02.17.05
Permissions with SMB or Samba for Mac OS X
By default the Mac some a little *too* secure for working with other people on a common file server. I’m hoping that Apple will make this easier in 10.4 Tiger. Thankfully there’s kind people who write up nice articles and point to helpful tools…
From Codebase : Articles : Workflow Permissions
“Many smaller organizations don’t have centralized file servers, relying instead on ad-hock networks of workstations using personal file-sharing. Luckily the great shareware universe provides for them as well. Michael Horn’s excellent utility SharePoints not only returns much of the lost functionality of Mac OS 9’s personal file-sharing, it also returns Groups creation and adds SMB configuration as well. Most importantly for us, it also enables the Inherit Permissions functionality of Mac OS X Server on Mac OS X Clients hosting personal file-sharing.”