Files that end with punctuation (PR#61)
Andrew Tridgell
samba-bugs at samba.anu.edu.au
Fri Oct 17 01:32:06 GMT 1997
> Surely this is a frequently-asked-question, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
I'm
> running samba on an IRIX host and using NT 4.0 as the client. I've noticed
that
> files or directories that end in punctuation (such as a period) cause
problems.
> Just trying to switch to a directory "test." in the windows explorer results
in:
>
> G:\test. is not accessible
>
> The folder was moved or removed.
>
> Any idea if there's a fix for this?
Try the "strip dot = yes" option.
It's actually a bug in the Microsoft clients. They silently remove the .
from the end of names, so to be compatible Samba has to as well.
Andrew
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