Re: [Lug-Nuts] Word on UNIX (take 2)

From: Webb Sprague (wsprague100@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 09:12:30 PST


It's an obvious comment, but I will make it:

Maybe a good work-around is _never_ to migrate to NT.

W

--- Andy Wergedal <awerg@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Thanks Harry,
>
> This is a State contract. They are trying to migrate
> to NT, but in the
> mean time I am trying to figure out a work around.
>
> -- Andy
>
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Harry Souders wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 07, 2000 at 03:19:45PM -0800, Andy
> Wergedal wrote:
> > > We are not using samba we are using "on-net' as
> a translation buffer
> > > between UNIX and Windows. Since my home network
> does not exhibit this
> > > behavior and yours does not I'm sure the problem
> is either "on-net" or
> > > SunOS. This makes Samba look even more
> impressive.
> >
> > At first I figured that you were using Samba and
> it was simply
> > misconfigured. It seems pretty obvious that the
> problem is with
> > "on-net". I hope it's just a configuration
> probably that that some minor
> > changes will fix it -- I have no experience at all
> with on-net.
> >
> > > >
> > > > > When the MSWord Doc is saved to the SunOS
> and Solaris Servers the
> > > > > permissions look like this:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 54 Feb 1
> 13:13 ~$3_1999294058_Cov_F.doc
> > > > > 27 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 27136 Feb 1
> 11:56 311_1999308130_Cov_F.doc
> > > > > 27 -rw-rw-rw- 1 nobody 27648 Feb 1
> 13:04 303_1999294058_Cov_F.doc
> > > > >
> > > > > When the staff tries to open, save, move,
> etc. they
> > > > > cannot, because they do not own the file.
> Even worse, I do not have root
> > > > > access to these machines, so I cannot chown
> the files back to the group or
> > > > > user with a script and cron.
> >
> > The permissions of the above files suggest that
> ANYONE, including but
> > not excluding user nobody, has read & write access
> to the files. So... I
> > am guessing that you cannot delete the files using
> "on-net", but should
> > be able to after telnetting into the server.
> Again, I'm hoping for your
> > sake that this is just a configuration problem and
> some minor changes
> > will fix things.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ps - If it doesn't help try setting up Samba. :-)
> >
> >
> >
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