topic Re: Lenght of FileName in Operating System - HP-UX

Lenght of FileName

aam_1 — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:32:37 GMT

Hi friends.
I have created some filesystem in HPUX11i, that only accept names in their files no longer that 12 characters. How I can change this property for accept more taht 12 characters in their file names?
Thanks a lot for your help.

Re: Lenght of FileName

S.K. Chan — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:41:07 GMT

If your filesystem is HFS you can use convertfs to increase the limit to 255 characters.
# man convertfs
for more details.

Re: Lenght of FileName

Josh_13 — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:41:35 GMT

have you tried using SAM to fix this? if not try that and get back to use. let us know what failures it gives. we'll be able to give better responses then.

Re: Lenght of FileName

Rodney Hills — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:42:03 GMT

do a "man convertfs", this describes the command to convert an HFS filesystem from shortname to longname.

-- Rod Hills

Re: Lenght of FileName

Sanjay_6 — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:42:20 GMT

Hi,

To find out the file name length support on your system, try this,

getconf NAME_MAX /

This will list the max file name length supported on the file system. To convert the file name length support you have to use the convertfs command to do so. Do a "man convertfs" to more help on the command.

Hope this helps.

Regds

Re: Lenght of FileName

Jdamian — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:43:36 GMT

Use the convertfs command.

Read man pages before using.

Re: Lenght of FileName

Peter Kloetgen — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:43:37 GMT

Hi,

if you use HFS- file systems, please use the

convertfs- command.

man convertfs...

please remember, hfs is not as comfortable as Vxfs, so the better choice is allmost allways Vxfs, exept for /stand, which must be in hfs.

Allways stay on the bright side of life!

Peter