Is it possible to stop Windows from changing permissions on a Linux SMB share?
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On Ubuntu I've made my user's Public folder an SMB share (using the same user as the smbuser) - I've then mapped it as a network drive on Windows XP. I can edit, from Windows, any file on the share, but whenever I do it changes the permissions - it keeps owner permission but resets group and everyo…
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This is due to your Samba configuration. What you want is to set the file masks, so that when Samba creates or modifies a file, the permissions are kept at a known quantity. This is what I use in my . These options are set explicitly for each share:…
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