /usr/local/samba/shared write list = usera, userb, userc force user = usera guest ok = true If I try to write a file from an XP system as usera I get an "Access is denied" failure. If I take out the "force user" line there is no problem! Note that if I change the UNIX ownership of the "shared" directory to preven access then the failure changes to "Network access is denied" with or without the "force user" line in there. Any ideas? Phil. --------------------------------------- Phil Chambers (postmaster@exeter.ac.uk) University of Exeter
> >I have samba 3.0.4 set up as a PDC and have a problem with using "force user" > with thie following share: > >[shared] > path = /usr/local/samba/shared > write list = usera, userb, userc > force user = usera > guest ok = true > >If I try to write a file from an XP system as usera I get an "Access is denied" >failure. If I take out the "force user" line there is no problem!There's a known bug in Samba using 'write list' and 'force user'. See :- http://us4.samba.org/samba/ftp/WHATSNEW-3-0-7.txt (the section for 3.0.6) So you need to upgrade. And you should jump directly to 3.0.7 to get rid of the vulnerability recently fixed. Mac Assistant Systems Adminstrator @nibsc.ac.uk dmccann@nibsc.ac.uk Work: +44 1707 641565 Everything else: +44 7956 237670 (anytime)