<samba:parameter name="inherit permissions" context="S" type="boolean" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para> The permissions on new files and directories are normally governed by <smbconfoption name="create mask"/>, <smbconfoption name="directory mask"/>, <smbconfoption name="force create mode"/> and <smbconfoption name="force directory mode"/> but the boolean inherit permissions parameter overrides this. </para> <para>New directories inherit the mode of the parent directory, including bits such as setgid.</para> <para> New files inherit their read/write bits from the parent directory. Their execute bits continue to be determined by <smbconfoption name="map archive"/>, <smbconfoption name="map hidden"/> and <smbconfoption name="map system"/> as usual. </para> <para>Note that the setuid bit is <emphasis>never</emphasis> set via inheritance (the code explicitly prohibits this).</para> <para>This can be particularly useful on large systems with many users, perhaps several thousand, to allow a single [homes] share to be used flexibly by each user.</para> </description> <related>create mask</related> <related>directory mask</related> <related>force create mode</related> <related>force directory mode</related> <value type="default">no</value> </samba:parameter>