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Samba comes with different types of permissions for share. Try to remember few things about UNIX and Samba permissions. (a) Linux system permissions take precedence over Samba permissions. For example if a directory does not have Linux write permission, setting samba writeable = Yes (see below) will not allow to write to shared directory / share.
Can a Samba server take priority over a filesystem?
(b) The filesystem permission cannot be take priority over Samba permission. For example if filesystem mounted as readonly setting writeable = Yes will not allow to write to any shared directory or share via samba server.
Can a Windows 2008 SMB share work on a Mac?
I cannot replicate the issue using macOS 10.2.6 with a Windows 2008 R2 SMB share. However, I have seen issues like this before, which are usually linked to Windows permissions. The main culprit is ‘Creator Owner’, which is a massive NO NO for working with macOS.
Why are windows permissions not the same as Linux?
Basically, in a nutshell, windows permissions are not the same as unix (linux) and it is a bit odd how samba maps permissions. I had the same problem, but everything like mask directives did not work for me (Samba 4.3.11):
How to force user / group ownership of files on a samba?
Next, turn on the setgid bit for the directory to force the group credentials of any directory entry to match the group credentials of that directory: 3. Now create a file within the [/path/to/SAMBA/share] as the root user. The file will be owned by root but its group will be the [group] group:
What do you need to know about Samba software?
Samba software, is a free, open source implementation of networking protocols to share files between UNIX/Linux and Windows computers. Samba comes with different types of permissions for share.
Why do I cannot write to my Samba share?
For some reason I cannot write to my samba share. To me it looks like I have the correct permissions. Below is my smb.conf, the filesystem permissions, and the steps I followed. I definitely have it misconfigured but I cannot find out how. Any help would be appreciated.
What should the read only parameter be in samba?
If you need finer grain of control, you can use acl (access control lists) on the server. Read only parameter is a Boolean value, so this should be more like one of the following: Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu! Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!