Does anybody have a clue why, when I access my Linux Samba server from a Mac G5 (OS X 10.3.x) and try to capture digital video files, the Apple Final Cut application -- in allocating disk space for the file it's about to capture -- actually writes to the hard drive for a long time (presumably writing zeros) until it has created a file the very size of what it expects to store on the Samba server. This process basically occurs in real time. If I expect to capture a 30 minute file, the process takes about 30 minutes before capturing actually begins.
When I access the same Linux server with Apple File Sharing/Netatalk, the disk space is allocated instantly and capturing begins right away. Could there be anything to configure in Samba that would make it behave more like Netatalk in this regard? Andy Liebman -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
