[CS-FSLUG] local lan file sharing
Frank Bax
fbax at sympatico.ca
Wed Mar 30 08:34:43 CST 2005
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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