Samba filename lengh

[Carter Jay]

Hello,

Most of the file which are shared on my HPbox, are more than 12 characters long, and when I try to open them, I've got an error message, telling me that the file doesn't exist; this happens for all files longer than 12 characters. All other files can be open and close very well.

Is this a 8dot 3 dos issue?
Can it be corrected?

Regards

Jerome

[harry d brown jr]

Load linux on your DOS machine?

[John Poff]

Hi,

What version of Samba are you running? What kind of machine are you trying to open the files in the share with - DOS, NT, Windows 2000?

It could be a problem with something in your Samba configuration file. Can you post your smb.conf file?

JP

[Carter Jay]

Hi,

Samba is running on a HP box, and I try to access files created with vi locally from a NT sp5 workstation, opening them from the "window explorer" ....

Regards

Jerome

[Carter Jay]

Harry,

If only Linux was the standard here...
The world would be better and ....

Regards

Jerome

[John Poff]

Hi Jerome,

I'm not a Windows expert (actually I'm not an expert in anything, but that never stopped me!), so I'll have to try to help you from the Samba side.

Can you post a copy of your Samba config file (smb.conf)? That might give us some clues about what is going on.

JP

[Carter Jay]

Here is the [Global] from smb.conf file

[global]
workgroup = XXXX
security = SERVER
server string = Samba Server
encrypt passwords = Yes
password server = riri fifi loulou
browseable = yes
load printers = No
local master = No
wins server = 111.111.111.111
guest account = nobodyV
# lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/%h/locks
lock directory = /var/samba/locks
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/%h/%m.log
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
deadtime = 15
name resolve order = wins host lmhosts bcast
max open files = 4086
mangled names = no
bind interfaces only = true

Thanks in advance for your help

Regards

Jerome

[John Poff]

Jerome,

I don't use the 'mangled names' option in my Samba configs. The default for 'mangled names' is yes, and when I do a 'testparm' on my box it shows it that way. I'd try commenting out the 'mangled names' option in your smb.conf and trying it again.

Can your NT box create a new file in the share with a long filename?

JP

[Carter Jay]

Yes, I can create long filename from NT...

Regards

[John Poff]

Jerome,

What application in NT are you using to try to open a file with? Are you seeing the file in a regular 'open' window and double-clicking on it? If you bring up the share in Windows Explorer, highlight one of the files, and choose Properties, what does the filename look like?

JP

[Darren Prior]

Hi,

Are you seeing any error messages in the Samba logs when the files are accessed?

Something you might wish to try is using smbclient. There's a man page to guide you basic usage. It'll allow you to check that a given user can access the file via Samba.

It would also be useful to know the revision of Samba/CIFS that you are running.

Finally, check with your NT admins about the PC side - sp5 is pretty old I believe.

regards,

Darren.