[Samba] Re: Problems with file date/time creation and modification

[Raphael TAVERNIER]

So no solution?... It is not possible to syncronize "real" M$ files with 
samba share files....

At 12:52 12/12/2003, you wrote:
> > I have Time precision problem between linux samba shares
> > and M$ files I want to use my tux to save files from my
> > M$ PC's. Of course I want to do incrementals copy based
> > on modification date...
> >
> > I mount my samba shares from my Windows Boxs and use
> > tools on the micro$oft boxs. (Xcopy /D or SyncroniX )
> > The problem is that the modification date on the samba
> > share and on de source file on the M$ local disk is
> > sometimes different by 1s (newer or older).
> > For example I create a file c:\mytest.txt the file
> > properties says Created modified at 18:30:01
> > I xcopy it to my samba share window$ properties says
> > Created modified at 18:30:00 which is older! so when
> > I xcopy /D the file is copied again and again.
> >
> > I'm Running samba-2.2.7a-8.9.0 on Redhat 9.0
> > My M$ boxs are both W2K and XP (on NTFS).
> >
> > I've searched a little around and set :
> > dos filetime resolution = yes 'for the dos 2s
> > resolution time... and : dos filetimes = yes
> > '...for Visual C++...
> >
> > But it didn't change anything.
> > Is it possible to syncronize these filetimes...?
>
>Probably not. I believe DOS/Windows packs the time in such
>a way that they have no notion of odd seconds times. All
>seconds are even. But that is normally no problem.
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