Newly Created Files are Read-Only....

[lynbor]

For some reason that I can't seem to get resolved, newly created files on a share are read-only to all other users except the owner by default. I've read through the Samba docs till I'm blue and tried so many different settings that I'm starting to get confused.. Once the file has been created, the windows user (owner) can right-click on it, select properties, and then the security tab and grant all users permission to access the file by selecting "Domain\users" and checking the appropriate rights. But I'd rather they not have to do that.

Can someone tell me how to set Samba 3 (or WinXP) so that my windows XP clients will default to creating new files that are available to all users in the samba share named COMMON?

Here is my current SMB.CONF


[global]
workgroup = KW-NET
netbios name = MADMAX
server string = Samba Server
passdb backend = smbpasswd
printcap name = cups
show add printer wizard = No
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u'
delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r '%u'
add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'
delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'
add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G '%g' '%u'
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/nobody '%u'
logon script = scripts\%U.bat
logon path =
logon drive = L:
domain logons = Yes
os level = 65
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
idmap uid = 1500-20000
idmap gid = 15000-20000
printing = cups
usershare allow guests = YES
local master = Yes
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
browseable = No

[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
admin users = root, lynbor
guest ok = Yes
browseable = No
write list = root

[common]
comment = All Share
path = /common/
guest ok = Yes
valid users = @users,@root
read only = No
browseable = Yes
inherit acls = Yes

I've tried the above with "inherit acls" line removed also.
I've used chown and chmod to set all folders to belong to user root and group users and everyone is a member of group users. I've also set the permissions on all existing to rw (chmod -R a=rw *) It's like the group permissions are not being used by the system.

I have also mapped the unix groups to the ntgroups. Geezz, nothing is making a difference..

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'm just out of ideas.

[Zelmo]

How about the "create mask" and "directory mask" (reference)? It looks like they have the same effect as umask, but the numbering may be opposite (i.e., it actually represents permissions, judging by the example given in the link).

[lynbor]

How about the "create mask" and "directory mask" (reference)? It looks like they have the same effect as umask, but the numbering may be opposite (i.e., it actually represents permissions, judging by the example given in the link).

That's exactly what I needed. I had looked through the command listing and not seen those two commands or perhaps I was reading to quickly and scanned over them. But I plugged them in and the problem is now resolved. Thanks a bunch!