Short Names : samba and WinNT/2K differs

[Yves Gattegno]

Hi

I use a samba server and a Win2000 server.
Both servers hold the VERY SAME files and folder tree.

However, when I issue a DIR command on the tree held on the
samba server I have different shortnames than when the DIR
command is issued on the similar tree held on the Win2000 server.

I NEED the short names to be the same, whether the DIR command
is issued on Samba server or on Window server.
I need this because some paths are stored as short names in the
registry, and the "good" short names are Windows' ones.
(This is for our project of Windows 9X diskless workstations
booting from Samba server).

For instance, the short name associated to "Program Files" folder
is "PROGRA~1" on Windows server and "PROGR~-I" on Samba server.

I need that this name is "PROGRA~1" on both server.


Here are the results for DIR commands issued from a Windows 98
SE workstation, once connected to a Windows server, once connected
to a samba server

On Windows Server:

  Le volume dans le lecteur G est caviar6-2
  Répertoire de G:\

.              <REP>        10-05-01  6:27p .
..             <REP>        10-05-01  6:27p ..
DOWNLO~1       <REP>        10-05-01 12:22p Downloads
MESDOC~1       <REP>        10-05-01 12:20p Mes documents
PROGRA~1       <REP>        10-05-01 12:22p Program Files
RECYCLED       <REP>        09-11-01  9:56p RECYCLED
WINDOWS        <REP>        10-05-01 12:23p WINDOWS
games          <REP>        10-05-01 12:18p games
temp           <REP>        10-04-01  6:11p temp
MSDOS    ---            22  08-30-01  7:15p MSDOS.---
SYSTEM   1ST       540,704  08-30-01  7:22p SYSTEM.1ST
AUTOEXEC BAK           330  10-05-01 12:13p AUTOEXEC.BAK
AUTOEXEC BAT           330  10-05-01 12:13p AUTOEXEC.BAT
DRVSPACE BIN        69,127  05-05-99  8:22p DRVSPACE.BIN
VIDEOROM BIN        40,960  08-30-01  7:45p VIDEOROM.BIN
COMMAND  COM        95,874  05-05-99  8:22p COMMAND.COM
SUHDLOG  DAT         5,166  08-30-01  7:22p SUHDLOG.DAT
SCANDISK LOG           481  09-20-01  9:56p SCANDISK.LOG
BOOTLOG  PRV        47,519  08-30-01  7:45p BOOTLOG.PRV
CONFIG   SYS           185  09-21-01  7:44p CONFIG.SYS
IO       SYS       222,390  05-05-99  8:22p IO.SYS
MSDOS    SYS         1,676  08-30-01  7:33p MSDOS.SYS
BOOTLOG  TXT        50,944  08-30-01  7:51p BOOTLOG.TXT
DETLOG   TXT        71,149  08-30-01  7:31p DETLOG.TXT
FRUNLOG  TXT         1,017  08-30-01  7:30p FRUNLOG.TXT
NETLOG   TXT         2,911  08-30-01  7:43p NETLOG.TXT
SETUPLOG TXT       115,919  08-30-01  7:43p SETUPLOG.TXT
         18 fichier(s)          1,266,704 octets
          9 répertoire(s)        3,733.75 Mo libre


On samba server:

  Le volume dans le lecteur M est WIN98SE
  Répertoire de M:\

.              <REP>        10-05-01  6:20p .
..             <REP>        10-04-01  4:08p ..
DOWNL~5C       <REP>        10-05-01  1:18p Downloads
MESDO~CK       <REP>        10-05-01  1:14p Mes documents
PROGR~-I       <REP>        10-05-01  1:18p Program Files
RECYCLED       <REP>        09-10-01  8:45p RECYCLED
WINDOWS        <REP>        10-05-01  1:18p WINDOWS
games          <REP>        10-05-01  1:11p games
temp           <REP>        10-05-01  1:17p temp
MSDOS    ---            22  08-30-01  7:15p MSDOS.---
SYSTEM   1ST       540,704  08-30-01  7:22p SYSTEM.1ST
AUTOEXEC BAK           330  10-05-01 12:13p AUTOEXEC.BAK
AUTOEXEC BAT           330  10-05-01 12:13p AUTOEXEC.BAT
DRVSPACE BIN        69,127  05-05-99  8:22p DRVSPACE.BIN
VIDEOROM BIN        40,960  08-30-01  7:45p VIDEOROM.BIN
COMMAND  COM        95,874  05-05-99  8:22p COMMAND.COM
SUHDLOG  DAT         5,166  08-30-01  7:22p SUHDLOG.DAT
SCANDISK LOG           481  09-20-01  9:56p SCANDISK.LOG
BOOTLOG  PRV        47,519  08-30-01  7:45p BOOTLOG.PRV
CONFIG   SYS           185  09-21-01  7:44p CONFIG.SYS
IO       SYS       222,390  05-05-99  8:22p IO.SYS
MSDOS    SYS         1,676  08-30-01  7:33p MSDOS.SYS
BOOTLOG  TXT        50,944  08-30-01  7:51p BOOTLOG.TXT
DETLOG   TXT        71,149  08-30-01  7:31p DETLOG.TXT
FRUNLOG  TXT         1,017  08-30-01  7:30p FRUNLOG.TXT
NETLOG   TXT         2,911  08-30-01  7:43p NETLOG.TXT
SETUPLOG TXT       115,919  08-30-01  7:43p SETUPLOG.TXT
         18 fichier(s)          1,266,704 octets
          9 répertoire(s)     654,311,424 octets libres


I use Samba version 2.0.7

I tried the parameter
mangled name = no
but it does not work (the short names then are just truncated).

Any help appreciated

Yves Gattegno