Re: [Samba] First letter in filenames missing

[Buchan Milne]

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> From: "Torben Ellgaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:50:14 +0100
> Subject: [Samba] First letter in filenames missing
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> I am new to Linux and Samba, but I have resently started experimenting =
> by installing a Mandrake 9.0 on an old PC. I am trying to use this as a =
> file server accessible from my Window 98 SE PC.
> 
> So far I have managed to install Samba and the Linux PC is visible in =
> the Windows Network Neighborhood, but files can not be accessed. I think =
> this is a password issue, that I can solve by reading a bit and setting =
> up the right users on the Linux box. i will return if this problem =
> persists.

Run 'smbpasswd -a ' as root, where  is replaced with an
existing unix account (ie with 'useradd ') which matches the
username the user uses on windows.

> 
> BUT, The odd thing that is the issue of this mail is, that when I browse =
> on the Linux box to see the files on the Windows PC, I can see the =
> shares, folders and files, but in all filenames and foldernames the =
> first letter is missing!
> 

Please run MandrakeUpdate. This, and many other issues (including
security vulnerabilities in other software) will be fixed.

Buchan

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[Samba] First letter in filenames missing

[Torben Ellgaard]

I am new to Linux and Samba, but I have resently 
started experimenting by installing a Mandrake 9.0 on an old PC. I am trying to 
use this as a file server accessible from my Window 98 SE PC.
 
So far I have managed to install Samba and the 
Linux PC is visible in the Windows Network Neighborhood, but files can not be 
accessed. I think this is a password issue, that I can solve by reading a bit 
and setting up the right users on the Linux box. i will return if this problem 
persists.
 
BUT, The odd thing that is the issue of this mail 
is, that when I browse on the Linux box to see the files on the Windows PC, I 
can see the shares, folders and files, but in all filenames and foldernames 
the first letter is missing!
 
Obviously I can not access a folder when I click on 
it, except if I correct the foldername in the browser by adding the missing 
character.
 
The browser I am using on the Linux box is the 
Konqueror browser from the KDE environment in the Mandrake 
distribution.
 
I have searched for help on the web without any 
luck! Does anyone have a clue as to what could be the reason for 
this?
 
I have tried "preserve case", "client code age" and 
"character set" setting and managed to get the Scandinavian letters correct, but 
this does not alter the fact that the first letter in all names are 
missing.
 
Any hint would be appreciated!
 
Torben