How to make timestamps on samba files set by server time, not PC time.

[Todd Pfaff]

will this not also change the timestamp on files that are opened for
reading only and then closed?

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Dan Kaminsky wrote:

> close command = touch %f
> 
> Perfect timing!  I hope %f operates correctly here, though...
> 
> > We have a Samba server version 1.9.16p11 (yes, I know it's old) set up
> > on Solaris 2.5.1 which is accessed by a number of maverick PC's generally
> > running Windows '95 and sometimes NT.
> > 
> > We'd like to set things up so that when people put files or change
> > files on the solaris server the time reported is *not* the time given
> > by the PC which can be mucked around with. Instead we'd like the times
> > reported as given by our well-maintained server which has the correct
> > time. (And even if it doesn't that's the time we want to see.)
> > 
> > Can this be done? How? If it's possible to run a script after each
> > create or modification we could do something like issue a "touch" 
> > command after every change. But perhaps there's a better solution.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> 

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