rd /s, "can't find the file specified" (internal reference b1996)
Richard Sharpe
rsharpe at richardsharpe.com
Wed Mar 19 18:15:28 GMT 2003
On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Nir Soffer wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Nir Soffer wrote:
> >
> > > > I can't reproduce this at all on a recent (CVS) build
> > > > of SAMBA_3_0. Can you give me more details on *exactly*
> > > > how you reproduce it please ?
> > >
> > > What I did was simply do, on the unix side:
> > >
> > > mkdir b1996
> > > cd b1996
> > > touch nirtest123456
> > > touch nirtest12345
> > >
> > > and on the W2K side use a command line prompt, map the drive using
> > > net use, and try to rd /s b1996
> >
> > OK, that explains the insistence on using short names. Did
> > you use command
> > or cmd?
>
> I used cmd. I specified I was using the command line on the beginning,
> and that everything worked perfectly alright from the explorer and the
> GUIs.
Right, but there is command and cmd, and cmd uses 8.3 names, and it looks
like the good trace was taken with a client that only understands short
names.
> I also thought that the "rd /s" in the subject was a big hint ;)
>
> Is it reproducable on your end too, or is something in my configuration
> screwy?
I have not tried it yet, and I am predominantly using a 2.2.x base, but
will try soonish ...
Regards
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