[Pkg-samba-maint] r1399 - trunk/samba/debian

[Steve Langasek]

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 06:01:01PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> > > Using 0700 makes indeed all files created on the server to have the
> > > execute bit unless the client itself explicitely request to not do
> > > so....which it doesn't in most cases.

> > Ok, I don't understand why this would be.  According to smb.conf (and my
> > recollections), the execute bit is set based on the 'map archive', 'map
> > hidden', and 'map system' options.  Is this no longer correct with current
> > samba?  Or if it is correct, and one or more of these options are enabled by
> > default, why should the default create mask be set to disallow that option?

> Hmmm, you get a point here, having more arguments than I have.

> So, finally, let's just remove that setting as default and leave all
> this up to the local admin. Do you agree?

I agree, dropping the default would be fine.  It looks like you reverted the
default instead, though?

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