https://gingersysadmin.com/tags/ios/Recent content in Ios on The Ginger Sysadmin BlogHugoen-usWed, 11 Mar 2026 17:50:19 -0400https://gingersysadmin.com/posts/samba-read-only-ios/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:50:19 -0400https://gingersysadmin.com/posts/samba-read-only-ios/<h1 id="the-issue">The Issue</h1> <p>Despite <code>read only = no</code> being set on a Samba share in <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>, iOS shows a &ldquo;Read-Only&rdquo; flag with a crossed out pencil icon on any folder in the share when I access it from my Apple iPhone.</p> <p><img src="https://gingersysadmin.com/posts/samba-read-only-ios/read-only-ios-samba-share.png" alt="iOS Files app showing read-only at the bottom on a Samba share."></p> <p>I previously used TrueNAS Samba shares and this was never an issue so I went to the Googles and found out why.</p>