samba - Dec 2000 - Problems renaming files from a Win98 client

I have made some strange experience while trying to rename files under win98 and
samba 2.07 running on a linux Server.

The first time i create a File, i can freely choose the name in a mixture of
upper- and lowercases, by example This Is A Test.txt.
If i Try now to change the name in the Windows Explorer to tHis is a TeSt.txt
the case of the letters remain like original.
If i change the name to something completely different like What a Bullshit.txt,
it works, but in neither this name nor in the original, if i rename back to it,
i can change the case of the letters. What works is renaming the file to all
upper or all lowercases, but if i do so, no more mixed upper/lowercase letters
will work.

Anyone knows help?

Tom

Hi Thomas,
I am able successfully to do what you mention, IF the appropriate parameters
in smb.conf are configured;
I have
case sensitive = yes (default = no)
preserve case = yes (default)
short preserve case = yes (default)
default case = lower  (default)

If I then use windows 98 explorer and create a file 
 This is a test.txt

that's how it shows up on the unix side.

When I use windows 98 explorer and RENAME the file to
  tHis Is a Test.txt
it changes to this on the unix side, as well as in my view of
it on the windows explorer.

The "Using Samba" O'Reilly book has some good info on this on
pg's:
145 thru 148...
Hope this helps,
Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas ALtmeyer [mailto:wulfman@saar.de]
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 12:00 AM
To: samba@us5.samba.org
Subject: Problems renaming files from a Win98 client


I have made some strange experience while trying to rename files under win98
and samba 2.07 running on a linux Server. 

The first time i create a File, i can freely choose the name in a mixture of
upper- and lowercases, by example This Is A Test.txt.
If i Try now to change the name in the Windows Explorer to tHis is a
TeSt.txt the case of the letters remain like original.
If i change the name to something completely different like What a
Bullshit.txt, it works, but in neither this name nor in the original, if i
rename back to it, i can change the case of the letters. What works is
renaming the file to all upper or all lowercases, but if i do so, no more
mixed upper/lowercase letters will work.

Anyone knows help?

Tom