samba - Nov 2001 - problems with logon scripts for user names longer than 8 characters

I can not get the logon script to run for users with longer than 8
characters on win98/me clients.  I get an error when they logon  Access
denied  Y: access denied jvand~H8.bat.  (real file name is jvanderweide.bat)
The permissions are rw for both owner and group in the netlogon share.

Any suggestions to fix this?  Other than shorten the username :).

I just found my problem.  It has to do with the fact that I am transitioning
from a novell network to my linux/samba one.  It seems the novell client 32
for win9x/me machines doesn't like to run those files that are greater than
8.3 from a dos window over the network.  I removed the client from a couple
of workstations and the script ran like it was suppose to.  Once the
transition is complete (hopefully this weekend) I shouldn't have this
problem.

Sorry for spamming the mailing list.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Helder" <sshelder@home.com>
To: <samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: problems with logon scripts for user names longer than 8 characters

> I can not get the logon script to run for users with longer than 8
> characters on win98/me clients.  I get an error when they logon  Access
> denied  Y: access denied jvand~H8.bat.  (real file name is
jvanderweide.bat)
> The permissions are rw for both owner and group in the netlogon share.
>
> Any suggestions to fix this?  Other than shorten the username :).
>
>
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