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| author | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
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| committer | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
| commit | 5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66 (patch) | |
| tree | 7982c107cb4ecf2b739dd0d21b591aca20e9b19a /docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/securitymask.xml | |
| parent | 7c6a4de6f97287e43405b66baa81aa328315de7c (diff) | |
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Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.
I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end.
(This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/securitymask.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/securitymask.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9ed0adcbf4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/securitymask.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="SECURITYMASK"/>security mask (S)</term> + <listitem><para>This parameter controls what UNIX permission + bits can be modified when a Windows NT client is manipulating + the UNIX permission on a file using the native NT security + dialog box.</para> + + <para>This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to + the changed permission bits, thus preventing any bits not in + this mask from being modified. Essentially, zero bits in this + mask may be treated as a set of bits the user is not allowed + to change.</para> + + <para>If not set explicitly this parameter is 0777, allowing + a user to modify all the user/group/world permissions on a file. + </para> + + <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that users who can access the + Samba server through other means can easily bypass this + restriction, so it is primarily useful for standalone + "appliance" systems. Administrators of most normal systems will + probably want to leave it set to <constant>0777</constant>.</para> + + <para>See also the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYSECURITYMODE"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">force directory security mode</parameter></link>, + <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory + security mask</parameter></link>, <link linkend="FORCESECURITYMODE"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">force security mode</parameter></link> parameters.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">security mask = 0777</command></para> + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">security mask = 0770</command></para> + </listitem> + </samba:parameter> |