Error: Long File Name

[Sam Mbir-Bondzie]

Herb Lewis wrote:

> Sam Mbir-Bondzie wrote:
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am running  samba 1.9.18 on unix irix 6.5  server which serve as disk
> > space for my clients.
> > Most of my clients map to the samba shares from windows NT or win95.
> > This system has been running for some months.  I am now getting
> > complaints from two of my client that for the past three days when they
> > attempt to save their work on the share drive with filenames greather
> > than 8 letter or with underscore they receive an error message that the
> > filename is too long.  On the other hand if they disconnect the network
> > drive and re-map it they are able the save their work with the same
> > filenames ( greather than 8 letters or with underscore).  Is there a
> > solution to this strange problem?
> >
> > Sam. Mbir-Bondzie
> > Sys. Admin.
> > AT & T
>
> I would suggest upgrading to 2.0.3 and see if the problem still exists.
> You can get inst packages from the main samba sites or
>
> http://reality.sgi.com/samba
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I have already installed 2.0.3 on one of our machines but the problem is
that it is still in the testing stages  and not available to my clients at
the moment.   I hope to upgrade all the servers as soon as the testing is
completed.
Thanks.

Sam. Mbir-Bondzie
Sys. Admin.
AT & T