[Samba] Samba error , can`t create folder prn .

Marc Muehlfeld mmuehlfeld at samba.org
Thu Dec 11 07:58:07 MST 2014


Hallo,

Am 11.12.2014 um 09:17 schrieb Александр Владимирович:
> This is very strange error! Server Samba: 3.6.6 , 3.6.3 , 4.0.13.
> Clients: Windows XP , Windows 7.
> I can not create folder prn .
> Other folders are created.

This isn't a Samba problem. This is a Windows limitation. Windows won't
let you create file/folders with the name of devices like prn, lpt1,
con, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename#Reserved_characters_and_words


Regards,
Marc




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