Thanks for the information. The problems and solutions you cite *are* related, I think, because I have found that my problem occurs only on Excel files that the user does not own -- an important fact I didn't see before.
--- RRuegner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Heintzberger schrieb: > > > Thank you for responding to my post. > > > > As for your question, my concern is not that (as > you > > put it) "the date of last modification [is] the > date > > of the file". It is, rather, this: > > > > If today I do "cat file.txt" on a text file whose > > last-modifiation date is December 23, 2003, I > would > > not expect "ls -l file.txt" to display April 17, > 2004 > > as the last-modification date. > > > > Similarly, if right now I simply open, then close > an > > xls file, without saving any changes, I would not > > expect its last-modification date to change to > now. > > > > The last-modification date should not change as a > > result of just reading the file. There would have > to > > be some writing too. > > > > Are you saying that MS-Excel is designed so that > > reading an xls file in MS-excel actually writes > > changes to the file, even if the end-user does not > > save or auto-save any changes? > > > > Regards, > > > > --- RRuegner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Eric Heintzberger schrieb: > >> > >>>Hello Everyone! > >>> > >>>Perhaps some of you have some advice for dealing > >> > >>with > >> > >>>this problem? I've done quite a bit of googling > on > >>>this one, but I can't find anything useful. > >>> > >>>Ever since I started using Samba as PDC, I have > >> > >>had > >> > >>>this problem: when users merely open MS-Excel > >> > >>files on > >> > >>>samba shares, the file's Last-Modification date > >> > >>is > >> > >>>incremented to the current time. > >>> > >>>I have seen similar behavior with MS-Word files > >> > >>long > >> > >>>ago when using WINNT4 as PDC, and it was caused > by > >> > >>a > >> > >>>macro-virus, but in this case, it doesn't seem to > >> > >>be > >> > >>>virus-related. > >>> > >>>If the same Excel file is copied to a user's > local > >> > >>"C" > >> > >>>drive, the problem ceases. > >>> > >>>The problem of modifying-by-merely-opening began, > >> > >>I > >> > >>>think, when I changed the PDC to samba. > >>> > >>>I had this problem using Samba 2.7* on RedHat 7.2 > >> > >>over > >> > >>>a year ago. I'm currently using samba 2.2.8a on > >>>FreeBSD 4.9 with a similar configuration, and I > >> > >>still > >> > >>>have the problem. > >>> > >>>Is it possible to stop this problem using > >> > >>adjustable > >> > >>>configuration parameters in smb.conf? > >>> > >>>Here's my smb.conf, in case it's needed: > >>> > >>>--------------------------- > >>>[global] > >>>netbios name = netbiosname > >>>workgroup = workgroup > >>>security = user > >>>domain logons = yes > >>>time server = yes > >>>server string = Samba %v on %L > >>>log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > >>>max log size = 2000 > >>> > >>>### Security Settings ### > >>>hosts allow = [omitted for this post] 127. > >>>hosts deny = ALL > >>>invalid users = root > >>>;Unreadable files shouldn't even appear > >>>;hide unreadable = yes > >>>;Prevent browsing by default > >>>browseable = no > >>> > >>>### Users and Passwords ### > >>>[omitted for this post] > >>> > >>>### Performance ### > >>>deadtime = 15 > >>>getwd cache = yes > >>>lpq cache time = 45 > >>>socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY > >>>oplocks = yes > >>>level2 oplocks = yes > >>>#veto oplock files = /*.xls/*.XLS/ > >>> > >>>### Domain ### > >>>local master = yes > >>>os level = 65 > >>>domain master = yes > >>>preferred master = yes > >>>domain logons = yes > >>>logon script = %U.bat > >>>logon drive = M: > >>>logon path = \\netbiosname\profiles\%U > >>> > >>># Name Resolution > >>>wins support = yes > >>>wins proxy = yes > >>>dns proxy = yes > >>> > >>># Case > >>>preserve case = yes > >>>short preserve case = yes > >>>default case = lower > >>>case sensitive = no > >>> > >>>---------------------------------- > >>> > >>>#Sample Share Definition: > >>> > >>>[clients] > >>> comment = Client Directory > >>> path = /usr/local/samba/clients > >>> browseable = yes > >>> force create mode = 0664 > >>> force directory mode = 0775 > >>> force group = users > >>> invalid users = invlink > >>> map archive = no > >>> printable = no > >>> public = no > >>> valid users = @users > >>> writable = yes > >>> > >>>------------------------------- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>__________________________________ > >>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > >>>http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > >> > >>hi, theres is detailed info in the official howto > >>about ms-office, > >>at last i remember this features are by design of > ms > >>office, and why > >>should not the date of last modification be the > date > >>of the file? > >>Best Regards > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba