[Virtualacorn-list] ShareFS producing triplicate unusable files on VRPC
Dave Symes
dave at triffid.co.uk
Sat Sep 20 16:24:04 BST 2008
In article <107fcce14f.pnyoung at pnyoung.ormail.co.uk>,
Dr Peter Young <pnyoung at ormail.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm not sure whether this is a problem with ShareFS or with the update
> of HostFS on VRPC, so I hope I will be excused if I cross-post it to
> c.s.a.networking and the VA list, with a copy to Aaron. (PS to Aaron:
> I'll probably phone you on Wednesday about my other problem, mentioned
> on the forum.)
> In the last two or three days ShareFS has been behaving very oddly. If
> I try to transfer files from this Iyo to either of two copies of VRPC
> for Windows, I get on VRPC three copies of each file, with seemingly
> random dates, and with two copies of each of zero length. Rather than
> try to explain further, I've uploaded a screenshot of what I see,
> having transferred an OPro and a DataPower file, in VRPC to
> http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk/screen.jpg
> If I try to delete any of the zero-length files, they all three get
> deleted. Needless to say, all of these files are completely unusable,
> and I've been having to transfer via LanMan98 direct to the HostFS
> hard disc.
> I haven't changed anything in ShareFS, and the only other thing I've
> done is to install the upgrades of HostFS on both copies of VRPC.
> Any advice would be gratefully received.
> With best wishes,
> Peter.
Obviously I don't know the answer to this problem, but I can report that
transfers from this SARPC to VRPC AdjustSA on the Vista laptop work okay.
The Vista VRPC was updated with the new HostFS when it became available.
Dave S
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