[CS-FSLUG] local lan file sharing

[Frank Bax]

And the answer is...

     create mask = 0664

in smb.conf


At 11:51 AM 3/9/05, Frank Bax wrote:

>I finally got back to this project today.  Thanks to all who responded.
>
>Josiah:  I have already have a similar structure for shares (personal, 
>group, public), but those shares are currently on an NT4 server, which I 
>eventually want to move away from.  That's why this share is going on the 
>OpenBSD box.  The problem is how best to connect to this repository from a 
>Linux workstation.  All scans are "automatically" dumped into the same 
>repository (samba share on BSD box).
>
>David:  I'll look closer at autofs if I decide to link from Linux to the 
>samba shares.
>
>Andrew:  I like this apache/php idea of yours, but twisted it a little.  I 
>figured simple ftp access would provide the necessary interface without 
>having to write a PHP script.  I just placed a "Link to URL" icon on 
>desktop with an ftp url.  This icon opens Konqueror with list of scanned 
>images, with tree of home directory on left side.  This allows user to 
>double-click for viewing and drag/drop to their home directory.  Very 
>simple setup.  Perfect!  Almost.
>
>Works just fine for viewing, but there is a permission problem preventing 
>Linux users from deleting files.  If they scan a sensitive document, they 
>want to move it from repository quickly.  The files are deposited into 
>repository via samba running as "nobody".  Sample file:
>-rwxr--r--  1 nobody  clgw    46967 Mar  9 10:53 SCAN0045_000.pdf
>
>The ftp link logs in with user that is in group "clgw".  Can I have samba 
>create the files with g+w or o+w automatically?
>
>Frank
>
>
>
>At 01:27 PM 1/27/05, Andrew Minerd wrote:
>
>>Frank,
>>
>>Why not run Apache and make them available via a PHP script? Just a thought.
>>
>>Andrew
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Frank Bax <fbax at sympatico.ca>
>>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:56:24
>>To:christiansource at ofb.biz
>>Subject: [CS-FSLUG] local lan file sharing
>>
>>At the office, a new Kyocera KM-3035 was installed last week - this is a
>>fast network printer/fax/copier/scanner all-in-one unit.  There is a
>>scan-to-pc option (imagine scanning multiple pages as fast as a
>>photocopier) that only works with a Windows client.  It's a small office,
>>and security is not a big concern, so yesterday I setup the Windows client
>>on a selected workstation to deposit the scans on a samba server
>>(OpenBSD).  This allows all windows clients to pick up scanned documents in
>>the same place.  I plan to write a script which deletes scans after some
>>hard-coded time period (a month or two).  The office has a few Linux
>>workstations (Mandrake 9.1).  What's the best way for these Linux
>>workstations to access the scanner files deposited on OpenBSD system?  Do I
>>access them via the samba share that Windows clients use, or is there
>>another alternative?  If you suggest an option, please include some
>>pros/cons.  I have done some access to samba shares from Linux/OpenBSD
>>before, but it has always been a script that does the mount, some file
>>transfers, then unmount.  I've never had a share "open" for extended
>>periods.  Tim's recent issues with unmounting a share that got disconnected
>>has me cautious about how to proceed.  If a permanent mount point is needed
>>it will need to be in every users home directory, because users of these
>>Linux machines don't know anything else.
>>
>>Frank
>>
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