[Bug 1045628] [NEW] ntfs-3g allows creation of illegal (Windows) names

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel]

Public bug reported:

Running ntfs-3g, extracting some archive to a Windows ntfs volume
created a file-name and a directory-name that were both illegal by
Windows standards.  WindowsXP reported "the filename, directory name or
volume label syntax is incorrect".  Both entries could not be accessed
under Windows (and could therefore not be changed under Windows).

Ntfs-3g purports to be a Windows-compatible interface and can therefore
be expected to prevent the creation of illegal files.  It did not.
Accordingly, this is a bug.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ntfs-3g 1:2012.1.15AR.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep  4 14:48:06 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ntfs-3g
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (126 days ago)

** Affects: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  ntfs-3g allows creation of illegal (Windows) names

Status in “ntfs-3g” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Running ntfs-3g, extracting some archive to a Windows ntfs volume
  created a file-name and a directory-name that were both illegal by
  Windows standards.  WindowsXP reported "the filename, directory name
  or volume label syntax is incorrect".  Both entries could not be
  accessed under Windows (and could therefore not be changed under
  Windows).

  Ntfs-3g purports to be a Windows-compatible interface and can
  therefore be expected to prevent the creation of illegal files.  It
  did not.  Accordingly, this is a bug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ntfs-3g 1:2012.1.15AR.1-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep  4 14:48:06 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ntfs-3g
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (126 days ago)

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