[oclug]managing permissions with smbfs

[Joe Burpee]

On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 10:39:26AM -0500, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
>     I'm trying to manage a web site through an smb share, via smbmount. I have
> to be able to ensure that the permissions on the files are correct, but it
> seems I can't manage the permissions on the Unix side of things via smbfs. 
> 
>     Any tips for doing this beyond logging into the Unix box?
 
You've got Samba running under Unix so it looks like a windowbox?

What permissions are your problem?  With smbfs you can do very basic
stuff, like `chmod u-w', corresponding to the Win/DOS flags.  Changing
ownership requires a new mount.

Joe

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