# Troubleshooting Samba / Cifs share Permissions

#### Cifs share doesn't preserve permission configuration in smb.conf (755 instead of 777)

There are two options that can help 'save the day': dir\_mode and file\_mode. (placeholders in green italics)   
Setting both these to 0777 gives full permissions that the host smb server allows for the user in question.

```c++
sudo mount -t cifs -o rw,username=yourusername,dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777 //share/directory ~/mnt/local/directory
```

Or if it s in your fstab file:

```
//192.168.1.234/Sharename /mnt/local/directory cifs username=yourusername,dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777,password=yourpassword 0   0
```

Sources:   
[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/permission-denied-on-file-operations-on-mounted-cifs-share-4175661393/](https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/permission-denied-on-file-operations-on-mounted-cifs-share-4175661393/)

[https://superuser.com/questions/784362/cifs-share-doesnt-preserve-permission-configuration-in-smb-conf-775-instead-of](https://superuser.com/questions/784362/cifs-share-doesnt-preserve-permission-configuration-in-smb-conf-775-instead-of)