Hi, we are using the Samba product version 3.0.11 on Solaris 7 and/or Solaris 8 (different servers). On client site we have Windows 2000 SP4 and MS Office Professional SP3 (9.0.6620). With this new Samba version we have the problem that only the last editor can only open and save the Powerpoint document. If a member of the group (with write permissions) opens the Powerpoint document, it is opened as read-only. A "save as" works and in the Windows explorer it is possible to delete/rename/copy the documents for the whole group. With the old version 2.2.8a we don't have this problem. I see a call in the mailing list with a similar problem. The call number was #2045. But I'm sure if it is the same problem. -- Kind regards Michaela Gudjons (Senior Support Engineer)
Michaela, I also reported this behaviour on the mailing list. We run Solaris 9, use the SWS6.0 compiler. Have had this issue in every version since after 3.0.10, up to and including 3.0.12pre1. -- David Pullman
I think this is actually fixed in 3.0.12rc1. At least the feedback regarding shared excel workbooks indicated that it is fixed. Could you give that version a go ? Thanks. Please reopen if 3.0.12rc1 does not resolve the issue.
Email from Michaela: Yes, we have given the version 3.0.12rc1 a go under Solaris 8. But still we have the same problem with the powerpoint documents. We create a new pp document under the version 3.0.12rc1, but only the creator can edit and save it. All other group members can only open the documents with read-only. In the windows explorer it is no problem to copy, rename or delete the file, so the file permissions are okay.
ok. This sounds like a secondary group issue on Solaris and not just an office sharing issue. Can you try editing a txt file on a Samba share which is owned by anotheruser but one to which you should have group write accessd? Just to verify.
Michaela, Jerry, I had a test directory setup already with a willing colleague to try this. I first created a file with .txt extension from NFS as root in the share, set the owner and group to my colleague and our group with 664 perms. I then accessed the share with notepad, made a change and saved it. Then I had my colleague go to the share, right click and create a "New Text Document.txt". He then set his perms and the groups perms to full control and left everyone read only. I then went to the share and did the same edit and save with notepad. This is running 3.0.12pre1 on my test box with SunOS5.9. --David
Yes, I tested with txt files and with MS Word files. There are no problems. There is only a problem if you open a Powerpoint file which was created by someoneelse. In the Windows explorer it is possible to rename or delete the file. But even if the file is renamed in the explorer, it is just open as read-only in Powerpoint. In the meantime we have tested the last 2 Beta versions, but it is still the same problem with Powerpoint 2000. -- Kind regards Michaela
please test the latest SAMBA_3_0 svn tree and set 'dos filetimes = yes' in smb.conf. Thanks. This should be fixed now. Closing on that assumption.
sorry for the same, cleaning up the database to prevent unecessary reopens of bugs.