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From: rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Long filenames on HPUX 6.2
Message-ID: <5570310@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 89 21:38:22 GMT
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> I've heard it's more desirable to `newfs -L` your disk from the 
> start, rather than convert it later to long file names.  Not sure
> why people were saying this.  Just thought I'd pass that on,

I don't think there's any reason to propogate this misconception.
Convertfs works fine.  You need to read the HP-UX reference entry before
using it, though.  I've been using long file names for a long time now
and the only problem is when I find myself on a short filename system
occasionally.

The one risk I know of is the transfer of multiple longname files to a
shortname filesystem when the first 14 characters of the filenames are
identical, causing overwriting of all but the last file, this is
preventable with due caution, and argues for converting a whole system
and site at once.

Rob Robason