Samba and hidden files problem

[Rodney Arne Karlsen]

Hi there

Thanks for the help.

I found the solution about 1 hour after I made the posting. Just a case of
RTFM.

Thanks anyway

Rodney


----- Original Message -----
From: "MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)" <don_mccall at hp.com>
To: "'Rodney Arne Karlsen'" <samba at strangeminds.org>;
<samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: Samba and hidden files problem


> Rodney,
> the 'hidden' attribute is handled by Samba by using the execute bit for
> 'other'.
> with map hidden=yes, ANY file in the directory that has this unix
permission
> bit set, is going to show up as hidden.  Any files that you do NOT want to
> be hidden, you must make sure that the unix other execute bit is NOT set.
> For example:
>
> file1   rw-rw-rw-     IS NOT going to be hidden.
> file2   rwxrwxrwx     IS going to be hidden  (last 'x' is what is doing
> this).
>
> Check out the "Using Samba" book that comes in html form with Samba.
>
> Hope this helps,
> don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Arne Karlsen [mailto:samba at strangeminds.org]
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 4:32 AM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Samba and hidden files problem
>
>
> Hi all
>
> I have a not so little problem.
>
> I have recently installed a samba file server at a clients premises. All
> works fine until the decided to run a rather old dos based program.
>
> For some unknown reason this software will not run unless cirtain files
are
> hidden. My problem now is that hidden files on linux filesystems and dos
> filesystems are rather different. In linux all you do is put a . (dot) in
> the beginning of the file name. In windows you set the hidden file
> attribute.
>
> The server is being accessed from windows 9x clients.
>
> If you try to set the hidden attribute via the windows client the
attribute
> does not stick. No error messages or anything, it just reverts to not
being
> hidden.
>
> Now I managed to find an option in samba "map hidden = yes" almost solves
> my problem. With this set all files in the share are hidden and cannot be
> unhidden. The hidden check box in the windows file properties box is also
> greyed out.
>
> I found another option "dos filemode = yes" which once set un-greys the
> hidden box but everything still stays hidden.
>
> The problem I have now is that all files are either hidden or un-hidden
and
> the client wants their software working.
>
> I am using 2.2.0a on slackware 8. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rodney Arne Karlsen
> P-)
>
>
>
>
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