Thanks!! On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Stephen wrote: > woot. > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Shawn Badger wrote: >> 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 > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > 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