[Samba] Still trying to backup 66 GB from LINUX to W2K ***

[Carsten.Loeffler at command.de]

Hi Everyone.

I'm still having that problem that my samba cannot backup more
than 2 GB onto a Windows share (on a Win2K box) (see messages
earlier in this forum - I have to backup a 66 GB file out of database).

Setting loglevel of SAMBA to "2" I received the following (for the
time running the backup up to the broken connection):

......
[2003/11/18 11:39:47, 3] smbd/server.c:exit_server(495)
  Server exit (normal exit)
[2003/11/18 11:43:08, 0] client/smbmount.c:send_fs_socket(383)
  mount.smbfs: entering daemon mode for service \\ntsrvsr3\cmdhp5, pid=161
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 3] param/loadparm.c:init_globals(1271)
  Initialising global parameters
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 3] param/params.c:pm_process(577)
  params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file
"/etc/samba/smb.conf"
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 3] param/loadparm.c:do_section(3055)
  Processing section "[global]"
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 1] lib/debug.c:debug_message(258)
  INFO: Debug class all level = 2   (pid 32554 from pid 32554)
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 2] param/loadparm.c:do_section(3073)
  Processing section "[printers]"
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 2] param/loadparm.c:do_section(3073)
  Processing section "[print$]"
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 2] param/loadparm.c:do_section(3073)
  Processing section "[bak]"
[2003/11/18 11:55:12, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_printer_fn(110)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused
[2003/11/18 12:21:01, 2] client/smbmount.c:send_fs_socket(393)
  mount.smbfs[161]: got signal, getting new socket
[2003/11/18 12:21:11, 2] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(874)
  error connecting to 20.20.20.1:139 (No route to host)
[2003/11/18 12:21:11, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(782)
  Error connecting to 20.20.20.1 (No route to host)
[2003/11/18 12:21:11, 0] client/smbmount.c:do_connection(150)
  161: Connection to ntsrvsr3 failed
[2003/11/18 12:21:59, 2] client/smbmount.c:send_fs_socket(393)
  mount.smbfs[161]: got signal, getting new socket
[2003/11/18 12:41:54, 2] client/smbmount.c:send_fs_socket(393)
  mount.smbfs[161]: got signal, getting new socket
[2003/11/18 12:41:54, 2] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_out(874)
  error connecting to 20.20.20.1:139 (No route to host)
[2003/11/18 12:41:54, 1] libsmb/cliconnect.c:cli_connect(782)
  Error connecting to 20.20.20.1 (No route to host)
[2003/11/18 12:41:54, 0] client/smbmount.c:do_connection(150)
  161: Connection to ntsrvsr3 failed
[2003/11/18 12:42:24, 2] client/smbmount.c:send_fs_socket(393)
  mount.smbfs[161]: got signal, getting new socket
.....

Here are some answers to questions that popped up during the
postings in this forum:

Q: Can you change your backup box from W2K to Linux
A: No I cannot due to company's policies and given situation.
And even if I could, this would not solve the problem.

Q: Did you try NFS instead of SAMBA
A: Yes I did. Same problem.

Q: Does the problem exist if you try to squeeze the file from
W2K out of the linux box directly (making a mount on Linux,
that Windows can access)
A: No. They works! But: It does not solve my problem, because
I cannot put a 66 GB backup file on to the harddrive of the linux
box - there is not enough space left

Q: Do you use EXT3 as filesystem?
A: Yes I do. And the problem exists also on EXT2, REISERFS ....

Q: Did you try to make a new kernel?
A: Yes. It did not make any change. I'm still using 2.4.19 kernel
(SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8). I tried REDHAT and SUSE 8.2
and MANDRAKE 8.1 on different boxes at home as well - no
change.

Q: Did you try SAMBA 3.0.1?
A: Yes. On a different Linux box I compiled SAMBA 3.0.1pre
from scratch. It did not make any change.

Q: Did you contact SAPDB (manufacturer of the database)? Do
they have a limitation in the database?
A: Yes, I made a ticket at SAP for that. There is no limitation
insided the code of the database. I can sign for that, because the
Windows-release of SAPDB can backup endless Gigabytes to the
same share on the W2K box. I'm still having a ticket at SAP to
tell me which mechanism they use for the backup (TAR, STAR).
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Any more questions or ideas, guys?!
I'm *now* frustrated and thinking of switching the box with
the SAP system back to Windows..... (that is in fact not a
solution, too)


Kind Regards,
Carsten Löffler
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