1 <samba:parameter name="inherit owner"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6 <para>The ownership of new files and directories
7 is normally governed by effective uid of the connected user.
8 This option allows the Samba administrator to specify that
9 the ownership for new files and directories should be controlled
10 by the ownership of the parent directory.</para>
12 <para>Common scenarios where this behavior is useful is in
13 implementing drop-boxes, where users can create and edit files but
14 not delete them and ensuring that newly created files in a user's
15 roaming profile directory are actually owned by the user.</para>
18 <related>inherit permissions</related>
20 <value type="default">no</value>