samba - Jun 2010 - limit access to folder without mapping a new drive

Hi,
Under our file structure, we have /files/all/departments/. We want
everyone to have access to all the folders under files, but there are
couple of folders in the departments directory/folder that need to
limit access to only one person. Is it possible without mapping a new
drive? Thanks!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[files]
   comment = files
#  hosts allow     path = /files
    public = yes
    writable = yes
    printable = no
    create mask = 0644
    directory mask = 0755
    available = yes
    guest only = no
    browseable = yes
    only user = no

Change the file permissions, either via Windows or with unix "chmod, 
chown etc" on the server..  The share perms will not override the file 
system permissions.

On 06/29/2010 12:19 PM, c cc wrote:
> Hi,
> Under our file structure, we have /files/all/departments/. We want
> everyone to have access to all the folders under files, but there are
> couple of folders in the departments directory/folder that need to
> limit access to only one person. Is it possible without mapping a new
> drive? Thanks!
>
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [files]
>     comment = files
> #  hosts allow >      path = /files
>      public = yes
>      writable = yes
>      printable = no
>      create mask = 0644
>      directory mask = 0755
>      available = yes
>      guest only = no
>      browseable = yes
>      only user = no
>

> Under our file structure, we have /files/all/departments/. We want
> everyone to have access to all the folders under files, but there are
> couple of folders in the departments directory/folder that need to
> limit access to only one person. Is it possible without mapping a new
> drive? Thanks!
>
The way I prefer to do this is to set proper posix acls.

John

We do this using msdfs root.

Make /files an msdfs root.
Create separate shares at the same level as /files for the folders that need to
be restricted.
Place msdfs links to those shares under departments/.

Helen

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:24 PM
To: c cc
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] limit access to folder without mapping a new drive
> Under our file structure, we have /files/all/departments/. We want
> everyone to have access to all the folders under files, but there are
> couple of folders in the departments directory/folder that need to
> limit access to only one person. Is it possible without mapping a new
> drive? Thanks!
>
The way I prefer to do this is to set proper posix acls.

John
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