On Dec 21 17:20, bartels wrote: > Hello Cygwin, > > I am experiencing problems with spaces and/or parentheses in samba share > names. > Changing the share name is not an option, because they are physical drives, > connected to a mac. > > The following works fine from a dos box, and also from the gui with 'Map > network drive', but fails miserably from the cygwin prompt. > > $ net use Q: "$(cygpath -w '//macau/X32 Backup-4(WD)')" "bartels" > /user:"bartels" > The command completed successfully. > > $ ls q:/ > ls: cannot access q:/: Input/output error
Please don't use DOS paths. Use POSIX paths like /cygdrive/q instead: http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#pathnames-win32 > This is not a question of privileges or configuration: other shares with > vanilla names work fine. > The mac logs do not immediately reveal any clues. > Considering that the dos box and the gui have access, I am inclined to blame > cygwin. > > Any ideas? Works fine for me using a Linux Samba share with space in it. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
