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samtheman
Aug 24, 2015Aspirant
CIFS permissions for the "root" /c share
I had recently been confusing myself with file permission behaviour on an Ultra 6 that I use on a home network and that I use to share files across a few desktops/laptops. I perform most of my op...
mdgm-ntgr
Aug 25, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
Accessing the c share is intended solely for administrative purposes not for regular adding of files.
StephenB
Aug 25, 2015Guru - Experienced User
mdgm wrote:
Accessing the c share is intended solely for administrative purposes not for regular adding of files.
Yes. But though I know that's Netgear's intent I still do it from time to time (since it is very convenient to mount the whole volume as a drive letter).
However, I don't need the OP's desired behavior, so I don't intend to explore the setfacl approach further anytime soon.
FWIW, it doesn't change permissions on the c share itself.
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