case problems with dos/windows based systems.

2003-01-30 Thread Peter Tattam
I have asked this before once. I am getting duplicate file names generated quite regularly when I am using samba file shares (samba seems to generate either upper or lower 8.3 case names, and also allows both to exist). Basically, the name of a file should match the name of a file at the other e

RE: mixed case file systems.

2002-04-19 Thread Peter Tattam
On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, David Bolen wrote: > Peter Tattam [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: > > > Given the interoperability problems between versions and the risk of > > data loss, I think I will have to wait till this option is in the > > mainstream. My alternative workaround

RE: mixed case file systems.

2002-04-19 Thread Peter Tattam
Given the interoperability problems between versions and the risk of data loss, I think I will have to wait till this option is in the mainstream. My alternative workaround to to write a utility to rename all files on the errant file system to be all lower case. Thanks for the help anyway. Pete

RE: mixed case file systems.

2002-04-18 Thread Peter Tattam
I am using 2.4.6 on both ends (chosen by FreeBSD 4.4 ports collection), so I believe your patch should work. Thanks. Peter -- Peter R. Tattam[EMAIL PROTECTED] Managing Director,Trumpet Software International Pty Ltd Hobart, Australia, Ph. +61-3-6245-0220, Fax +

mixed case file systems.

2002-04-18 Thread Peter Tattam
I am having trouble with rsync when I am trying to synchronize a Windows NT volume mounted with smb_fs (FreeBSD) and a unix volume which is also exported with Samba. There are instances where the DOS short name on the NT volume ends up as upper case and then doesn't match filenames which are used