Gerald (Jerry) Carter
2007-Sep-07 12:24 UTC
[Samba] Re: smb.conf option "force unknown acl user"
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 more wrote:> Hi all, > > I noticed that, if the windows user sets a domain group SID as the > file owner SID, samba will report error if "force unknown acl > user=no". From the source (samba 3.0.25c), it dues to that samba fails > to map the domain group SID as a valid UID. > > I think the current solution is that to use "force unknown acl > user=yes". But I think it is not the best solution for this case, why > not let samba set the owner group instead of reporting error if he > detects the owner user is a domain group?This is by design. There is an owner SID and a group SID. Suppose both of these are groups? What should smbd do then? It just a fundemental difference between Windows and Unix. cheers, jerry ====================================================================Samba ------- http://www.samba.org Centeris ----------- http://www.centeris.com "What man is a man who does not make the world better?" --Balian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG4ULyIR7qMdg1EfYRApWaAJ9USyX7s2crJojg6H0h4mlBVyH1agCgyBHh XX/JB4vdsSjuxd9axJe4R3Y=oYNl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----