Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux
CIFS
Mac OS X 10.6
CIFS
Mac OS X 10.6
Situation
While drilling down folder in finder, randomly returns to previous level
Finder changes directories by itself while browsing CIFS shares
Return to higher folder level in CIFS
Users are experiencing an issue where browsing CIFS shares; finder randomly returns them to a previously browsed level. It is not completely random, as it will occur generally within a few minutes of browsing.
Finder changes directories by itself while browsing CIFS shares
Return to higher folder level in CIFS
Users are experiencing an issue where browsing CIFS shares; finder randomly returns them to a previously browsed level. It is not completely random, as it will occur generally within a few minutes of browsing.
Resolution
Workaround:
Open a terminal on the Mac workstations, and key the following commands:
echo "[default]"> ~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf
echo "notify_off=yes">> ~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf
Open a terminal on the Mac workstations, and key the following commands:
echo "[default]"> ~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf
echo "notify_off=yes">> ~/Library/Preferences/nsmb.conf
Status
Reported to EngineeringAdditional Information
This issue occurs due to a limitation of the CIFS implementation on OES that is currently under investigation.