[OpenIndiana-discuss] [zfs-discuss] aclmode -> no zfs in heterogeneous networks anymore?

[Mark]

On 26/04/2011 10:39 p.m., Gregory Youngblood wrote:
> I haven't been bit by this yet, but think I am about to be as I was planningvon setting up a share that would be used across Mac, Linux, and windows. Unfortunately it seems as though using zfs in such a mixed environment is not a good idea any longer unless you like constant support headaches. From what I have read windows will be ok but when Linux and Mac are added to the mix, potentially even if using nfs and not cifs, acls are prone to getting whacked.
>
> Please tell me I am missing something as this seems like a terrible idea made with the best of intentions making zfs (and Solaris/oi) unusable in one of the areas it used to shine (and that I had taken for granted after setting it up on older versions before).
>
> Sent from my Droid Incredible.
>
> "Nikola M."<minikola at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> I am forwarding this to openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org list,
>> with hope of wider audience  regarding question.
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Message-ID:<4DB68E08.9040601 at googlemail.com>
>> Date:     Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:19:04 +0200
>> From:     achimwo7 at googlemail.com<achimwo7 at googlemail.com>
>> List-Id:<zfs-discuss.opensolaris.org>
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> We are setting up a new file server on an OpenIndiana box (oi_148). The
>> spool is run-in version 28, so the "aclmode" option is gone. The server
>> has to serve files to Linux, OSX and windows. Because of the missing
>> aclmode option, we are getting nuts with the file permissions.
>>
>> I read a whole lot about the problem and the pros and cons of the
>> decision of dropping that option in zfs, but I absolutely read nothing
>> about a solution or work around.
>>
>> The problem is, that gnome's nautilus as well as OSX' finder perform a
>> chmod after writing a file over ifs, causing all ACLs to vanish.
>>
>> If there is no solution, zfs seems to be dead. How do you solve this
>> problem?
>>
>> Achim

This has caused me constant headaches, especially as I add rsync to the 
linux, nfs, samba and windows mix.

My current quick and dirty fix is a 15 min. re-apply acl script, which 
is often enough for my purposes.
Since it is all workgroup mode, there isn't any other option for me yet.

I have experimented with NFS4 on Centos, which can see acls, but that 
didn't help at all.

For me, it was a matter of choosing the ability to scrub the zpool or 
have problematic acl's and acl's lost out.

Mark.