Mac OS X Server, Xsan: Using write-only shares (drop boxes) with case-sensitive volumes and SMB

Summary

SMB users may not be able to use a write-only share point that is located on a case-sensitive volume, such as an Xsan volume, unless the SMB protocol is also made case sensitive for the share point.

Products Affected

Mac OS X Server 10.5, Mac OS X Server 10.6, Xsan 1.4, Xsan 2

You can make the SMB protocol case sensitive for individual share points, or for all share points, by doing the following.

  1. Using these guidelines, edit the /etc/smb.conf file as root.
     
  2. To change a single share point, enter the following lines at the end of the smb.conf file, replacing share_point_name with the share point's actual case sensitive name:

    [share_point_name]
    case sensitive = yes

    To change all share points, enter the following lines at the end of the smb.conf file:

    [global]
    case sensitive = yes
     
  3. Restart the SMB service.

Additional Information

Such share points are often referred to has drop boxes or hand in folders since most users are only able to "drop" files into them without seeing the share points contents.

For more information about creating share points, see

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