[Tfug] samba & shared directories

[Sam Hart]

Just did, and I still get the same results.

> Shot in the dark:
> 
> Have you tried the group number instead of the group name?
> 
> 
> + I'm probably responding to some of what was said below:
> 
> . Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:26:54 -0700 (MST)
> . Subject: [Tfug] samba & shared directories
> . From: Sam Hart <hart@physics.arizona.edu>
> . Reply-To: tfug@tfug.org
> . To: tfug@tfug.org
> . 
> . (hope there's someone with more samba experience than I on this list...)
> . 
> . I'm trying my darnedest to set up a samba server to share some directories 
> . for certain user groups. Several of the shares will be housing databases 
> . (incl. MS Access) which will be accessed by several users, often at the 
> . same time, and thus need to deal with both file-locking and group 
> . ownership.
> . 
> . I have read that I need essentially the following in my smb.conf file:
> . [lab]   
> .         path = /usr2/lab
> .         available = yes   
> .         public = yes
> .         guest only = no
> .         writeable = yes  
> .         browseable = yes
> .         valid users = foonly, hart
> .         only user = no
> .         oplocks = No
> .         level2oplocks = No
> .         create mask = 770
> .         directory mask = 770
> .         force group = lab
> . 
> . with the important lines being "create mask", "directory mask" and "force 
> . group".
> . 
> . The problem is that while the "create mask" and "directory mask" lines 
> . work, the "force group" line does not, and the group "lab" is never forced 
> . for new files/directories created in that share. I have tried both "= lab" 
> . and "= +lab" (not really understanding the difference) and neither worked.
> . 
> . I've had some samba experience in the past, but it has always been 
> . rudimentary (printer sharing, basic/non-readable file sharing) and trying 
> . to make this stupid thing work is baffling me.
> . 
> . Any advice would be mucho apreciated. (oh, and before anyone askes, yes, 
> . I'm SIGHUP'ing my smbd each time I change the config).

-- 
Sam Hart
University/Work addr. <hart@physics.arizona.edu>
Personal addr. <criswell@geekcomix.com>
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