From 972336ebecd8690ea26830e08770507f5849311b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 18:18:45 +0000 Subject: Convert even more text docs (This used to be commit cde5cd455ca48fde7eeb7cea84b061ef3be58e23) --- docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml | 16 +++++++++ docs/docbook/faq/errors.sgml | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 93 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/docbook/faq') diff --git a/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml b/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml index 2077b230ce..6d687bf772 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/faq/clientapp.sgml @@ -81,5 +81,21 @@ workstation as follows: \\"Server_Name"\MSOP95\msoffice\setup + + + +Microsoft Access database opening errors + + +Here are some notes on running MS-Access on a Samba drive from Stefan Kjellberg + + + +Opening a database in 'exclusive' mode does NOT work. Samba ignores r/w/share modes on file open. +Make sure that you open the database as 'shared' and to 'lock modified records' +Of course locking must be enabled for the particular share (smb.conf) + + + diff --git a/docs/docbook/faq/errors.sgml b/docs/docbook/faq/errors.sgml index 53e4d01e20..0a40011fbb 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/faq/errors.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/faq/errors.sgml @@ -82,4 +82,81 @@ SMB servers. + +The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted! + + +Some OSes (notably Linux) default to auto detection of file type on +cdroms and do cr/lf translation. This is a very bad idea when use with +Samba. It causes all sorts of stuff ups. + + + +To overcome this problem use conv=binary when mounting the cdrom +before exporting it with Samba. + + + + + +Why can users access home directories of other users? + + + +We are unable to keep individual users from mapping to any other user's +home directory once they have supplied a valid password! They only need +to enter their own password. I have not found *any* method that I can +use to configure samba to enforce that only a user may map their own +home directory. + + + + +User xyzzy can map his home directory. Once mapped user xyzzy can also map +*anyone* elses home directory! + + + +This is not a security flaw, it is by design. Samba allows +users to have *exactly* the same access to the UNIX filesystem +as they would if they were logged onto the UNIX box, except +that it only allows such views onto the file system as are +allowed by the defined shares. + + + +This means that if your UNIX home directories are set up +such that one user can happily cd into another users +directory and do an ls, the UNIX security solution is to +change the UNIX file permissions on the users home directories +such that the cd and ls would be denied. + + + +Samba tries very hard not to second guess the UNIX administrators +security policies, and trusts the UNIX admin to set +the policies and permissions he or she desires. + + + +Samba does allow the setup you require when you have set the +"only user = yes" option on the share, is that you have not set the +valid users list for the share. + + + +Note that only user works in conjunction with the users= list, +so to get the behavior you require, add the line : + +users = %S + +this is equivalent to: + +valid users = %S + +to the definition of the [homes] share, as recommended in +the smb.conf man page. + + + -- cgit