Re: Re: Hidden flag set on SMB server

I'm curious - why does it only affect the top level files? Unison creates
temporary dot-files at all levels, doesn't it?


On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 13:41, Tõivo Leedjärv <[email protected]> wrote:

> It's intended to be a feature, I agree. It does not work smoothly for
> Windows clients and for files created by Windows clients. The bug here, in
> my view, is that the hidden flag is set on the file automatically, yet not
> cleared automatically on rename. Don't you think this is just wrong, even
> with no Unison in the picture?
>
> As for syncing the attributes, I did write "cross-platform". I suspect
> this is the main reason the attribute is not synced. (Also, there doesn't
> seem to be much demand for syncing DOS attributes but I might be wrong.)
>
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 at 01:10, fnordware <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the link. I don't think I'd call that a bug so much as a Samba
>> feature that is interacting poorly with Unison.
>>
>> And I think there is something Unison can do. Part of the sync
>> (optionally) includes syncing the file attributes, but in this case the
>> file attributes are left out of sync. After renaming the file from its dot
>> name to its regular name Unison turn off the hidden flag. If not by
>> default, seems like a good option to add.
>>
>> On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 11:10:53 PM UTC-7 Tõivo Leedjärv wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for testing.
>>>
>>> I think this is a bug in Samba. I found this old ticket.
>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/issues/573__;!!IBzWLUs!TR2mNQuC86iSOrJ3g8I4xnF7l3thEb6WFuWV0j9VA6mLq9jF1opPYRlD8q-RN_UUGEIV4Vyz8I62r6S7Nrg4rvzOeQ$ 
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/issues/573__;!!IBzWLUs!Ri1TGDegVcsod-3Xz0Y628TG2I8SD-amTuqduHadxPXYIYz302p3Lrjt-EgmY0JFQSQbqv3arf3Z8qClvkPRzQ$>
>>> There is a workaround for Samba described in that ticket.
>>>
>>> Unison can't do much else here, being cross-platform. When building from
>>> sources, one can easily replace the leading dot in the temp prefix by
>>> something else, like an underscore. The temp prefix is currently fixed in
>>> the source. I don't think it is worth making it configurable but I'd hope
>>> the wider audience can weigh in here in case there is interest.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 18 Mar 2024 at 23:55, fnordware <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the response, Tõivo. To answer your questions:
>>>>
>>>> 1) This does not seem to happen with any other software, including
>>>> Windows Explorer.
>>>> 2) I tried the earliest Unison version on GitHub, 2.48.3, and it does
>>>> the same thing.
>>>>
>>>> Our server is a TrueNAS running Samba, so I tried sharing a folder from
>>>> another Windows machine and in that case did not get the issue. So there is
>>>> some difference with our server that is contributing to this happening, but
>>>> it hardly seems like an unusual server situation.
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, March 15, 2024 at 2:53:01 AM UTC-7 Tõivo Leedjärv wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This points to the SMB server being at least partially to blame.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you clarify the following:
>>>>> 1) Does this happen only with Unison, not with other software or with
>>>>> File Explorer?
>>>>> 2) Have you used Unison versions prior to 2.53.3 where you did not see
>>>>> this issue?
>>>>>
>>>>> If the answer to 2) is No, then perhaps you can try some older
>>>>> releases (even 2.52.x series) to see if the issue is a regression in a
>>>>> recent version or not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 01:52, fnordware <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just noticed that 2.53.4 was released…tried it with the same result.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 1:55:18 PM UTC-7 fnordware wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using Unison 2.53.3 on Windows 10, trying to sync a local folder
>>>>>>> to our SMB server, which is mounted as the X: drive. When I do this, any
>>>>>>> files and folders that are newly created at the top level of the sync have
>>>>>>> the Hidden flag turned on (no, the originals were not hidden). I've tried
>>>>>>> messing with the xattrs and xattrignore options, but they don't seem to
>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Log is attached.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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