[Wolves] Windows Sharing Properties

[Dave Morley]

On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 18:02 +0000, chris procter wrote:
> Paraphrasing the windows help files:-
> 
> Read allows reading of files and folders and executing programs
> Change allows adding and deleting files and folders, and changing the contents of files
> Full control allows read and change permissions plus the ability to change file permissions
> 
> Sadly windows permissions dont map to unix permissions very precisely, its one of the reasons why samba is a hack(*).
> 
> chris
> 
> *  not the samba teams fault of course
> 
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> From: Chris Fox <chris at robotninja.net>
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Monday, 12 November, 2007 5:39:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Windows Sharing Properties
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> Dave Morley wrote:
> > Most of you will know that I'm taking my A+ course at present.  One
> > section cover networking.  In there it covers windows sharing
> > properties.  My question is this:
> > 
> > What is the difference between Full Control and Change?
> > 
> > I ask the course providers and am now more confused about it than I
>  was
> > before.  In linux terms Change=RWX and Full Control=RWX.  So there
>  must
> > be a difference I just can't see it :(
> 
> Thinking out loud (don't have a Win network handy) but does "Change"
> include deleting or moving the file?
> 
> Chris
> 
> - --
> Chris Fox (chris at robotninja.net)
> And now, for something completely different...
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Thanks Chris and errrr Chris :)
I thought it must be something to do with that but the reply I got from
the tutors was so cryptic it made less sense than what was written in
the book :)
Thanks again it's cleared that up now :)
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