<h1>smbcacls (1)</h1>
<h2>Samba</h2>
-<h2>3 Dec 2000</h2>
+<h2>22 Dec 2000</h2>
<p><a name="SYNOPSIS"></a>
<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
-<p><strong>smbcacls</strong> //server/share filename <a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusU">-U username</a>
+<p><strong>smbcacls</strong> //server/share filename [<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusU">-U username</a>]
[<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusA">-A acls</a>] [<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusM">-M acls</a>]
[<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusD">-D acls</a>] [<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusS">-S acls</a>]
+[<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusC">-C name</a>] [<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusG">-G name</a>]
[<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minusn">-n</a>] [<a href="smbcacls.1.html#minush">-h</a>]
<p><a name="DESCRIPTION"></a>
<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file is used, or <code>username%password</code>
or <code>DOMAIN\username%password</code> and the password and workgroup names are
used as provided.
+<p><a name="minusC"></a>
+<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-C name</strong></strong><dd>
+<p>The owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -C option. The name can be a sid in the form <code>S-1-x-y-z</code> or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument.
+<p>This command is a shortcut for <code>-M OWNER:name</code>.
+<p><a name="minusG"></a>
+<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-G name</strong></strong><dd>
+<p>The group owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -G option. The name can be a sid in the form <code>S-1-x-y-z</code> or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument.
+<p>This command is a shortcut for <code>-M GROUP:name</code>.
<p><a name="minusn"></a>
<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-n</strong></strong><dd>
<p>This option displays all ACL information in numeric format. The default is
<p><a name="ACLFORMAT"></a>
<h2>ACL FORMAT</h2>
-<p>The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either spaces,
+<p>The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either
commas or newlines. An ACL entry is one of the following:
<p><pre>
-
REVISION:<revision number>
OWNER:<sid or name>
GROUP:<sid or name>
</pre>
<p>The revision of the ACL specifies the internal Windows NT ACL revision for
-the security descriptor. If not specified it defaults to 1.
+the security descriptor. If not specified it defaults to 1. Using values
+other than 1 may cause strange behaviour.
<p>The owner and group specify the owner and group sids for the object. If a
SID in the format <code>S-1-x-y-z</code> is specified this is used, otherwise
the name specified is resolved using the server on which the file or
-directory resides.
+directory resides.
<p>ACLs specify permissions granted to the SID. This SID again can be
specified in <code>S-1-x-y-z</code> format or as a name in which case it is resolved
against the server on which the file or directory resides. The type, flags
the SID. The flags values are generally zero for file ACLs and either 9 or
2 for directory ACLs. Some common flags are:
<p><pre>
-
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_OBJECT_INHERIT 0x1
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_CONTAINER_INHERIT 0x2
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT 0x4
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_INHERIT_ONLY 0x8
</pre>
-<p>The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to
-the SID. It can be given as a hexadecimal value or by using one of the
+<p>At present flags can only be specified as decimal or hexadecimal values.
+<p>The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to the SID.
+It can be given as a decimal or hexadecimal value, or by using one of the
following text strings which map to the NT file permissions of the same
-name.
+name.
<p><dl>
<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>R</code> Allow read access
<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>W</code> Allow write access
<p></dl>
<p>The following combined permissions can be specified:
<p><dl>
-<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>READ</code> Equivalent to <code>RX</code> permissions
-<p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>CHANGE</code> Equivalent to <code>RXWD</code> permissions
-<p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>FULL</code> Equivalent to <code>RWXDPO</code> permissions
+<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>READ</code>
+<p>Equivalent to <code>RX</code> permissions
+<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>CHANGE</code>
+<p>Equivalent to <code>RXWD</code> permissions
+<p><p></p><dt><strong></strong><dd> <code>FULL</code>
+<p>Equivalent to <code>RWXDPO</code> permissions
<p></dl>
<p><a name="EXITSTATUS"></a>
<h2>EXIT STATUS</h2>
+<p>The <strong>smbcacls</strong> program sets the exit status depending on the success or
+otherwise of the operations performed. The exit status may be one of the
+following values.
+<p>If the operation succeded, <strong>smbcacls</strong> returns and exit status of 0. If
+<strong>smbcacls</strong> couldn't connect to the specified server, or there was an
+error getting or setting the ACLs, an exit status of 1 is returned. If
+there was an error parsing any command line arguments, an exit status of 2
+is returned.
<p><a name="AUTHOR"></a>
<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
-.TH "smbcacls " "1" "3 Dec 2000" "Samba" "SAMBA"
+.TH "smbcacls " "1" "22 Dec 2000" "Samba" "SAMBA"
.PP
.SH "NAME"
smbcacls \- Set or get ACLs on an NT file or directory
.PP
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
-\fBsmbcacls\fP //server/share filename -U username
+\fBsmbcacls\fP //server/share filename [-U username]
[-A acls] [-M acls]
[-D acls] [-S acls]
+[-C name] [-G name]
[-n] [-h]
.PP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
or \f(CWDOMAIN\eusername%password\fP and the password and workgroup names are
used as provided\&.
.IP
+.IP "\fB-C name\fP"
+.IP
+The owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -C option\&. The name can be a sid in the form \f(CWS-1-x-y-z\fP or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument\&.
+.IP
+This command is a shortcut for \f(CW-M OWNER:name\fP\&.
+.IP
+.IP "\fB-G name\fP"
+.IP
+The group owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -G option\&. The name can be a sid in the form \f(CWS-1-x-y-z\fP or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument\&.
+.IP
+This command is a shortcut for \f(CW-M GROUP:name\fP\&.
+.IP
.IP "\fB-n\fP"
.IP
This option displays all ACL information in numeric format\&. The default is
.PP
.SH "ACL FORMAT"
.PP
-The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either spaces,
+The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either
commas or newlines\&. An ACL entry is one of the following:
.PP
.nf
-
REVISION:<revision number>
OWNER:<sid or name>
GROUP:<sid or name>
.PP
The revision of the ACL specifies the internal Windows NT ACL revision for
-the security descriptor\&. If not specified it defaults to 1\&.
+the security descriptor\&. If not specified it defaults to 1\&. Using values
+other than 1 may cause strange behaviour\&.
.PP
The owner and group specify the owner and group sids for the object\&. If a
SID in the format \f(CWS-1-x-y-z\fP is specified this is used, otherwise
the name specified is resolved using the server on which the file or
-directory resides\&.
+directory resides\&.
.PP
ACLs specify permissions granted to the SID\&. This SID again can be
specified in \f(CWS-1-x-y-z\fP format or as a name in which case it is resolved
.nf
-
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_OBJECT_INHERIT 0x1
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_CONTAINER_INHERIT 0x2
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT 0x4
.PP
-The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to
-the SID\&. It can be given as a hexadecimal value or by using one of the
+At present flags can only be specified as decimal or hexadecimal values\&.
+.PP
+The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to the SID\&.
+It can be given as a decimal or hexadecimal value, or by using one of the
following text strings which map to the NT file permissions of the same
-name\&.
+name\&.
.PP
.IP
.IP ""
.PP
.IP
.IP ""
-\f(CWREAD\fP Equivalent to \f(CWRX\fP permissions
+\f(CWREAD\fP
+.IP
+Equivalent to \f(CWRX\fP permissions
+.IP
.IP ""
-\f(CWCHANGE\fP Equivalent to \f(CWRXWD\fP permissions
+\f(CWCHANGE\fP
+.IP
+Equivalent to \f(CWRXWD\fP permissions
+.IP
.IP ""
-\f(CWFULL\fP Equivalent to \f(CWRWXDPO\fP permissions
+\f(CWFULL\fP
+.IP
+Equivalent to \f(CWRWXDPO\fP permissions
.IP
.PP
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
+The \fBsmbcacls\fP program sets the exit status depending on the success or
+otherwise of the operations performed\&. The exit status may be one of the
+following values\&.
+.PP
+If the operation succeded, \fBsmbcacls\fP returns and exit status of 0\&. If
+\fBsmbcacls\fP couldn\'t connect to the specified server, or there was an
+error getting or setting the ACLs, an exit status of 1 is returned\&. If
+there was an error parsing any command line arguments, an exit status of 2
+is returned\&.
+.PP
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
-manpage(smbcacls htmlcommand((1)))(1)(3 Dec 2000)(Samba)(SAMBA)
+manpage(smbcacls htmlcommand((1)))(1)(22 Dec 2000)(Samba)(SAMBA)
label(NAME)
manpagename(smbcacls)(Set or get ACLs on an NT file or directory )
label(SYNOPSIS)
manpagesynopsis()
-bf(smbcacls) //server/share filename link(-U username)(minusU)
+bf(smbcacls) //server/share filename [link(-U username)(minusU)]
[link(-A acls)(minusA)] [link(-M acls)(minusM)]
[link(-D acls)(minusD)] [link(-S acls)(minusS)]
-[link(-C username)(minusC)] [link(-G username)(minusG)]
+[link(-C name)(minusC)] [link(-G name)(minusG)]
[link(-n)(minusn)] [link(-h)(minush)]
label(DESCRIPTION)
or tt(DOMAIN\username%password) and the password and workgroup names are
used as provided.
+label(minusC)
+dit(bf(-C name))
+
+The owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -C option. The name can be a sid in the form tt(S-1-x-y-z) or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument.
+
+This command is a shortcut for tt(-M OWNER:name).
+
+label(minusG)
+dit(bf(-G name))
+
+The group owner of a file or directory can be changed to the name given
+using the -G option. The name can be a sid in the form tt(S-1-x-y-z) or a
+name resolved against the server specified in the first argument.
+
+This command is a shortcut for tt(-M GROUP:name).
+
label(minusn)
dit(bf(-n))
label(ACLFORMAT)
manpagesection(ACL FORMAT)
-The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either spaces,
+The format of an ACL is one or more ACL entries separated by either
commas or newlines. An ACL entry is one of the following:
-verb(
-REVISION:<revision number>
+verb(REVISION:<revision number>
OWNER:<sid or name>
GROUP:<sid or name>
ACL:<sid or name>:<type>/<flags>/<mask>)
The revision of the ACL specifies the internal Windows NT ACL revision for
-the security descriptor. If not specified it defaults to 1.
+the security descriptor. If not specified it defaults to 1. Using values
+other than 1 may cause strange behaviour.
The owner and group specify the owner and group sids for the object. If a
SID in the format tt(S-1-x-y-z) is specified this is used, otherwise
the name specified is resolved using the server on which the file or
-directory resides.
+directory resides.
ACLs specify permissions granted to the SID. This SID again can be
specified in tt(S-1-x-y-z) format or as a name in which case it is resolved
the SID. The flags values are generally zero for file ACLs and either 9 or
2 for directory ACLs. Some common flags are:
-verb(
-#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_OBJECT_INHERIT 0x1
+verb(#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_OBJECT_INHERIT 0x1
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_CONTAINER_INHERIT 0x2
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT 0x4
#define SEC_ACE_FLAG_INHERIT_ONLY 0x8)
-The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to
-the SID. It can be given as a hexadecimal value or by using one of the
+At present flags can only be specified as decimal or hexadecimal values.
+
+The mask is a value which expresses the access right granted to the SID.
+It can be given as a decimal or hexadecimal value, or by using one of the
following text strings which map to the NT file permissions of the same
-name.
+name.
startdit()
startdit()
-dit() tt(READ) Equivalent to tt(RX) permissions
-dit() tt(CHANGE) Equivalent to tt(RXWD) permissions
-dit() tt(FULL) Equivalent to tt(RWXDPO) permissions
+dit() tt(READ)
+
+Equivalent to tt(RX) permissions
+
+dit() tt(CHANGE)
+
+Equivalent to tt(RXWD) permissions
+
+dit() tt(FULL)
+
+Equivalent to tt(RWXDPO) permissions
enddit()
label(EXITSTATUS)
manpagesection(EXIT STATUS)
+The bf(smbcacls) program sets the exit status depending on the success or
+otherwise of the operations performed. The exit status may be one of the
+following values.
+
+If the operation succeded, bf(smbcacls) returns and exit status of 0. If
+bf(smbcacls) couldn't connect to the specified server, or there was an
+error getting or setting the ACLs, an exit status of 1 is returned. If
+there was an error parsing any command line arguments, an exit status of 2
+is returned.
+
label(AUTHOR)
manpageauthor()