[Samba] libICU 7.1 update to 14.6 build - [homes] no longer visible from iPhone Files app (IOS 14.8.1)

[David C. Rankin]

On 4/26/22 5:12 AM, David Disseldorp wrote:
>> ll,
>>
>>   This is a strange issue. 14.6 standalone, IOS 14.8.1 Files app. A few months
>> back I had to add:
>>
>> vfs object = fruit streams_xattr
> I'm unfamiliar with the iOS Files client, but have you tried adding the
> catia VFS module to your configuration above ("catia" before "fruit")?
> I ask due to Ralph's comment in vfs_fruit.c:
>   * The OS X client maps all NTFS illegal characters to the Unicode
>   * private range. This module optionally stores the characters using
>   * their native ASCII encoding using vfs_catia. If you're not enabling
>   * this feature, you can skip catia from vfs modules.
> 
> That said, I wouldn't expect this mapping behaviour to affect [homes]
> section handling.
> 
> Cheers, David

Thank you David,

  Will do. This occurs not only from IOS 14.8, but Win10 as well. I've run the
same standalone servers since 2.0.2a and [homes] has always worked. Something
changed. At least with Win10 I can directly map my home share and it works
without issue when I tell Win10 where to find the share, it's as if something
now prevents the discovery of [homes].

  For what it is worth, here is the smb.conf in case there is something
obvious that could conflict with a new 4.16 cahnge:

Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
        dns proxy = No
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 50
        printcap name = /etc/printcap
        security = USER
        server string = %h Samba %v
        wins server = 192.168.6.17
        workgroup = RLFPLLC
        idmap config * : backend = tdb
        hosts allow = 192.168.6. 192.168.7. 127.
        vfs objects = fruit streams_xattr


[homes]
        browseable = No
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No


[samba]
        comment = %h - Law
        force group = skyline
        inherit permissions = Yes
        path = /home/samba
        read only = No
        valid users = @skyline


[data]
        comment = %h - Data
        force group = skyline
        inherit permissions = Yes
        path = /home/data
        read only = No
        valid users = @skyline


[printers]
        browseable = No
        comment = %h Printers
        guest ok = Yes
        path = /var/spool/samba
        printable = Yes



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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.