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(Created page with " == Wired file name on Window file explorer while correct file name on Linux == Window file explorer shows wired file name, <code>G2X4IA~5 O2T3KH~K SYJ2IT~R</code> It's a file name mangling problem due to Samba is converting filenames down to old style DOS 8.3 filenames. On server side, edit <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code> and add <code>mangled names=no</code> to the <code>[global]</code> section and restart the smb service.<ref>Reference: <nowiki>http://oreilly.co...")
 
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== Wired file name on Window file explorer while correct file name on Linux ==
== Wired file name on Window file explorer while correct file name on Linux ==
Window file explorer shows wired file name,  
Window file explorer shows wired file name,  
  <code>G2X4IA~5
  <G2X4IA~5
  O2T3KH~K
  O2T3KH~K
  SYJ2IT~R</code>
  SYJ2IT~R</code>
It's a file name mangling problem due to [[Samba]] is converting filenames down to old style DOS 8.3 filenames.
It's a file name mangling problem(AKA [[wikipedia:Filename_mangling|Filename mangling]]) due to [[Samba]] is converting filenames down to old style DOS 8.3 filenames.


On server side, edit <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code> and add <code>mangled names=no</code> to the <code>[global]</code> section and restart the smb service.<ref>Reference: <nowiki>http://oreilly.com/openbook/samba/book/ch05_04.html</nowiki></ref>
On server side, edit <code>/etc/samba/smb.conf</code> and add <code>mangled names=no</code> to the <code>[global]</code> section and restart the smb service.<ref>Reference: <nowiki>http://oreilly.com/openbook/samba/book/ch05_04.html</nowiki></ref>

Latest revision as of 13:38, 14 July 2024

Wired file name on Window file explorer while correct file name on Linux

Window file explorer shows wired file name,

<G2X4IA~5
O2T3KH~K
SYJ2IT~R

It's a file name mangling problem(AKA Filename mangling) due to Samba is converting filenames down to old style DOS 8.3 filenames.

On server side, edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add mangled names=no to the [global] section and restart the smb service.[1]

References

  1. Reference: http://oreilly.com/openbook/samba/book/ch05_04.html