Samba problem

[Vibhor Kumar Agarwal]

Please help, I am in diastrates.

While transferring any file from NT to HP-UX via samba, it changes the case of some files ( from upper to lower ).
The laughing and killing point is that, if i select a file and paste it to another folder via samba in the same machine, it changes case.

The problem occurs only with certain files, which it picks up at random but remains constant on those files, ( there might be a speicific combination for it, but till now i am unable to figure it out ).

Is this a installation problem or something else?

[harry d brown jr]

It's a configuration issue. Check your smb.conf file:

grep -i case ./smb.conf

and post the results

live free or die
harry d brown jr

[RolandH]

In your bin directory of your samba installation is a programm that is called testparm. This prints all configuration parameters of your samba configuration. Can you execute this command and attach the output here, please?!

Roland

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
have you had a look at:
set smb.conf parameter
short preserve case=yes
and
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=34267

ALSO: (0 points for 21 answers)
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#34

Regards

[Vibhor Kumar Agarwal]

Sorry guys,

I will keep an eye on the point system nowonwards.

I think i got the problem.
Just tell me what sould i do:
I am posting the output of
testparm | grep -i case


default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = No
mangle case = No

What are these and which ones should i change.

[Peter Godron · Accepted solution]

HI,
for a description of the parameters please read:
http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/samba/ch05_04.html

I suggest you chnage the parameters mentioned in the soultions and then report back with an update.
Regards

[Geoff Wild]

Mine is:

default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = No
mangle case = No

What version of Samba are you using and is it HP's?

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8725AA

Rgds...Geoff

[Vibhor Kumar Agarwal]

Thanks guys,

I had to change
short preserve case = No

to
short preserve case = Yes