Installing IBM Spectrum Control on Windows with installation files on a Samba fileshare

UNIX and Linux® file systems use Samba software to mount file systems on Windows. UNIX and Linux mark hidden files with a leading dot '.' in the file or the folder name.

Problem

In the Samba default configuration, the files and folders with the leading dot get the Windows "hidden" files attribute to ensure consistent behavior.

Action

Change the Samba configuration setting to:

hide dot files = no

for the Samba share or as a general setting in the Samba configuration file smb.conf. The files and folders are no longer marked as hidden.

Note: If your network share is a Samba share on a Linux or AIX® machine, add the following line to the configuration file. This file is in directory /etc/samba/smb.conf.

<share_name_where installation_dir  files_are_located>
.
.
.
#Set to show "dotted" files
   hide dot files = no

The dots represent any current lines that might be in the share name section.

Restart your Samba service or reload the configuration file. See your operating system documentation for information about restarting the service.