Re: [Boston.pm] perl, windows, unix, and permissions

I agree that the correct solution is to fix the Unix-windows user mapping.

However, since it sounds like fixing the samba setup is beyond possible, 
I suggest using Net::FTP.

johns-Lk+pZMFBhfeWkzVdRvz7FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> hi
>
> ( 06.05.10 11:40 -0400 ) Greg London:
>   
>> The problem I'm seeing is that the files
>> created from windows are all owned by "65530".
>> When the users go to the unix side and try
>> to run stuff, it looks like they're gettting permission
>> problems, and now I'm wondering if the problem
>> is the fact that the directory and files are all
>> created from windows, through Samba,
>> to what is actually a unix drive.
>>     
>
> as a first guess, i'd guess you attach to the samba server as 'nobody'
> and 'nobody' has permissions to write there.
>
> i don't know if my diagnosis is accurate, but if so, there are many ways
> to solve this problem
> - connect as a different user on samba
> - coordinate unix/windows permissions better
> - run a script on unix side to change permissions before running stuff
>
>   
>> I'd like to fix this from the windows side if possible because that's
>> where my script exists, then it would be transparent to the users that
>> extra stuff is being done.
>>     
>
> but the problem is with unix/windows permissions. it's not just windows.
>
> and imagine this- unix is stricter about permissions than windows! it's
> more of a pain to set up, but this is cost for not allowing every 12
> year old programmer to create another outlook virus! [end rant]
>
>   
>> And I need this working before 5 pm or I'm sunk.
>>     
>
> keep a life preserver close by!
>
>   

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