Michael Kelly
2004-Dec-08 23:52 UTC
[Samba] Force user and replace with SUID and SGID. Realize error, but please assist
Hello again, Okay so I realize the error I made with the SUID ans SGID. Those settings represent what user/group the "file" is executed under. Must have had a brain cramp or something. I would however still appreciate some assistance in trying to get rid of the "force user" setting I am having to use to resolve an issue with Microsoft Office files and their time stamps being changed upon viewing of the file. Thanks Michael Kelly>>> "Michael Kelly" <mkelly@victoria.komex.com> 06/12/2004 10:02:18 am >>>Hi all, I am trying to get rid of a force user setting on our samba server. I read an article that talked about setting the SUID and SGID on the top-level directory, and all sub-directories, of a share and this would cause all files to be own by the user and group for which the sticky bit has been set. Here is what I did. 1. recursively changed owner/group on all file and directories in the share to the user and group who I wanted to own said files and directories. 2. executed "find /mnt/fileserver/server -type d -exec ug+s {} \;" to set the sticky bit on all directories within the share. 3. removed the "force user" entry from the share definition and restarted Samba 4. Browsed the share and created a new file. It came up as owned by me not the user who I had set the sticky bit for. It did have the proper group as I am a member of that group. 5. Opened and Excel file and then closed that file. It prompted me to save changes, made none, and when I said no it updated the time stamp anyway. I am using the "force user" entry to solve the known problem with Microsoft Office files. I have about 14 employees who access the share and all file and directories within it. Timestamps are very important and we need them not be changed when simply viewing a file. It was my understanding that by setting the SUID and SGID it would cause all files to retain their ownership and all newly created files to get the user and group for which the sticky bit was set. I know that this is a Linux file system question, but it is relating to Samba and I am hoping that someone out there has experienced this and can point me in the right direction. Thank you Michael Kelly -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba