samba - Sep 2005 - Windows special chars in filenames, cannot access files

Hi
   I am running Samba v3.0.20-2 on Redhat Linux.
to get right to the point:
THE PROBLEM:
   I am using mount with type=smbfs to mount a WIndows XP share.  The  
share has filenames with special chars (the Registered symbol (r)) .  
This filename appears in Linux directory listings with a "r" in place
of the (r) char.  If I try to access the file, I get a "File not
found".
i.e.
   "ls -l" shows filename "XXXr.url"
but if I try "cat XXXr.url" I get the msg "XXXr.url no such file
or
directory"

WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
I have tried setting the dos charset and unix charset both to UTF-8  
with no results, likewise to the DOS default CP850

Anyone know how to address this?  It would be an acceptable solution  
to substitute chars in the filename, I just need to be able to access/ 
copy it.

Thanks
---raymond

Thanks but NG ... I need to copy any such files from a shell script  
on the Unix side as they appear

On Sep 25, 2005, at 7:53 PM, Gary Dale wrote:
> Try doing cat XXX?.url. To rename it, try mv XXX?.url XXX2.url.
>
> Alternatively, try using a graphical file manager to access the  
> files. They should allow you to rename or copy the files.
>
> Or you can try renaming them on the Windows side.
>
>
>
> Raymond Blum wrote:
>
>
>> Hi
>>   I am running Samba v3.0.20-2 on Redhat Linux.
>> to get right to the point:
>> THE PROBLEM:
>>   I am using mount with type=smbfs to mount a WIndows XP share.   
>> The  share has filenames with special chars (the Registered symbol  
>> (r)) .  This filename appears in Linux directory listings with a  
>> "r" in place  of the (r) char.  If I try to access the file,
I get
>> a "File not found".
>> i.e.
>>   "ls -l" shows filename "XXXr.url"
>> but if I try "cat XXXr.url" I get the msg "XXXr.url no
such file
>> or  directory"
>>
>> WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
>> I have tried setting the dos charset and unix charset both to  
>> UTF-8  with no results, likewise to the DOS default CP850
>>
>> Anyone know how to address this?  It would be an acceptable  
>> solution  to substitute chars in the filename, I just need to be  
>> able to access/ copy it.
>>
>> Thanks
>> ---raymond
>>
>
>

On Sun, 2005-09-25 at 18:18 -0400, Raymond Blum wrote:
> Hi
>    I am running Samba v3.0.20-2 on Redhat Linux.
> to get right to the point:
> THE PROBLEM:
>    I am using mount with type=smbfs to mount a WIndows XP share.  The  
> share has filenames with special chars (the Registered symbol (r)) .  
> This filename appears in Linux directory listings with a "r" in
place
> of the (r) char.  If I try to access the file, I get a "File not
found".
> i.e.
>    "ls -l" shows filename "XXXr.url"
> but if I try "cat XXXr.url" I get the msg "XXXr.url no such
file or
> directory"
> 
> WHAT I HAVE TRIED:
> I have tried setting the dos charset and unix charset both to UTF-8  
> with no results, likewise to the DOS default CP850
Try using the CIFS VFS, as it can really handle unicode, where this is
just another character.

Andrew Bartlett
-- 
Andrew Bartlett                                http://samba.org/~abartlet/
Samba Developer, SuSE Labs, Novell Inc.        http://suse.de
Authentication Developer, Samba Team           http://samba.org
Student Network Administrator, Hawker College  http://hawkerc.net
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