If an SMB client creates a directory named testdir, both SMB and NFS clients display the file name as testdir. However, if an SMB user later tries to create a directory name TESTDIR, the name is not allowed because, to the SMB client, that name currently exists. If an NFS user later creates a directory named TESTDIR, NFS and SMB clients display the directory name differently, as follows:

Similarly for files, if an SMB client creates test.txt, both SMB and NFS clients display the file name as text.txt. However, if an SMB user later tries to create Test.txt, the name is not allowed because, to the SMB client, that name currently exists. If an NFS user later creates a file named Test.txt, NFS and SMB clients display the file name differently, as follows: