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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/smbdotconf/filename/mapreadonly.xml')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/filename/mapreadonly.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/filename/mapreadonly.xml index b223da1afe..2f48e7987c 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/filename/mapreadonly.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/filename/mapreadonly.xml @@ -1,18 +1,18 @@ <samba:parameter name="map read only" context="S" - type="enum" + type="enum" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para> - This controls how the DOS read only attribute should be - mapped. + This controls how the DOS read only attribute should be mapped from a UNIX filesystem. </para> <para> This parameter can take three different values, which tell <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> how to display the read only attribute on files, where either <smbconfoption name="store dos attributes"/> is set to <constant>No</constant>, or no extended attribute is - present. + present. If <smbconfoption name="store dos attributes"/> is set to <constant>yes</constant> then this + parameter is <emphasis>ignored</emphasis>. This is a new parameter introduced in Samba version 3.0.21. </para> <para>The three settings are :</para> @@ -20,18 +20,21 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> <constant>Yes</constant> - The read only DOS attribute is mapped to the inverse of the user - write bit in the unix permission mode + or owner write bit in the unix permission mode set. If the owner write bit is not set, the + read only attribute is reported as being set on the file. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> <constant>Permissions</constant> - The read only DOS attribute is mapped to the effective permissions of the connecting user, as evaluated by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> by reading the unix permissions and POSIX ACL (if present). + If the connecting user doesn't have permissions to read the file, the read only attribute + is reported as being set on the file. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> <constant>No</constant> - The read only DOS attribute is unaffected by permissions, and can only be set by - the <smbconfoption name="store dos attributes"/> method. This may be useful for exporting mounted CDs. + the <smbconfoption name="store dos attributes"/> method. This may be useful for exporting mounted CDs. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> |