veto files

Subba Rao subb3 at attglobal.net
Thu Oct 19 11:34:05 GMT 2000


On  0, Jan Kuhn <jkuhn at siumed.edu> wrote:
> try:
> 
> hide dot files = yes
>    hide files = /.*/lost+found/
> 
> Subba Rao wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have used the "veto files" flags for my users home directory shares.
> > The syntax is as follows,
> >
> >         veto files = /.*/
> >
> > This is to hide all the dot files in the samba client.
> > I stoped and restarted samba and sure enough the dot files do not get listed.
> >
> > One problem that has showed up is, when I try to save a file from the samba
> > client (windows system) to the samba server, I get the "Error Copying File"
> > message box,
> >
> > "Cannot copy xyz:A file with the name you specified already exists. Specify
> > a different filename"
> >
> > This happens to any file that I am trying to move to the samba server.
> >
> > Is there any other directive that should be used along with "veto files"
> > directive?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >

That did not do it. The error message still continues.

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Subba Rao
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