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<samba:parameter name="directory mask"
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xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
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<synonym>directory mode</synonym>
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<para>This parameter is the octal modes which are
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used when converting DOS modes to UNIX modes when creating UNIX
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<para>When a directory is created, the necessary permissions are
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calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX permissions,
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and the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this
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parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK for
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the UNIX modes of a directory. Any bit <emphasis>not</emphasis> set
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here will be removed from the modes set on a directory when it is
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<para>The default value of this parameter removes the 'group'
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and 'other' write bits from the UNIX mode, allowing only the
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user who owns the directory to modify it.</para>
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<para>Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode
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created from this parameter with the value of the <smbconfoption name="force directory mode"/> parameter.
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This parameter is set to 000 by default (i.e. no extra mode bits are added).</para>
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<para>Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions
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set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce
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a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the <smbconfoption name="directory security mask"/>.</para>
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<related>force directory mode</related>
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<related>create mask</related>
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<related>directory security mask</related>
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<related>inherit permissions</related>
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<value type="default">0755</value>
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<value type="example">0775</value>