samba - Jan 2002 - win98-samba long filenames won't execute

Hello, my name is Gavin Williamson.
I have a Samba problem, and wonder if you would help me.

I use Red Hat 7.1 and Samba 2.2.1a.
I copy win98 files with long filenames into a share called /home/poobear , eg
copernic2001basic.exe
When I try to open this file nothing happens. If I rename to copernic.exe then
it works.
This means I have to drag folders back to my win98 machine before I CAN USE THEM
properly.

I have tried map system, map hidden,  map archive, also different masks, each
time restarting smb to take effect. Nothing seems to work.
here is smb.conf following:
thanks
Gavin
admin@aimsafe.org


# Samba config file created using SWAT

# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)

# Date: 2002/01/17 17:05:20

# Global parameters

[global]

server string = Samba Server %v

security = SHARE

encrypt passwords = Yes

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

max log size = 50

socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

dns proxy = No

hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0

[printers]

comment = All Printers

path = /var/spool/samba

printable = Yes

browseable = No

[MYOBS]

path = /home/MYOBS

read only = No

create mask = 0664

directory mask = 0775

guest ok = Yes

[public]

path = /home/public

read only = No

create mask = 0777

directory mask = 0775

guest ok = Yes

[poobear]

path = /home/poobear

read only = No

create mask = 0775

guest ok = Yes

map system = Yes

map hidden = yes

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I don't store windows programs on my samba server to run on windows
clients, but, I just transferred netscape.exe from a windows box to
netscapealongname.exe on a samba server. Clicking on it from windows
ran the program (which crashed when it couldn't find a required dll,
not surprising).

: can also run windows programs with a similar long file name stored on
another windows machine, using samba as the file sharing mechanism.

So, I suspect that you have a local configuration problem.

Joel
> Hello, my name is Gavin Williamson.
> I have a Samba problem, and wonder if you would help me.
> 
> I use Red Hat 7.1 and Samba 2.2.1a.
> I copy win98 files with long filenames into a share called /home/poobear ,
eg copernic2001basic.exe
> When I try to open this file nothing happens. If I rename to copernic.exe
then it works.
> This means I have to drag folders back to my win98 machine before I CAN USE
THEM properly.
> 
> I have tried map system, map hidden,  map archive, also different masks,
each time restarting smb to take effect. Nothing seems to work.
> here is smb.conf following:
> thanks
> Gavin
> admin@aimsafe.org
> 
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> 
> # from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
> 
> # Date: 2002/01/17 17:05:20
> 
> # Global parameters
> 
> [global]
> 
> server string = Samba Server %v
> 
> security = SHARE
> 
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> 
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> 
> max log size = 50
> 
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 
> dns proxy = No
> 
> hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
> 
> [printers]
> 
> comment = All Printers
> 
> path = /var/spool/samba
> 
> printable = Yes
> 
> browseable = No
> 
> [MYOBS]
> 
> path = /home/MYOBS
> 
> read only = No
> 
> create mask = 0664
> 
> directory mask = 0775
> 
> guest ok = Yes
> 
> [public]
> 
> path = /home/public
> 
> read only = No
> 
> create mask = 0777
> 
> directory mask = 0775
> 
> guest ok = Yes
> 
> [poobear]
> 
> path = /home/poobear
> 
> read only = No
> 
> create mask = 0775
> 
> guest ok = Yes
> 
> map system = Yes
> 
> map hidden = yes
>

Oh yes, I am using:

Version 2.2.2

Joel