File ctime/mtime update inconsistencies

[Atte Peltomaki]

Hello hackers,

Scenario: Delete older-than-x files on a domain member server CIFS 
share.

Problem: neither ctime nor mtime attributes are consistently updated
when new files are created or existing ones replaced. 

How things currently appear to work:

Using a WinXP SP2 client: 

Copy a file to a Win2003 R2 share: ctime is updated, mtime is not.
Copy a file to a Samba 3.2.0 share: neither ctime or mtime are updated.

Using a Linux client, smbclient or smbfs/cifs mount:

Copy a file to a Win2003 R2 share: ctime and mtime both updated.
Copy a file to a Samba 3.2.0 share: ctime and mtime both updated.

Would there be a problem changing Samba behaviour to match that of
Win2003's?

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