Subject: RE: file / directory permissions
From: Rick Bestany (rick@rickbestany.net)
Date: Mon Jan 15 2001 - 08:23:31 EST
I am having the same problem.
If you figure it out, please post it to the list.
-----Original Message-----
From: Menno Bockweg [mailto:menno@imco.nl]
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 2:02 PM
To: netatalk-admins@umich.edu
Cc: netatalk-admins@umich.edu
Subject: Re: file / directory permissions
What I actually meant with the "directory-root of the volume" is the path to
the netatalk-volume. This volume is locate at /data/transfer. The
permissions of the transfer-directory are set to : drwxrws--- 16
transfer_user transfer_group 4096 Jan 15 14:50 transferTransfer_user is
a user of the transfer_group. Every member of the transfer_group should be
able to create / move files to this transfer directory... But this is where
things go wrong. The users of the transfer_group can create / modify
directories in the transfer directory, but they cannot create / move files
into the transfer directory...I'm puzzled.. ;-)
Ryan McBeth wrote:
Menno,You might not really want them to create files in the / directory.If
you take a look at the unix file system, there are some standard directories
that will always be there, /etc, /usr, and so on. You really don't want
that file system filling up with junk, or allowing a user to overwrite your
/etc/hosts file.I would create a directory in / called "/opt". This is one
way of telling users that "This is the place for everything else." If you
want to get really creative, you could create "/opt/marketing" for marketing
people, "/opt/devel" for developers and "/opt/general" for communication
between the two.Let me know how it turns out.RyanQuoting Menno Bockweg
<menno@imco.nl>:
Hey all,I've set up an netatalk server. The mac-users are organised in
variousgroups. Each group has it's own netatalk-volume. Each user is
alsomember of a "main" group. The main group (all users together) haveaccess
to another netatalk-volume. The permission of the directory ofthis
"main"-volume should be ok, the groupbits are set to "rws" (chmod2770..).
Everything seems te be okay... The members can createdirectories in the
directory-root of the volume, move / create files intheir own created
directories... but (!) they cannot create / movefiles to the root
directory. When they try to do so, they get an errormessages "You don't have
the permissions to ... blah blah ...". What'shappening here ??They have the
right permissions to create directories but not to createfiles ?!?!?Really
hope anyone could help me out here,Thanx!Menno
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