On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 04:27:24AM -0700, Jim wrote: > Hi - We have been using a samba configuration file similar to that > listed below for some years without issue. However when carrying it over > to a new server running Samba 3.4.0 (-3ubuntu5.1), we started > experiencing problems deleting files via Windows Explorer; attempts to > do so are resulting in 'Access is denied'. Similarly, attempting to > change the name of a file or directory is resulting in the same 'Access > is denied' message. There are otherwise no problems reading, creating, > or modifying files or directories. > > I found that removing the 'force user' parameter appears to resolve the > issue. The only obvious difference that I saw while examining level 10 > logs is that without 'force user' some of the file opens were shown as > performed by 'DOMAIN+user0', whereas with 'force user' they are shown as > being done by 'user0' (connections to the share are logged in through > the domain user0 account). I also found that changing the unix > permissions of the share directory from 755 to 775, while leaving 'force > user' as is, resolved the issue. However neither of these workarounds is > desirable for our current setup. > > If anyone has any ideas on how I might solve or further diagnose this > problem, I would appreciate your input.
Sounds like something we fixed in later versions of 3.4.x (we're now up to 3.4.3). I'd try the later version. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
