Problem with deleting files with long filenames from samba share

[Rob Jackson]

In 2.2.8, there finally seems to be a fix, although documentation was very
hard to find.

I inlcuded these to lines, and problems were fixed

mangled names = yes
mangling method = hash2

-Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Jackson" <robertj at linux4free.com>
To: "Rob Jackson" <robertj at linux4free.com>;
<samba-technical at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Problem with deleting files with long filenames from samba
share


> A little more info on the filenames.  In more research, 8.3 and longer
> works, it is actually the format used.
>
> If the filename is not unique for the first 6 charaters, it fails, if the
> filename is 8.3 or longer, but only if there are enough to start causing
> duplicate short filenames.
>
> example:
>
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM    <DIR>                       .
> 08/01/2003  02:49 PM    <DIR>                       ..
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~RM.TXT ddddd100eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~UL.TXT ddddd101eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~LO.TXT ddddd102eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~ON.TXT ddddd103eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~@I.TXT ddddd104eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~%H.TXT ddddd105eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~XK.TXT ddddd106eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~_J.TXT ddddd107eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~3U.TXT ddddd108eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~6T.TXT ddddd109eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~T0.TXT ddddd110eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~V%.TXT ddddd111eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~N2.TXT ddddd112eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~Q1.TXT ddddd113eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~#@.TXT ddddd114eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~0!.TXT ddddd115eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~Y$.TXT ddddd116eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~-#.TXT ddddd117eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~58.TXT ddddd118eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~87.TXT ddddd119eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~UL.TXT ddddd120eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~RM.TXT ddddd121eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~ON.TXT ddddd122eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~LO.TXT ddddd123eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~%H.TXT ddddd124eeeeeeee.txt
> 08/01/2003  03:14 PM                 4 DDDDD~@I.TXT ddddd125eeeeeeee.txt
>               26 File(s)            104 bytes
>                2 Dir(s)   3,726,114,816 bytes free
>
> -Rob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rob Jackson" <robertj at linux4free.com>
> To: <samba-technical at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:32 PM
> Subject: Problem with deleting files with long filenames from samba share
>
>
> > Problem is with del in windows with 8.3 or longer filenames and 25+
files
> in direcotry.
> >
> > Mounted and mapped samba share to windowsXP.  Then through command line
I
> issue a 'del *.*' within the directory that has 25 or more files.
> >
> > Error messages are as follows:
> > The system cannot find the file specified.
> >
> > About half of the files acutally get deleted.
> >
> > I only get the problem with 8.3 or greater filenames.  7.3 and less,
does
> not have this proplem.  Also, it seems to be isolated to del.  Copy and
move
> still work.
> >
> > Server Specs:
> >
> > Redhat 8.0
> > Samba 2.2.5
> >
> > Also get the same problem with 2.2.8.
> >
>