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I would like to setup a small office network based on ubuntu machines to replace the current based on windows. One of the requirements is to setup a samba share for file sharing. The problem is that unix permission system of user-group-others isn't granular enough to offer same functionality as NTFS permissions.

I had a look around and found setfacl which looks like it could do the job in terms of replacing NTFS, however I don't want to have to setup the permissions manually via the CLI.

Q1: Is there a GUI for setfacl?
Q2: Are there alternatives to setfacl to offer similar functionality as NTFS also equiped with a GUI?

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  1. Yes, there is a GUI to setup ACLs, its name is eiciel, and you can see some screenshots in this answer;

  2. I don't know of any alternatives to ACL.

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enzotib
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  • Thanks. I've played a bit with Eicel, the problem is that you have to manually open files 1 by 1 to set their permissions. They should integrate a file browser with the ability to visualize or set permissions on multiple files/folders at once to be really useful. If you have to manage permissions on a whole network share with Eicel you will probably end up jumping off a bridge before you're done with setting the permissions :( – Max Dec 05 '11 at 06:55
  • @user359650: as you can read in that answer, eiciel is integrated with nautilus context menu. Don't know if you can work on multiple files, though. – enzotib Dec 05 '11 at 07:02
  • eiciel is pretty but ridiculously inefficient. Sadly it always goes back to the same thing in Linux, you have to open the terminal and type obscure commands to get anything done. – Rolf Apr 06 '18 at 17:25