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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/directorymask.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/directorymask.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0844733ede --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/directorymask.xml @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="DIRECTORYMASK"/>directory mask (S)</term> + <listitem><para>This parameter is the octal modes which are + used when converting DOS modes to UNIX modes when creating UNIX + directories.</para> + + <para>When a directory is created, the necessary permissions are + calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX permissions, + and the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this + parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK for + the UNIX modes of a directory. Any bit <emphasis>not</emphasis> set + here will be removed from the modes set on a directory when it is + created.</para> + + <para>The default value of this parameter removes the 'group' + and 'other' write bits from the UNIX mode, allowing only the + user who owns the directory to modify it.</para> + + <para>Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode + created from this parameter with the value of the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">force directory mode + </parameter></link> parameter. This parameter is set to 000 by + default (i.e. no extra mode bits are added).</para> + + <para>Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions + set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce + a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory security mask</parameter></link>.</para> + + <para>See the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">force + directory mode</parameter></link> parameter to cause particular mode + bits to always be set on created directories.</para> + + <para>See also the <link linkend="CREATEMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">create mode + </parameter></link> parameter for masking mode bits on created files, + and the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory + security mask</parameter></link> parameter.</para> + + <para>Also refer to the <link linkend="INHERITPERMISSIONS"><parameter moreinfo="none"> + inherit permissions</parameter></link> parameter.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0755</command></para> + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0775</command></para> + </listitem> + </samba:parameter> |