Re: [Sheflug] Trouble with permissions

[David Holden <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxx>]

Not sure I understand but I take it you have looked at sambas "create 
mask" and "force create modes" options.

  dave.


Steve Tickle wrote:
> Mornin' all
> 
> In my efforts to convert our desktop machines to linux, I'm having 
> difficulty with the permissions on a network RAID server. There are a 
> couple of SAMBA shares set up which need to remain as SAMBA shares for 
> compatibility with the remaining Windoze boxes and all the files (which 
> will have been created by Windoze machines have permissions set to 755. 
> So far, I've been spectacularly unable to change this and make my linux 
> boxes able to write to or create files.
> 
> I should mention that the RAID server is a Maxtor MaxAttach jobbie which 
> has a web interface for configuration, although I've not seen the 
> necessity to mess with this.
> 
> I'm obviously missing the point somewhere. Could anyone give this linux 
> thickie a clue please?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
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