Ok..this seems like it shouldn't be that hard to figure out but I'm confused anyway. How can I make sure that whatever case a file is created with is what's shown in NT explorer? Let me explain: If I create a file in all uppercase on my unix file system (which is also a samba share) it shows up as a mixed case file within NT explorer, with only first letter capitalized. (Normally I would never create an all uppercase file on a unix file system anyway...but it's not my application that's wanting to use all uppercase. Don't ask...). So I create the file "TEST.TXT" on Unix. On Unix I execute an "ls" command to verify that this file was created with all uppercase letters. I then go to NT explorer and browse this file. It shows up as "Test.txt". However if I create an all uppercase file on this share from NT Explorer (using "File-->New-->Text File"), it remains all upper case both on NT explorer and on unix. I know this must have something to do with "preserve case" or "mangeled case" or "short perserve case" or "WHATEVER case". But for the life of me I can't figure out which option controls this. Please help! Thanks..... -- Alison Ayson
I don't see this problem. I use all the defaults on case in my smb.conf
file. That is to say, I don't make any reference to cases in my smb.conf
file.
Here is what I see with testparms:
default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = Yes
mangle case = No
Joel
On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 02:16:53PM -0700, Ayson, Alison {Info~Palo Alto}
wrote:> Ok..this seems like it shouldn't be that hard to figure out but I'm
confused
> anyway.
>
> How can I make sure that whatever case a file is created with is what's
> shown in NT explorer?
>
> Let me explain:
>
> If I create a file in all uppercase on my unix file system (which is also a
> samba share) it shows up as a mixed case file within NT explorer, with only
> first letter capitalized. (Normally I would never create an all uppercase
> file on a unix file system anyway...but it's not my application
that's
> wanting to use all uppercase. Don't ask...).
>
> So I create the file "TEST.TXT" on Unix. On Unix I execute an
"ls" command
> to verify that this file was created with all uppercase letters. I then go
> to NT explorer and browse this file. It shows up as "Test.txt".
However if
> I create an all uppercase file on this share from NT Explorer (using
> "File-->New-->Text File"), it remains all upper case both
on NT explorer and
> on unix.
>
> I know this must have something to do with "preserve case" or
"mangeled
> case" or "short perserve case" or "WHATEVER
case". But for the life of me
> I can't figure out which option controls this.
>
> Please help! Thanks.....
>
> -- Alison Ayson
>
>
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It is an option in the windows NT explorer. Go to tools -> folder options
or something like that and check "allow uppercase filenames". One of
those windows bugs :)
On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Ayson, Alison {Info~Palo Alto} wrote:
> Ok..this seems like it shouldn't be that hard to figure out but I'm
confused
> anyway.
>
> How can I make sure that whatever case a file is created with is what's
> shown in NT explorer?
>
> Let me explain:
>
> If I create a file in all uppercase on my unix file system (which is also a
> samba share) it shows up as a mixed case file within NT explorer, with only
> first letter capitalized. (Normally I would never create an all uppercase
> file on a unix file system anyway...but it's not my application
that's
> wanting to use all uppercase. Don't ask...).
>
> So I create the file "TEST.TXT" on Unix. On Unix I execute an
"ls" command
> to verify that this file was created with all uppercase letters. I then go
> to NT explorer and browse this file. It shows up as "Test.txt".
However if
> I create an all uppercase file on this share from NT Explorer (using
> "File-->New-->Text File"), it remains all upper case both
on NT explorer and
> on unix.
>
> I know this must have something to do with "preserve case" or
"mangeled
> case" or "short perserve case" or "WHATEVER
case". But for the life of me
> I can't figure out which option controls this.
>
> Please help! Thanks.....
>
> -- Alison Ayson
>
>
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> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
>
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