SOLVED permission problems in windows

[ethereal]

i had two pools which i had setup with unix permissions which had been working fine for years. i watched the videos here - https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/freenas-and-samba-smb-permissions-video.8/

i thought it would be a simple matter to change the permission type to windows and use my windows 7 workstation manage the permissions. i right clicked in windows on the \\freenas\Storage\ and clicked on the security tab - under Group or user names was - Everyone/Unix Group/FREENAS. i was able to remove the Unix Group and change the permissions.

the problem is with the Working pool i have the same Group or user names - Everyone/Unix Group/FREENAS but when i try to remove Unix Group i get an error (The parameter is incorrect)
the three users have special permissions and if i try to edit the permissions i get an error (The parameter is incorrect)

hopefully somebody will be able to help

 

[Ericloewe]

You can't remove users/groups if you want to give them permissions...

 

[ethereal]

i want to remove the unix group because i've changed the permission type to windows in freenas. also when i try to edit the everyone or freenas permissions i get an error.

i was able to do this on the Storage dataset but not the Working dataset.

 

[Ericloewe]

i want to remove the unix group because i've changed the permission type to windows in freenas

No, that's not how it works. It's still a Unix group.

 

[ethereal]

so what do i have to do destroy the dataset and start again ? - that seems mental

and it still doesn't explain why i can't change permissions

 

[Ericloewe]

so what do i have to do destroy the dataset and start again ?

No. Windows is simply aware that the group on the server is a POSIX group, not a Windows group. The permissions themselves are what Windows expects. Just ignore the "Unix" part.

 

[ethereal]

you're missing the point -

No. Windows is simply aware that the group on the server is a POSIX group, not a Windows group. The permissions themselves are what Windows expects. Just ignore the "Unix" part.

i am ignoring the unix part but i still cannot change the permissions for Everybody or FREENAS. i cannot edit the permissions for Everybody or FREENAS or Unix

that is why i need help not because i can't delete Unix but i cannot change any permissions on the \\freenas\Working share

thank you

 

[Ericloewe]

Presumably, you locked yourself out by removing the group. Reset default permissions in FreeNAS and try again.

 

[ethereal]

how do you reset default permissions?

 

[anodos]

how do you reset default permissions?

Toggle, the "apply default permissions" checkbox in the share config in the FreeNAS web UI or type the following command in the FreeNAS cli winacl -a reset -r -p /full/path/to/share

 

[ethereal]

i ran winacl -a reset -r -p /mnt/Working

still have the same problem can't edit permissions

 

[anodos]

i ran winacl -a reset -r -p /mnt/Working

still have the same problem can't edit permissions

Post a debug tarball.

 

[ethereal]

i hope it helps.

 

[ethereal]

i think i've solved the problem i noticed on one of your guides " if you have been mucking around with permissions prior to taking these steps, you may need to umap any network drives and clear cached / saved credentials."

i tried a different windows 7 machine and i was able to delete the Unix group and edit the preferences for Everybody. I'll have to add the FREENAS\guest - i presume when we reset the permissions it was removed.

there is still a problem with my main windows 7 - i'll search how to clear the cache / saved credantials and try again.

 

[ethereal]

i cleared the stuff unmapped the drives and rebooted - everything is perfect.

when i get a chance i'll watch some videos again and read your tutorials

 

[anodos]

i cleared the stuff unmapped the drives and rebooted - everything is perfect.

when i get a chance i'll watch some videos again and read your tutorials

No problem. Most of that material should also be in the FreeNAS docs. Sometimes learning how permissions work in Windows / FreeBSD can feel like you're playing a game of Calvinball. :)