Comments on: SMB, Windows, and Leopard Server

By: Tommi

Tommi — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:52:34 +0000

Thank you for your answer,

unluckily I run my server on a G5 and I won’t be able to install snow leopard. I need to find a way to delete or hide those file. If you have any suggestion, it is more than welcome.

tnx
T

By: curmi

curmi — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:42:42 +0000

Sorry Tommi, I never wrote that script.

However, I did find that things had changed in SMB on Snow Leopard Server, but I have not documented the changes I had to make. I must do that some day.

And I have yet to see if things have changed in the upcoming Lion Server.

By: Tommi

Tommi — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:33:54 +0000

Hi Jamie,

Did you have time to write a script that automatically removes windows temp files? I was reading with interest your post because I can’t find anything on the web.

By: oes tsetnoc

oes tsetnoc — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:47:01 +0000

The FILES section of the manpage for `smbd’ may give some hints. You can do also the test parameter commands like this # vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

By: curmi

curmi — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:22:45 +0000

Have you tried adding “icon\r” to the end of the “veto files” section, followed by an extra / to end the statement?

By: Ash Dell

Ash Dell — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:59:32 +0000

How’d one do a similar thing for the hidden “icon\r” files which OS X uses for custom folder icons?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:03:36 +0000

Hey Jamie

I ran into a similar problem with my Mac on a Microsoft network and found:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1629

This little tip did make the network admin I worked with much happier as he didn’t like the idea of running scripts over large network shares to clean up my trails.

By: curmi

curmi — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:17:44 +0000

Thanks Grant. My solution though doesn’t require each machine to be set up correctly to not show hidden files, and prevents people on those machines from messing with files they shouldn’t mess with (if they try to show hidden files). SMB just won’t give them the files, even if they ask nicely.

By: Grant

Grant — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:56:54 +0000

Hey Jamie,

You’ll actually find that Thumbs.db is a hidden file in Windows as I suspect the other files are too that you listed.

1. Click ‘Start’.
2. Open ‘My Computer’.
3. Select ‘Tools’ menu
4. Click ‘Folder Options’
5. Select the ‘View’ Tab.
6. Uncheck ‘Show hidden files and folders’ in the Hidden files and folders section.
7. Select ‘Hide protected operating system files (recommended)’ option.
8. Check the ‘Hide file extensions for known file types’ option.
9. Click ‘Yes’.
10. Click ‘OK’.

You’re welcome.

Grant.