Re: Linux (Samba) New Guy

From: Xyerp (Xyerp_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/31/03 

Date: 30 Jul 2003 18:21:30 -0700

cockermike@yahoo.com (Mike) wrote in message news:<36f4e2ca.0307301115.457b8e0a@posting.google.com>...
> First off, I'm a new guy when it comes to Linux. I'm mainly a Windows
> admin, but I want to start using Linux in a big way.
>
> I just took over the role of net admin for a small company That has
> mainly XP and NT machines and a Red Hat Linux (Samba) file server. The
> old admin set up Samba as follows:
>
> /public -> for department shares (users - read, managers - read &
> write)
> /home/<user name> -> for storing personal documents (Word, Excel,
> ect.)
>
> There are also some network installed programs (mainly data files)
> that allow the managers group to read & write to the data. It is set
> up as follows:
>
> /public/<program name>
>
> The problem is that anyone in the managers group can alter all files
> in the /public directory. I only want them to alter the files in the
> /public/<program name> directory. How can I fix this?
>
> I also had to install a new program on the network (again, mainly data
> files) that requires almost all the staff to read & write to the data
> files. I definately didn't want everyone to have read & write access
> to the /public directory so I got adventurous and decided to create a
> directory called QPulse. I also created a new group called qpulse
> giving them ownership of the QPulse directory. In Samba, I created a
> share called QPulse and directed it to the /QPulse directory. Lastly,
> I put the various users into the qpulse group. When I did the network
> install it appeared to work great. Files and folders went into the
> /QPulse directory. On a Windows system I can map a network drive to
> \\<server>\QPulse with any of the users that I put in the qpulse
> group. Unfortunately only the users that are in the managers group can
> use the program. I have to admit that I'm stuck, most likely from
> looking at it too long. Anyway my limited Linux experience is enough
> to get me into trouble.
>
> If someone could tell me step by step how to handle my problem(s) that
> would be awesome!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike

man man
man group
man chmod

Doesn't really sound like a linux or samba problem at all to be
honest. Seems to me more like knowing how to efficiently organise data
and groups. Maybe this will help:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/ref-guide/ch-users-groups.html