[Samba] Older Mac to SAMBA copy

Matt Nelson matt at nelsonprinting.com
Sat Oct 26 13:34:01 GMT 2002


At 08:00 AM 10/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I've built a new samba server to replace an aging Apple 9500 running 8.6 
>that is acting as a 'file server'.  The other macs run 9.2 and 10.2, which 
>are the computers that will be served (I HOPE!) by the samba server.
>
>I have installed DAVE in order to be able to copy the files over to the 
>new server.  However, as the files copy, they disappear on the samba 
>server.   Someone said it is because of the data and resource forks in the 
>old mac os, and to tell DAVE to, as I believe he said, merge the two 
>forks.  However, I see no such option in the DAVE setup.
>
>Am I missing something, or is there another way to do this?  Also, will I 
>have a problem with files name preservation of the mac files on the new server?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Matt

Following up to myself while I await someone else's insight.... I just 
found that if I copy the files via my win2k workstation, the files stay 
put.  What?

--
Matt




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