Any possibility that you can put here your smb.conf? On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:20 AM, Kari Matthews <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all, > > A month later, I still have this problem. The file srv/samba/share is > shared, is has 0777 permissions, and guests can add / edit / delete, etc. > Still, it persists that one person on an XP machine can only open the files > read-only. Tweaking the smb.conf file has come up cold. I can't figure out > why every other computer in the house opens these files just fine, but she > has to save locally, rename, and resave to the file server. > > This is a ubuntu 9.10 machine. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Kari > > > > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:11 AM, John Ohm <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As far as the file sharing, if you are using samba, maybe just tweaking >> the smb.conf file will fix the permissions problem. have a look at: >> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html probably >> 'force create mode' or it's synonyms will help or are the problem if set >> incorrectly now. >> John >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Kari Matthews <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> When the individuals upload a file to the server, it has default >>> permissions (don't remember what) that make it so that they are the only >>> ones who can edit the file on the server. Others have to save locally and >>> then upload to the server again. It's a small thing, but annoying. I don't >>> know how to change the default permissions of an uploaded file. >>> >>> Interestingly, the same is true for their Quickbooks file. The owner >>> shares data entry responsibilities with his secretary, but she has to copy >>> the data file to her local drive, work on it, and upload it again. They >>> cannot "share" the file as they once could when the company used a Buffalo >>> Link Station as a file server. (Yes, really.) >>> >>> ~kari >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Eldridge Torrefranca < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Are you using samba for the file server? Maybe you can try to change the >>>> files permission to the users else the configuration of the samba. >>>> >>>> mario, >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Kari Matthews <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have heard a lot of buzz among my clients about Sharepoint. As a >>>>> Microsoft Partner (and a pretty inactive one, at that), I thought it might >>>>> be good to look into it. So I started googling a bit, and it's one big >>>>> YAWN. >>>>> >>>>> A few months ago, I installed a linux server for a new client. This >>>>> company uses it solely to share documents, but they are forever frustrated >>>>> that when they open a document, the doc is read-only. It's a relatively >>>>> minor annoyance, but still. >>>>> >>>>> So I googled for a linux alternative to Sharepoint (b/c there's just >>>>> about always an alternative) and came across alfresco.com. >>>>> >>>>> Without knowing anything about either sharepoint or alfresco, can I ask >>>>> your collective genius about your opinions and experience w/ either/both? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> kari >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >>>>> Group. >>>>> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> For more options, visit our group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Torrefranca Eldridge L. >>>> Systems and Network Administration >>>> University of San Carlos >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >>>> Group. >>>> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit our group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >>> Group. >>> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit our group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- ------------------------------------------------------------- "Penguin, penguin, and more penguin !" www.madforubuntu.com baudizm.blogsome.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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