samba - Jan 2008 - Windows XP always see folder with read-only attribute set

Dear all,

I've got a linux server running samba-3.0.10 with some windows xp and 
windows 2k clients. My config is something like:

[global]
        server string = aroprod
        workgroup = WORKGROUP
        hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
        security = share
        load printers = yes
        printing = cups
        printcap name = cups
        prefered master = yes
        os level = 65
        read only = no

[publica]
        path = /sis/publica/
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes
        nt acl support = No
        force user = sis
        force group = sis

When accessing any folder within this "publica" share from a windows
xp
the folder's attribute "read-only" is set. Any file within this
folder
has got sis:sis ownership and u+rws,g+rws permissions; besides, even if 
windows says that is "read-only" I can browse inside it and create or 
delete any folder or  file inside it, which is right as it is not a 
read-only share.

Does anyone has an idea what could be happening and how to avoid windows 
showing it as "read-only"???

Many thanks in advance.

Best regards

-- 
H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n
PlanaTec Software S.L. ** Castell?n (Spain)
tlf: +34 964340560 ** fax: +34 964340562

Sorry, I forgot to mentioned that this behaviour happens only on windows 
xp clientes...win2k ones work perfectly. Just in case it can help.

Any clue?

Thanks in advance.

H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n escribi?:
> Dear all,
>
> I've got a linux server running samba-3.0.10 with some windows xp and 
> windows 2k clients. My config is something like:
>
> [global]
>        server string = aroprod
>        workgroup = WORKGROUP
>        hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
>        security = share
>        load printers = yes
>        printing = cups
>        printcap name = cups
>        prefered master = yes
>        os level = 65
>        read only = no
>
> [publica]
>        path = /sis/publica/
>        read only = No
>        guest ok = Yes
>        nt acl support = No
>        force user = sis
>        force group = sis
>
> When accessing any folder within this "publica" share from a
windows
> xp the folder's attribute "read-only" is set. Any file within
this
> folder has got sis:sis ownership and u+rws,g+rws permissions; besides, 
> even if windows says that is "read-only" I can browse inside it
and
> create or delete any folder or  file inside it, which is right as it 
> is not a read-only share.
>
> Does anyone has an idea what could be happening and how to avoid 
> windows showing it as "read-only"???
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards
>

-- 
H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n
PlanaTec Software S.L. ** Castell?n (Spain)
tlf: +34 964340560 ** fax: +34 964340562

Hector Sanchez wrote:
> bjlockie@lockie.ca escribi?:
>> Do the win2k clients show the same behaviour?
>>   
> No they don't... I forgot to mentioned it. Any clue??
>
> Thanks for the reply
Windows clients have always been flaky for me.
Do you log in to Windows networking on the WinXP machines?

On Friday 11 January 2008, H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n
wrote:
> nt acl support = No
Have you tried it with the default "nt acl support = yes"?

-- 
Chris

Chris Smith escribi?:
> On Friday 11 January 2008, H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n wrote:
>   
>> nt acl support = No
>>     
>
> Have you tried it with the default "nt acl support = yes"?
>
>   
yes, and still the same :(

-- 
H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n
PlanaTec Software S.L. ** Castell?n (Spain)
tlf: +34 964340560 ** fax: +34 964340562

> Dear all,
>
> I've got a linux server running samba-3.0.10 with some windows xp and
> windows 2k clients. My config is something like:
>
> [global]
>         server string = aroprod
>         workgroup = WORKGROUP
>         hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
>         security = share
>         load printers = yes
>         printing = cups
>         printcap name = cups
>         prefered master = yes
>         os level = 65
>         read only = no
>
> [publica]
>         path = /sis/publica/
>         read only = No
>         guest ok = Yes
>         nt acl support = No
>         force user = sis
>         force group = sis
>
May I suggest this

[publica]
          path = /sis/publica/
          public = yes
#          only guest = yes
          writable = yes
          force user = sis
          force group = sis

This should solve your problem as samba by default set a share as read only and
you
need to set them to writable, hence "read only = No" is not equal to
"writable yes".

-- 
Venlig Hilsen/Best Regards
Rune T?nnesen

On Friday 11 January 2008, Rune T?nnesen wrote:
> [publica]
> ? ? ? ? ? path = /sis/publica/
> ? ? ? ? ? public = yes
> # ? ? ? ? ?only guest = yes
> ? ? ? ? ? writable = yes
> ? ? ? ? ? force user = sis
> ? ? ? ? ? force group = sis
>
> This should solve your problem as samba by default set a share as
> read only and you need to set them to writable, hence "read only >
No" is not equal to "writable = yes".
man smb.conf

"read only = No" _is_ equal to "writable = yes"

also

"guest ok = Yes" _is_ equal to "public = yes"

I also maintain that for portability of the readability of smb.conf that 
the standard parameters should be used instead of the synonyms. This 
means using "guest ok" instead of "public" and "read
only" instead
of "writable" or "writable".

It would help in the long run if the synonyms were deprecated and 
testparm warned of their usage.

-- 
Chris

On Friday 11 January 2008, Chris Smith wrote:
> instead
> of "writable" or "writable".
SHould be "writeable" or "writable".

-- 
Chris

Il 10/01/2008 19:19, H?ctor S?nchez Sanmart?n ha scritto:
> Does anyone has an idea what could be happening and how to avoid windows 
> showing it as "read-only"???
Sorry for not having noticed this thread before, because I would have 
saved you some time.

What you describe is not a problem with Samba. It is a Windows "feature 
by design". Look here, and read especially the "CAUSE" section:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us

-- 
Ciao,
   Marco.