Have you tried creating a file with a colon in its name by hand? I just tested it, both ext3 and samba don't have a problem with it (only Windows clients don't like it). With which error message does it fail?
Tammo > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:05 PM > To: List Debian User > Subject: ext3 filesystem and file name restrictions > > Hi, > > I created a samba share on one of my debian boxes with a ext3 file system and > unfortunately I can't write files with certain file names from Mac OSX. > > This disrupts the back-up process which takes about an hour every time to fail > when I want to try it out again. > > For instance, there is one file name like this: > > 2AE2EAEE-57AC-46D8-B619-C2167D4C6786:ABPerson.abcdp > > which has a colon in it that I guess is the problem. > > After finding out all I could about Mac file systems and names, my conclusion > is > that macs are pretty special, especially their file systems. > > Is there a basis for the file name restrictions on ext3, i.e. can I say, well > ext3 is based on a standard, so I'm going to restrict the file names on macs, > otherwise they won't be backed up? > > > Thanks > Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
