Linux (Fedora Core 4) permissions on shares

[Robor]

Here's my situation. I've got a Fedora Core 4 'server' with all of the OS partitions/files stored on my SATA Raptor. I've also got a Promise IDE RAID card partitioned so the entire array is called '/storage'. What I'm trying to do is share that /storage directory between my WinXP and Ubuntu systems. I've got the sharing part down. Both systems can read/write to the directory but when they do they can't modify the files created by the other. For example, if I create a file with Ubuntu I can't copy that file from the /storage share to my desktop on XP.

I've got the permissions set to rwx for owner/group/others. I think my problem is within the configuration of SMB and/or NFS and that's where I'm lost. Does anyone have any suggestions or pointers? I've done the 'man' thing and it's not helping.

Thanks!

 

[The Linuxator]

I can't see what else can be done to the file more than giving permission to all users to write.
Networking is my weak point though, but this will double up as a BUMP

 

[Robor]

I'm going to be messing around with this tonight so this is just a quick bump to the top for any advice.

Thanks!

 

[Nothinman]

Mixing SMB and NFS is probably going to be problematic without a good bit of tweaking. Your problem is probably a mix of umask setting restrictive rights on the files via NFS and group ownership of the files.

What do the rights look like when you create a file via SMB and one via NFS?

 

[Robor]

Okay, with my XP box via SMB I created a file and the the rights are:

Owner: RWX
Group: RW-
Others: R--

With my Ubuntu box via NFS I created a file and the rights are:

Owner: RW-
Group: ---
Others: ---

 

[Nothinman]

On your ubuntu box type 'umask' and see what it's set to.

 

[Robor]

It returns: 0022

 

[Nothinman]

Then something else is changing the permissions, 0022 should give you files with -rw-r--r-- permissons. 0002 should give you -rw-rw-r--, but I doubt it'll work here since something else seems to be touching the permissions too.

 

[Robor]

Has to be something on my FC4 box then, right? Something with NFS and the config file for it?

 

[Nothinman]

Not sure, I avoid NFS whenever possible. It would probably be easier for you to just use smbmount. As long as there's only the one user on the Ubuntu systems, it'll work fine.

 

[wkinney]

its selinux, its enabled by default on 4. you need to disabled it
http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Not sure, I avoid NFS whenever possible. It would probably be easier for you to just use smbmount. As long as there's only the one user on the Ubuntu systems, it'll work fine.

I googled 'smbmount' and found it's in the smbfs package so I installed that. I ran it but don't have time to try and work with it tonight. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks for the pointer!

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: wkinney
its selinux, its enabled by default on 4. you need to disabled it
http://www.crypt.gen.nz/selinux/faq.html

It's installed by default but I disabled it during the install process.