Re: samba/netatalk/.AppleDouble : file locked???


Subject: Re: samba/netatalk/.AppleDouble : file locked???
From: Dejan Muhamedagic (dejanm@aon.at)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2000 - 12:40:13 EDT


Hi,

Messages
On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 01:53:16PM +0200, Xavier DEBACKER wrote:
>
> Hi everybody!
>
> with samba, I create a file 'John' in the directory '/Smith'
>
> then on my macintosh, I can't copy the '/Smith' directory without error
> since 'John' appears to be 'locked'
> In fact, that is because there is no 'John' file in .AppleDouble
>
> if I copy the file only, I don't get any error message and the
> '.AppleDouble/John' is created without any question nor error
>
> so it's done with one file, but not when a directory recursively
>
> is that normal? a bug?
> is there any way to fix this pb ?
>
> thanks a lot for your help.
>

Maybe the error you've got on Mac is misleading. Did you check
permissions for the file and directory in question? The fact that the
resource fork (in .AppleDouble) is missing won't prevent you to
move/copy file. On another account, samba and netatalk don't cooperate
on locks.

>
> PS: I'm new to this mailing list. Where can I get messages since
> 01/01/00 ?

Try ftp://terminator.rsug.itd.umich.edu/unix/netatalk

> thank you

Bye.

Dejan



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