[TriLUG] smbfs/cifs group-write problems in KDE apps

[Jason]

we need to see the smb.conf on the server side..

Jason

On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 
10:02:35AM -0400, Brian Henning wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>   I'm having a heck of a time overwriting mode-664 files across a SMB 
> or CIFS connection.  Here's the scoop:
> 
> Host:  FC3, running SMB/NMB (among other things)
> Client:  Debian Sarge with both smbfs and cifs kernel modules
> 
> The file on the server is something like this:
> -rw-rw-r--  1 notme slingers 5928  May  4 8:44 afile.html
> 
> It's owned by a user that isn't me, but its group ownership (slingers) 
> is a group of which I'm a member.  From a shell on the server, I have no 
> problems modifying the file as myself.  However..  From my SMB client, 
> if I try to save a modification, or overwrite it in any way, first the 
> server truncates the file to 0, then responds with "Permission Denied." 
>  I've tried remounting with both smbfs and cifs, I've tried rebooting 
> my client, I've tried restarting the SMB service on the server, all to 
> no avail.
> 
> And here's another little tidbit I just discovered:  It only seems to be 
> a problem with GUI apps.  I can vi the files across smb till my heart's 
> content..  It's just when using Konqueror to copy files around, or using 
> Kate to edit, that I encounter these truncate-then-deny problems.
> 
> Anyone else seen this?  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!
> ~Brian
> 
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