File size limitation?

[Steven C. Henry]

I think the fs has some limitation. I am using the Reiserfs
on this machine. However, I have a Red Hat 7.1 and it has the same issue.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Saers" <alex at saers.com>
To: "Conlan Adams" <conlan.adams at countryfresh.com>
Cc: "Steven Henry" <stevench at xnet.com>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 2:34 PM
Subject: RE: File size limitation?


> Isn't this because of the limitations of the ext2 filesystem. On x86
> processors you are using a basic int to represent the blocks. Therfore you
> only have 32 bit whitch is about 2 gb of data. If you try to compile it on
> an alpha you have 64 bit.
>
> Maybe they have some kind of hack on 2.4 so that you are not limited to
> the size of int :)
>
> /Alexander
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Conlan Adams wrote:
>
> > I am assuming you are using a Linux distribution that uses a 2.2 base
> > kernel.  There is a bug in the 2.2 kernel allowing only files to only
reach
> > 2 GB.  This bug is fixed in the 2.4 series of kernels and to my
knowledge
> > the file limitation moves up into the hundreds of petabytes area.  (AKA
out
> > of realistic sizes for most users/corporations at this time)
> >
> > -Conlan
> >      Adams
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org
[mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Steven Henry
> > > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 10:57 AM
> > > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: File size limitation?
> > >
> > >
> > > When I run backup and send the output to a file on the server,
> > > I get a file limitation of 2g. When I do the same backup to
> > > a snap server, there is no problem.
> > >
> > > Is there a size limitation for a single file?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Steven C. Henry
> > > stevench at xnet.com
> > >
> > >
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