--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is entirely guesswork, but maybe, just maybe .... > >From something unixy, do an smb mount of the Windows share > (Cygwin does the incredible, but it's still not unix) > There is probably some kind of option so that you see the filenames > and do the rsync from the unixy side. > I think I ran into it doing something with Knoppix and mounting > an NTFS partition with chinese characters in it. > I'm guessing that there is a similar option somewhere on the Samba > side. > something like -o unicode for smbmount might help. > Looks like there's iocharset= and codepage= > > Good Luck. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of > > Peter > > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:18 PM > > To: Wayne Davison > > Cc: rsync@lists.samba.org > > Subject: Re: "file has vanished" Chinese characters... > > > > > > > > --- Wayne Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, May 03, 2006 at 11:27:50AM -0400, Peter wrote: > > > > During a synchronization I get many "file has vanished" > > > > messages; the filename contains question marks. > > > > > > This cygwin/Windows induced bug has come up before. One > potentially > > > useful older message: > > > > > > http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2005-May/012638.html > > > > > > The root of the problem is that Windows is lying to rsync about > what > > > the > > > filenames are, and no one has offered some advice on how to make > the > > > lying stop (universally). > > > > Thanks. > > > > Looks like I'm at the end of the road on this one. You would think > > that we could figure out a workaround.
Well I'm using neither Samba nor Cygwin but cwRsync. The WinXP users are initiating backups/synchronizations to a server at their discretion via a simple Windows batch file/script. Although I am using Samba as a basic fileserver. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
