[Samba] Re: Cannot change case of existing file names

[Jordan Russell]

Mac wrote:
> MS Windows doesn't distinguish between those two names, so it won't let
> you perform the re-name as it thinks you're not changing the name.

That's actually not true; Windows-hosted filesystems allow it.

--- Test on local Windows 2000 file system ---

C:\>echo . > FILE.txt

C:\>dir
02/07/2007  12:11p                   4 FILE.txt

C:\>ren FILE.txt file.txt

C:\>dir
02/07/2007  12:11p                   4 file.txt

--- Test on remote share hosted by Windows 2000 server ---

J:\>echo . > FILE.txt

J:\>dir
02/07/2007  12:12p                   4 FILE.txt

J:\>ren FILE.txt file.txt

J:\>dir
02/07/2007  12:12p                   4 file.txt

-- 
Jordan Russell