You can configure samba to handle the permissions, but immich will need to connect to the user's share using their password (no ideal)
In smb.conf for each user's share
[user_media]
path = /path/to/user/media
valid users = username, immich
force user = username # This makes all files. appear as owned by the user
force group = media
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
Alternatively you can use setguid with your media group:
chmod g+s /path/to/media/dirs
chown -R :media /path/to/media/dirs
chmod 2770 /path/to/media/dirs. (2 = SetGID, 770 = rwx for user and group)
- Any new file created by Immich will automatically belong to the media group
- The SetGID bit ensures files inherit the parent directory's group
- All users (including Immich) can read/write files as long as they're in the media group
- Individual users still "own" their files (UID stays as the original user when they upload via Samba)
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AI but taken from: Cornell Law