A quick google on the forcing permissions and I found this force create mode = 666 I added it to my smb.conf and it works!! Thanks for the point in the right direction, evedently create mode isn't enough by itself you need to add force in front of it. Now the entry looks like: [lab-test] comment = Lab test path = /mnt/lab-test browseable = yes public = yes guest ok = yes share modes = yes force create mode = 666 directory mode = 777 writeable = yes On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Stephen wrote: > If that share is set to use specific permissions then the app cannot make > them something else. So the trick is to force a specific set of permissions > via samba. This I know can be done. Just cannot remember how I did it. > > On Jun 12, 2012 1:19 PM, "Shawn Badger" wrote: >> >> I have tried that form the smb.conf, but it seems to be overridden by the >> app. >> Here is the snipit from my smb.conf for the share: >> >> [lab-test] >>        comment = Lab test >>        path = /mnt/lab-test >>        browseable = yes >>        public = yes >>        guest ok = yes >>        share modes = yes >>        create mode = 666 >>        directory mode = 777 >>        writeable = yes >> >> >> Just so you know this is a test for a project I am working on, hence >> the share comping from /mnt and the very laxed permissions. So please >> no comments about it being really insecure. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Eric Shubert wrote: >> > On 06/12/2012 08:23 AM, Shawn Badger wrote: >> >> >> >> I have an Android tablet running Cyanogenmod 7 that is using >> >> CifsManager to mount a share. That all works well, but the problem I >> >> am having is when an application (Jotta Text editor in this case) >> >> creates a file on the share it creates it with a 600 file permission, >> >> but when I create it from a terminal it creates the file with a 666 >> >> file permission which is what I want. I am trying to figure out how to >> >> change the way the application is saving the files. I have set the >> >> smb.conf so the default file mode  is 666 and also put file_mode=666 >> >> in the options for CifsManager, but the applications seem to ignore >> >> those settings.  Does anyone know how to get the applications (without >> >> changing the modifying it) to stop overriding the default? >> > >> > >> > I usually control this on the server with the "create mask" option for >> > the >> > file share. I expect this would take precedence over whatever the >> > clients >> > may specify. YMMV of course, depending on versions etc. >> > >> > Note, permission bits can also be affected by how the server is >> > configured >> > (globally or per share) to map dos file attributes. If dos file >> > attributes >> > are a concern, I prefer storing them in the extended attributes area, >> > instead of mapping them to *nix permission bits: >> >        map archive = no >> >        map hidden = no >> >        map read only = no >> >        map system = no >> >        store dos attributes = yes >> >        dos filemode = yes >> > >> > HTH. >> > >> > -- >> > -Eric 'shubes' >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss