Conference ranger::pwosf

1751.0. "PW + UNIX GROUPS" by CHEFS::BARRETTO () Mon Feb 17 1997 04:35

    This is trying to request info re 1489.
    
    
    
    Hello,
    
    SYMPTOM:
    
    When Lan Manager clients update a file, they automatically change the
    group
    to the default lan manager group (DOS----).  UNIX users (or UNIX apps
    like
    PacerShare) cannot get to the file if they're access is by group.
    
    This has been escalated HPXQ16886, and the answer was that
    Unix users should become part of the DOS group.
    
    CUSTOMER RESPONSE
    
    My customer did not want to do this due to security concerns. He knows
    about
    ignoreunix=yes, and has worked around by doing a cron job which changes
    groups
    manually after the Unix users have finished with them. This is very
    messy...
    
    My customer did not want to do this due to security concerns. He knows
    about
    ignoreunix=yes, and has worked around by doing a cron job which changes
    groups
    manually after the Unix users have finished with them. This is very
    messy...
    
    Two questions:
    1) According to the escalation, the server is working exactly as it is
    documented to work. Where exactly is this documented?
    
    2) Has improved file sharing between Pathworks and Unix
    users been programmed into PWOSF V6 ? 
    
    Thanks,
    
    Shayne Andreasend
    Pathworks Support
    Sydney CSC