Re: Android file creation permissions

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Author: Stephen
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Android file creation permissions
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'
> >
> >
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