[TriLUG] Samba and file Permissions.

[trekkie at spamcop.net]

hello all -

One thing I've never quite 'gotten' was file permissions with respect to 
groups on linux/unix.

I understand how to set them (values of 1, 2 and 4 with a max added of six) 
but I've got a directory i'm sharing that I can't seem to see the contents 
off.

First, in my smb.conf file for the said directory i have:

[mp3s]
comment = The Entire CD Collection
browseable = yes
writable = yes
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775
path=/home/mp3s

(and yes you RIAA spies I own every fricken CD in this directory and no I 
don't share them using p2p programs)

second, the permissios on the files are set to 744 what I thought was full 
to owner, read to group, read to everyone else.  Right?

So, I set the owner to trekkie (this account works fine) and the group to 
users which both the accounts trekkie and angi belong to.

Angi can see the folders, not the contents.  trekkie can see everything and 
it works fine.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

thank you

Tom