2006-12-19 07:08:03

by Chuck Ebbert

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Subject: Re: [linux-cifs-client] Re: 2.6.19.1 bug? tar: file changed as we read it

In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:22:36 -0500, simo wrote:

> > With cifs, a directory search shows different sizes but opening
> > them by name gives identical contents:
> >
> > $ ll ipt_dscp* ipt_DSCP*
> > -r-------- 1 me me 1581 Jan 28 2004 ipt_dscp.c
> > -r-------- 1 me me 2753 Jan 29 2004 ipt_DSCP.c
> > $ ll ipt_dscp.c ipt_DSCP.c
> > -r-------- 1 me me 1581 Jan 28 2004 ipt_dscp.c
> > -r-------- 1 me me 1581 Jan 28 2004 ipt_DSCP.c
> > $ diff ipt_dscp.c ipt_DSCP.c
> > $
> >
> > So where is the bug? On the server?
>
> What is the server?
> Samba? Which vertsion?

Samba 2.2.3.

> Do you use unix extensions? Or "case sensitive = yes" ?

No UNIX extensions. Not case sensitive.

SO this is kind of expected, but smbfs and cifs client for Linux have
subtly different behavior.

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