Cannot create folder ".bin"

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Doesn’t matter how I try to create it, I get “The system cannot find the file specified.” if I try to create a folder called “.bin”, from the command line, from explorer, by renaming an existing folder, or via any kind of copy operation. I can ssh onto the box, create a folder .bin/ manually, chown/chmod it to look like the others, but it still doesn’t appear in the share (cannot see it, cannot cd to it).

It seems similar to this EX4 issue, except I can create a folder called “p2p”. “.bin” is the only one I have found that I can’t.

This stops me backing up nodejs modules.

I’m using an EX2 Ultra, firmware 2.30.174. The share is private and has media serving switched off.

Graham.

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Might be because SMB considers files or folders beginning with a dot to be hidden so you’ll need to enable hidden files in explorer to see it.

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Hi Tony,

Thanks for the reply. I can create a folder called “.lemon” without problem, so it’s not the dot that’s the problem. I have lots of files and folders starting with a dot, but it’s only “.bin” that fails.

Cheers,
Graham.

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Ahh. Here’s the issue

veto files = /:2eDS_Store/.bin/Network Trash Folder/.systemfile/lost+found/Nas_Prog/mirrored/uploaded/.wdmc

That name is vetoed for some reason…

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Ah! That’s helpful, thanks!

Yup, that’s in /etc/samba/smb.conf. I can understand “lost+found”, but I suspect some of the others relate to stuff the DLNA or iTunes services don’t like you messing around with. If so, it probably shouldn’t be global, but per-share and tailored to what options you have on the share.

I’va taken a backup copy of smb.conf, and edited the file to copy that line into the section for the share concerned, removing the reference to “.bin” (and to “uploaded”, as I can see me using that as a folder name unwittingly). Then “smb restart” and all is well.

I have a feeling this might not survive a reboot, or the slightest sniff of the share settings in the UI, but for now it works. With any luck, WD will make a slightly smarter version in a future upgrade.

Thanks for that, Tony!

Cheers,
Graham.