No Samba but putting the specific deny write on that file seems to have worked. The Mac user can not up date the file or do anything else with it but read it.
Jon On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Miguel Gonzalez <[email protected] > wrote: > > About the famous . files that normally screw backups up, there are tools > that clean up those files in the Mac and the Windows side (in the case you > have a Samba server. > > Miguel > > > --- El mar, 28/4/09, Jon Harris <[email protected]> escribió: > > > De: Jon Harris <[email protected]> > > Asunto: Re: USE OF MAC COMPUTERS IN WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT > > Para: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Fecha: martes, 28 abril, 2009 5:36 > > Agreed they are a pain. They also like to leave files > > around that make > > backups fail (or appear to fail). I took to leaving the > > files in place and > > put specific deny write on the Mac user in my environment. > > Mac users are > > also a pain to deal with as they usaully whine that it is > > so much easier on > > a Mac but in real life it is pretty much the same. > > > > Jon > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Sherry Abercrombie > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Macs are a pain. Not only do I have about 2 dozen of > > them on my network, > > > I've got a stupid Mac Server also. > > > > > > Macs use Entourage for interaction with Exchange > > (OWA), it's not perfect, > > > there are issues, and it's on the Mac side. Not > > any issues with having them > > > on your network, I just don't like Macs. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Murray Freeman > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> I'm being asked to investigate the use of a > > few MAC's in our network. I > > >> know that it would be only used by a few of our > > staff for graphics and a few > > >> other apps. I'm concerned about the ability of > > a MAC to interface into our > > >> network and Exchange Server email.Obviously we > > would purchase new machines, > > >> so they could be dual boot machines. I'm also > > aware of virtualization, but > > >> haven't looked into that as of yet. Any > > suggestions, warnings or concerns > > >> from anyone with this kind of experience would be > > greatly appreciated. > > >> > > >> > > >> *Murray* > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is > > indistinguishable from magic." > > > Arthur C. Clarke > > > Sent from Haslet, TX, United States > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > > resource hog! ~ > > ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > > ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
