Slight correction: Write permission doesn't necessarily grant delete permission. If a user has write permission on a file but not on the dir it resides in, the user can modify the file but can't delete it. Permissions of 755 on a directory and 777 on specific files inside it will allow everyone to modify those files, but only the directory owner to create or delete them.
-Greg -----Original Message----- From: John H Terpstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:53 AM To: Manuel Linder Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba Directory Permissions On Wed, 28 May 2003, Manuel Linder wrote: > Hello, > > I installed samba on a linux-machine is it now possible to prohibit the > samba users from deleting and creating new directories but allow them to > save and edit files in the directories. This question has been asked many times on this list. I encourage posters to do some homework before posting repetitive questions that can irritate some of our readers. If I have edit (write) capability, then I can remove all content band write and empty file. In that case I have deleted all content! Under Unix - if you have write capability to a file you can delete it. If anyone can come up with a way around this then judging by comments on this list, the IT industry needs you! - John T. -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
