[Samba] options to use for dos clients ?

[Aaron_Colichia at Dell.com]

Samba 3.0.0 on RH 9.0 (using .RPM)

This is a network bootdisk built from http://www.tdonline.com/bootdisk.htm

Client uses dos from Win98/SE

The client makes use of the PUBLIC share for its operations

# smb.conf

[global]
security = DOMAIN
workgroup = xxx
password server = AUSTIN, HOUSTON, *
encrypt passwords = yes
wins server = 172.20.0.1
netbios name = PLANO
winbind separator = + 
idmap uid = 10000-20000
idmap gid = 10000-20000
winbind use default domain = yes
winbind enum users = yes
winbind enum groups = yes
obey pam restrictions = yes
kernel oplocks = no
template homedir = /xxx/home/share/%U
template shell = /bin/bash
server string = 
name resolve order = wins bcast lmhosts 
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_KEEPALIVE
IPTOS_LOWDELAY 
max log size = 4096 
log file = /var/log/samba/%m 
local master = yes 
domain logons = no 
domain master = no 
preferred master = no 
wins support = no 
wins proxy = no 
dns proxy = no 

# home directory shares
[homes]
   write cache size = 64000
   comment = "%U"
   browseable = no
   public = no
   read only = no
   guest ok = no
   force create mode = 0750
   force directory mode = 0750
   valid users = "@Domain Users", "@Enterprise Admins"
   force group = "Domain Users"
   
# upload directory
[upload]
   write cache size = 64000
   browseable = yes
   comment = user uploads
   path = /xxx/upload/share
   read only = yes
   public = yes
   force create mode = 0775
   force directory mode = 0775
   write list = "@Domain Users", "@Enterprise Admins"
   force group = "Domain Users"

[documents]
   write cache size = 64000
   browseable = yes
   comment = documents
   path = /xxx/documents/share
   read only = no
   public = yes
   guest ok = yes
   force create mode = 0775
   force directory mode = 0775
   valid users = "@Domain Users", "@Enterprise Admins"
   force group = "Domain Users"

# tftp server   
[tftp]
   write cache size = 64000
   browseable = yes
   comment = tftp
   path = /xxx/tftp/share
   read only = no
   public = yes
   guest ok = yes
   force create mode = 0777
   force directory mode = 0777
   valid users = "@Enterprise Admins", "@Domain Users"
   force group = "Domain Users"

# public files
[public]
   write cache size = 64000
   browseable = yes
   comment = public files
   path = /xxx/public/share
   force create mode = 0775
   force directory mode = 0775
   preserve case = no
   short preserve case = no	
   read only = yes
   public = yes
   guest ok = yes
   write list = "@Enterprise Admins", "@Domain Users"
   fake oplocks = yes
   


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jra at samba.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:49 AM
To: Colichia, Aaron
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] options to use for dos clients ?


On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 09:25:48AM -0500, Aaron_Colichia at Dell.com wrote:
> DOS 6.xx clients are exhibiting strange behavior
> 
> If I try to copy a file with
> 
> s>copy file.txt s:\newstuff
> 
> I receive a "general error" with the classic "(a)bort (f)ail (r)etry"
> 
> But if I copy the file with
> 
> s>copy file.tx? s:\newstuff
> 
> This works fine.

What version of Samba ? What platform ? What are the smb.conf setting for
this share. Please help us to help you.

Jeremy.