SOLVED Multi-user SMB sharing problem

[raymond_ma]

I am trying to use FreeNAS as a file sharing system among different users, but it seems strange to me that when some user uploads a file, other users cannot see it. I tried this on both 11.2 beta3 and RC1, and the same result. Here is what I do.

1. Create a storage and a dataset in Windows ACL type, share it with SMB named dataset01
2. Set the owner of dataset01 to user01
3. Connect to my server from a Windows client as user01, create folder01, folder02, etc
4. For the shared root folder, give user02 Read & Execute permission, using windows explorer
5. For folder02, give user02 Full Control permission
6. Log off and then reconnect to FreeNAS server as user02, now I can see folder01 and folder02 with no problem
7. Since user02 has full control access to folder02, I can now create new sub_folder and user02.txt under folder02

Here is my problem that when I check attributes of either sub_folder or user02.txt, it only has permissions for user02, but NOT for user01. It is also proved when I connect with user01 and see nothing under folder02. I guess the permissions for user01 should inherit from its parent folder, or not? I tried the same procedure on a pure windows server with SMB, and it works like a charm.

Any suggestions or any other solutions to my multi-user file sharing scenario are welcome. Thanks.

 

[anodos]

I am trying to use FreeNAS as a file sharing system among different users, but it seems strange to me that when some user uploads a file, other users cannot see it. I tried this on both 11.2 beta3 and RC1, and the same result. Here is what I do.

1. Create a storage and a dataset in Windows ACL type, share it with SMB named dataset01
2. Set the owner of dataset01 to user01
3. Connect to my server from a Windows client as user01, create folder01, folder02, etc
4. For the shared root folder, give user02 Read & Execute permission, using windows explorer
5. For folder02, give user02 Full Control permission
6. Log off and then reconnect to FreeNAS server as user02, now I can see folder01 and folder02 with no problem
7. Since user02 has full control access to folder02, I can now create new sub_folder and user02.txt under folder02

Here is my problem that when I check attributes of either sub_folder or user02.txt, it only has permissions for user02, but NOT for user01. It is also proved when I connect with user01 and see nothing under folder02. I guess the permissions for user01 should inherit from its parent folder, or not? I tried the same procedure on a pure windows server with SMB, and it works like a charm.

Any suggestions or any other solutions to my multi-user file sharing scenario are welcome. Thanks.

The ACL entry for user01 on folder02 is acutally (on the server-side) "owner@:full_set:fd:allow", when user02 creates a file under folder02 he becomes the owner of it and so the object that owner@ applies to changes to user02. If you want owner01 to have permissions always inherit in folder02, then you will need to grant him an explicit ACL entry (or use groups).

 

[raymond_ma]

Thanks for your explication. Now it works as expected. I guess this is a common mistake for noobs like me. :)

 

[anodos]

Thanks for your explication. Now it works as expected. I guess this is a common mistake for noobs like me. :)

It's a consequence of us defaulting to nfs4:mode=special. If you want things to be a bit clearer, you can set the share auxiliary parameter "nfs4:mode=simple".