[Bug 945117] Re: can't edit files in my public guest allow rw folder

[Dave Walker]

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  can't edit files in my public guest allow rw folder

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Precise 3D 32-Bit up-to-date

  What you expected to happen:
  When right clicking a folder and selecting these  sharing options:
  * Share this folder
  * Allow others to create and delete...
  * Guest access
  + Modify Share
  + Adding the needed permissions by conforming that option in the upcoming dialog

  it should be possible to copy any file from an other computer through
  the network to mine. The received files should be accessible to me as
  any other file in my home directory.

  What happened instead:
  I was able to see, mount and send a couple of images from my laptop to my precise machine. Then I tried to edit an image in my shared local folder. This wasn't possible → 'permission denied' error.

  Rights of all received files inside the share:
  -rwxr--r-- 1 nobody nogroup

  When removing the folder from samba by unchecking the 'Share this
  folder' box and clicking the approval button the files inside the
  folder belong still to 'nobody' and 'nogroup'.

  This is a show stopper, no average user would know what to do, my
  parents would be lost.

  Suggestion:
  Change file during this kind of open world samba share (everybody has rw access) to $USER:nogroup. When removing the share, the permissions should be changed to $User:$User.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: samba 2:3.6.3-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic-pae 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Mar  2 20:53:34 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120227)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: samba
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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