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Permissions
Posted: 08 May 2008, 14:17
by bavel
On page 22 in the manual there's a description of 'Change permission' that doesn't explain what the choices in the menu actually mean. Apparently I can give read/write permissions to (all?) users - not to specific users; and I can give read/write permissions to 'Other'. Who is 'Other' and how did he get into the system if he's not a user?
Posted: 08 May 2008, 15:49
by johannes
That's a good question. The terms are Linux standard, and may of course be confusing in this context.
Yes, you can allow or deny all other system users access, it's currently not possible on a per-user basis.
'Other' is people not logged in. This can be anonymous samba users (windows refers to them as 'guest'), for instance when you browse to \\bubba\storage\ you don't need to login. It can also be anonymous FTP logons if you have that option enabled in the services menu.
We'll look into updating the manual accordingly. Thanks for pointing this out.