Newly created File/directory permissions?

redrobin77 · 11-14-2005, 03:30 AM

Hi,

I have 2 users who use samba to access the server.
They both want to share each others files/directories.
The problem is that when one creates a file, for example, the other can only read it but not edit.( only talking about new files ).

How can I do a setting to make all files created by both of them to be
editable by both?

I see that when they create a file, it's owner is that user and the group fdoes not get the "samba-group" Is that the problem?

thanks.
rr77

meranto · 11-14-2005, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by redrobin77
Hi,

I have 2 users who use samba to access the server.
They both want to share each others files/directories.
The problem is that when one creates a file, for example, the other can only read it but not edit.( only talking about new files ).

How can I do a setting to make all files created by both of them to be
editable by both?

I see that when they create a file, it's owner is that user and the group fdoes not get the "samba-group" Is that the problem?

thanks.
rr77

That might be the problem, but that depends on what the permissions of the file are, check that with "chmod"

Make sure that both users are in the same group and that the file can be modified by everyone in that group.

redrobin77 · 11-14-2005, 03:55 AM

msybe I was not clear. sorry.

i am talking only about NEW files that are created....

Already existing files have been chmod'd to 775 so that all users in the group 'samba-group' can rw.
but when a newly created file, the file is created as user="user1" and group="user1". No the common group "samba-group".

that is the problem I think.

sikofitt · 11-14-2005, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by redrobin77
msybe I was not clear. sorry.

i am talking only about NEW files that are created....

Already existing files have been chmod'd to 775 so that all users in the group 'samba-group' can rw.
but when a newly created file, the file is created as user="user1" and group="user1". No the common group "samba-group".

that is the problem I think.

i could be wrong but i believe you need to edit the smb.conf under the particular directory.
add the lines

Code:

force create mode = "the permissions, like 0775" and force directory mode = 0775 or whatever.

but also try the command man smb.conf