Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] NFS/SMB/Appleshare on the same file system
From: Michael Rothwell (rothwell@email.cybergrafx.com)
Date: Sun Jul 13 1997 - 15:43:38 EDT
Well, the .AppleXXXX directories are neccessary, so that the Macs can
'know' about files on the server. They need the resource fork to identify
the file type and creator.
Does that Samba parameter just cause the "hidden" attribute to be set, or
does it actually hide them?
-M
On Sun, 13 Jul 1997, Michael Stone wrote:
> Quoting Michael Rothwell (rothwell@holly-springs.nc.us):
> > I imagine running Samba+Netatalk is very common. I, and others, I'm sure,
> > would like to see some sort of integration between Samba and Netatalk. For
> > instance, Netatalk creates .AppleDouble and .AppleDesktop directories which
> > are visible from windows machines. If my users copy files or folders out of
> > one directory to another via windows, it can wreck the .AppleXXXXX
> > information. Sometimes they just delete the .AppleDouble directory -- one
> > shows up on their Win95 desktops (which are stored on the network), for
> > instance, and they all delete it at their earliest convenience. It would be
> > nice if Samba could "know" about Netatalk directories and hide them, while
> > handling them appropriately. Like NT -- the resource forks are never
> > visible on NT, but always function appropriately.
>
> There is an (undocumented, AFAIK) config parameter in samba that will
> cause it to hide certain files:
>
> veto files = /.AppleDouble/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/.appledouble
>
> This is nice for your windows users, because it cuts down on the garbage
> in the directories. It would still be nice if netatalk would just allow
> you to turn these files off anyway. Think about it; even if the windows
> clients don't touch the appledouble stuff, they can still change/move/
> delete the originals that the appledoubles refer to. In a mixed environment,
> I don't see any point to the appledoubles at all.
>
> --
> Michael Stone, Sysadmin, ITRI
> mstone@itri.loyola.edu
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