[Samba] Possible Samba Bug

Jeremy Allison jra at samba.org
Tue Jun 11 23:55:02 GMT 2002


On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 04:27:33PM +1000, Kremlyn Vostok wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I believe I may have stumbled on a bug (or quirk), in relation to 
> accessing files (specifically, mp3's) on a share.  The issue is 
> outlined below:
> 
> - THE PROBLEM
> 
> I'm able to successfully map a network drive in 'My Computer' to the 
> share, logging in as mp3_owner (which is the owner of the shared 
> directory and all subdirectories and files, and is also a member of the 
> mp3 group).  I can play these mp3's accross the network, delete them, 
> move them around, copy other mp3's to those directories from another 
> machine.. but I cannot for the life of me *rename* them!  I've tried 
> all sorts of permission configurations, including using the *guest* 
> user (nobody), with no luck.  
> 
> Now, the REAL quirk here, is that the only files that exhibit this 
> behaviour is mp3's.  I can create .txt .doc files, and do all of the 
> above AND rename them.  However, I still cannot *rename* the mp3's.

Known bug with 2.2.3a I'm afraid. We fixed this with 2.2.4 and
above.

Hope this helps,

	Jeremy.




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