Windows Archive Bit

[Andrea Zolnhofer & Michael Ott]

Hi James!

I hope, that I can help you.

if you want set or clear an archive bit, you can use: 
setmode <file> [[+|-]] [r|s|h|a]
+: setting
-: clearing
a: archive
r: read-only
s: system
h: hidden

You must use smbclient.

Bye, Michael

> Hi:
> Does anyone know how to handle setting and clearing the archive bit for
> files sitting on a samba server.  I have RH 6.2 with Samba 2.0.7 as a file
> server to windoze clients.  I also have a Windoze machine that is my backup
> device.  THe problem is that I don't know how to clear the archive bit on
> the files on the Linux box.  As a result, every night when my backup job
> runs, It backs up all files instead of just the new and changed files.
> 
> Any ideas.
> 
> James
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