Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <45BA125AAE48D311B03D00508B0CA96AA3D3ED@itsmail.tutsys.com> From: Stephen Iribarne To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: RE: symlinks not working on Samba mounted drives. Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:26:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BFD6E6.6A26B22A" ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD6E6.6A26B22A Content-Type: text/plain I checked their web online doc as well.. I'll check again. Maybe the 111 degree temp here yesterday got me all screwed up! :) -stv /* Steve Iribarne Tut Systems, Inc. http://www.tutsys.com */ > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Faylor [SMTP:cgf AT cygnus DOT com] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:26 AM > To: cygwin > Subject: Re: symlinks not working on Samba mounted drives. > > On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 10:00:39AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >> Stephen Iribarne wrote: > >> > >> I checked out the FAQ on this but my version of Samba 1.9 and the > >> latest version I have 2.03 on another Linux box must not support the > >> options mentioned in the FAQ. > >> > >> When I do from my bash shell: > >> > >> ln -s ../main/FileFoo.h . > >> > >> If I look at the file that was just created it looks like > >> > >> !../main/FileFoo.h^@ > >> > >> The FAQ talks about the option mask system = yes and create mask = > >> 0775. I can't find anything in the Samba doc that talks about this. > >> > >> I've tried multiple variations...any help would be greatly > >> appreciated. > > > >Creating symlinks on Samba drives is not possible with Cygwin. > >A solution would need new versions of both, Cygwin and Samba. > > Actually, it is possible, you just have to follow the instructions in > the FAQ. If the configuration options aren't in your samba documentation > then maybe you have an old version of samba. > > cgf > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD6E6.6A26B22A Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: symlinks not working on Samba mounted drives.

I checked their web = online doc as well.. I'll check again. Maybe the 111 degree temp here = yesterday got me all screwed up!  :)

-stv

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    -----Original Message-----
    From:   Chris Faylor [SMTP:cgf AT cygnus DOT com]
    Sent:   Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:26 AM
    To:     cygwin
    Subject:       = Re: symlinks not working on Samba = mounted drives.

    On Thu, Jun 15, 2000 at 10:00:39AM = +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
    >> Stephen Iribarne = wrote:
    >>
    >> I checked out the FAQ on = this but my version of Samba 1.9 and the
    >> latest version I have 2.03 = on another Linux box must not support the
    >> options mentioned in the = FAQ.
    >>
    >> When I do from my bash = shell:
    >>
    >> ln -s ../main/FileFoo.h = .
    >>
    >> If I look at the file that = was just created it looks like
    >>
    >> = !<symlink>../main/FileFoo.h^@
    >>
    >> The FAQ talks about the = option mask system =3D yes and create mask =3D
    >> 0775.  I can't find = anything in the Samba doc that talks about this.
    >>
    >> I've tried multiple = variations...any help would be greatly
    >> appreciated.
    >
    >Creating symlinks on Samba drives = is not possible with Cygwin.
    >A solution would need new = versions of both, Cygwin and Samba.

    Actually, it is possible, you just = have to follow the instructions in
    the FAQ.  If the configuration = options aren't in your samba documentation
    then maybe you have an old version of = samba.

    cgf

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