Bug#410308: [Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#410308: samba: Samba listing system files under backup share

[peloy at debian.org]

On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 04:47:46PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Daniel Fernández (daniel at z-ha-dum.dyndns.org):
> > Package: samba
> > Version: 3.0.23d-4
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Samba server list system files under backup share even whent backup
> > share does not exist. However, the contents of the files cannot be
> > readed. This bug has been found on etch and sarge systems, in amd64 and
> > i386 architectures.
> 
> 
> OK, got it. The "backup" user on Debian systems has a valid home
> directory:
> 
> root at mykerinos:/var/log/samba> cd ~backup
> root at mykerinos:/var/backups>
> 
> 
> Interesting spot. FWIW, we do provide a fedault [homes] share so that
> will probably happen with the defautl setup of the package.

What about adding "backup" to "invalid users" in smb.conf fix this
problem?

Cheers,

Eloy.-