AFPS Case Sensitivity

[wtmckown]

sco open server 5.0.7
advanced file & print server 4.0
Windows XP

When browsing shared folders of the sco machine with XP the case sensitivity is ignored. All file names and folders are displayed in lower case. Is there a way to display and honor the case sensitivity when browsing and copying using afps shares?

 

[stanhubble]

I don't know of anyone still using afps anymore.
If you use samba (which is included with 5.0.7) there are a number of parameters that can be set that deal with "name mangling". By default samba uses the same definition as NT by being case insensitive but preserving the client supplied case for new files.

 

[PHV]

To honor the case sensitivity with samba the smb.conf file should contain this:
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = yes

Hope This Helps, PH.
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