Configuring case sensitivity

To configure case sensitivity for file and folder names using the Windows interface
  1. Open Services for Network File System: click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services for Network File System (NFS) .

  2. If necessary, connect to the computer you want to manage.

  3. Right-click Server for NFS, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the Filename Handling tab.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • To enable case-sensitive file and directory name lookups, select the Enable case sensitive filename support in Server for NFS check box.

    • To disable case-sensitive file and directory name lookups, clear the Enable case sensitive filename support in Server for NFS check box.

  6. Click Apply.

    Important
    • These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted.
    • You also need to disable Windows kernel case-insensitivity in order for Server for NFS to support case-sensitive file names. You can disable Windows kernel case-insensitivity by clearing the following registry key to 0:
    • HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\kernel
    • DWORD “obcaseinsensitive”

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To configure case sensitivity for file and folder names using the command prompt
  1. Open a command prompt.

  2. To enable case sensitivity, type:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] config casesensitivelookups=yes

  3. To disable case sensitivity and optionally specify the case of file names returned by Server for NFS, type:

    nfsadmin server [ComputerName] config casesensitivelookups=no [ntfscase={upper | lower | preserve}]

    Argument Description

    ComputerName

    The name of the computer you want to configure.

    Important

    These changes will not take effect until Server for NFS is restarted.

    Notes
    • The ntfscase option sets the case sensitivity for the NTFS file system. The default case sensitivity is preserve (preserve case).
    • To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
    • nfsadmin server /?

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