Simo, I just tried to create a directory name ending with a dot from XP. You're correct, it silently truncates the dot.
And I tried creating a simple test directory "asdf." from Linux on my filesystem, and only the mangled name is showing up from XP. Still seems like a bug to me especially since a cifs client shows the correct name, but if this is "works as expected", I'll just be quiet about it. Greg On Jan 15, 2008 11:51 AM, simo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not a samba bug really, what you see is a "mangled name". > That happens because you put a "." as the last character which is not > allowed in windows IIRC. > > Simo. > > > On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 11:28 -0500, Greg Freemyer wrote: > > I just recreated this bug in samba-3.0.26a-3.3. > > > > It is as simple as creating a directory named "F-08-6104 International > > Management Assoc." (without the quotes), then looking at the name of > > the directory via XP. > > > > I've done it twice now: > > OpenSUSE 10.2 + Samba 3.0.23d-19.7 + XFS, all from Novell > > OpenSUSE 10.3 + samba-3.0.26a-3.3 + XFS, all from Novell > > > > With both I get the same wrong name "FMIJ1P~A". > > > > I don't have any other environments to test, maybe someone could try > > other filesystems / OSes / Samba versions. > > > > Thanks > > Greg > > > > On Jan 14, 2008 5:50 PM, Greg Freemyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > I have a stable fileserver that had a burp this morning. (OpenSUSE > > > 10.2 + Samba 3.0.23d-19.7 + XFS, all from Novell) > > > > > > A directory was created via a Rails App. (like always on this machine). > > > > > > Normally a traditional long filename and mangled short name are > > > created. All is good even though I don't use short names for > > > anything. > > > > > > Today, the longname somehow is reflecting what I assume is the mangled > > > short name? Very strange. > > > > > > From Linux Local, I see the long name I expect. > > > > > > From a OpenSUSE 10.3 cifs client, I see the long name I expect. > > > > > > From XP and possibly some other Windows OSes, I see just the mangled > > > short name? > > > > > > Ie. "dir /X" only has one name and its the mangled short name in the > > > long name column. > > > > > > I have not yet tried to remedy this. I'm guessing from a Windows > > > client, I could do a rename to a random name, then rename back to what > > > XFS has named it and all will be good. > > > > > > I can do that at any time, but if there is any diagnostic value in > > > analyzing this, I'll hold off. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Greg > > > -- > > > Greg Freemyer > > > Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer > > > First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - > > > http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf > > > > > > The Norcross Group > > > The Intersection of Evidence & Technology > > > http://www.norcrossgroup.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Greg Freemyer > > Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer > > First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - > > http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf > > > > The Norcross Group > > The Intersection of Evidence & Technology > > http://www.norcrossgroup.com > -- > Simo Sorce > Samba Team GPL Compliance Officer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
