The files aren't locked as I can modify them Photoshop? It's only the "Rotate" shell extension that won't work until _after_ Photoshop has opened and re-written the file. However, I do suspect a locking related problem...
------- Original Message ------- From: John Drescher <dresche...@gmail.com> To: Rob Mason <rob.ma...@acasta.co.uk> Sent: 13.3.11, 14:17:09 Subject: Re: [Samba] XP not obeying Samba file perms On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Rob Mason <rob.ma...@acasta.co.uk> wrote: > Hi List, > > I have an unusual problem concerning the Windows XP "Rotate" image > explorer shell extension. I have a share called "Archives" defined with > a number of sub-directories. Whilst I have read/write permission to all > directories, I am unable to use the Windows XP "Rotate Clockwise" or > "Rotate Counter Clockwise" image command on JPG's contained within those > directories - error is "file may be in use or directory may be read > only". That is, until I read the files into Photoshop and write them > back out again. Then the "Rotate" shell extension works! During this > process there is no change whatsoever to the file and dir perms either > on the filesystem (FreeBSD) or those reported by Windows - they appear > identical before and after Photoshop intervention. > > So my question is how to trouble shoot this, and, what may be causing > this unusual problem? > > Samba version is 3.5.6 > > [albums] > comment = Mason family archive > path = /usr/local/archive > write list = mason, root > guest ok = Yes > > > Filesystem perms -> > ----------------------------- > > drwxr-xr-x 28 mason wheel - 512 Feb 20 10:08 archive/ > > drwxr-xr-x 4 mason wheel - 512 Dec 19 2009 ./ > drwxr-xr-x 28 mason wheel - 512 Feb 20 10:08 ../ > drwxr-xr-x 18 mason wheel - 1024 Mar 13 10:42 Mason/ > drwxr-xr-x 2 mason wheel - 512 Mar 12 10:40 Wagstaff/ > > drwxr-xr-x 4 mason wheel - 512 Mar 13 10:41 1979 - France - > Argeles-sur-Mer/ > > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 8192 Mar 13 10:39 Thumbs.db > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2393243 Mar 12 18:06 Untitled-10.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2236064 Mar 12 19:33 Untitled-11.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2441339 Mar 12 19:38 Untitled-12.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2115890 Mar 12 19:45 Untitled-13.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2113096 Mar 12 19:49 Untitled-14.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2507137 Mar 12 19:54 Untitled-15.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2312662 Mar 12 19:59 Untitled-16.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2346841 Mar 12 20:04 Untitled-17.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2583152 Mar 12 20:09 Untitled-18.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2447956 Mar 12 20:14 Untitled-19.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2222166 Mar 12 20:19 Untitled-20.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2549045 Mar 12 20:24 Untitled-21.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2155071 Mar 12 20:28 Untitled-22.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 2228869 Mar 12 20:34 Untitled-23.jpg > -rw-r--r-- 1 mason wheel - 1957951 Mar 12 20:38 Untitled-24.jpg > > > > > The original of this email was scanned for known viruses at 11:13 on > 13/03/2011 and was found to be virus free - ClamAV 0.97/12827/Sat Mar 12 > 11:38:52 2011. > > Do a smbstatus on the server when the problem happens. The files could be locked. John The original of this email was scanned for known viruses at 15:24 on 13/03/2011 and was found to be virus free - ClamAV 0.97/12827/Sat Mar 12 11:38:52 2011. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba