Why do the local filesystem permissions on files and directories in a remote share mounted using the cifs module appear so unusual, or fail to be set according to what I specified in the cifs mount options?
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There are two key factors to consider with regard to the local filesystem permissions when using the cifs (Common Internet File System) kernel module to mount remote Windows or Samba shares.
Default Local Permissions
The first factor to consider is that the default local filesystem permissions set when mounting remote shares with cifs may not be desirable. For example:
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