[linux-cifs-client] Netware 6.5 Service Pack 2 cifs client problem

[MattSpam Bockol]

Hi Folks,

I'm running RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4 ( 2.6.9-22.ELsmp kernel ) and
trying to connect to a Netware 6.5 service pack 2 server via CIFS with
limited success. I've read elsewhere that Novell's CIFS implementation is
not compatible with the Linux CIFS client, but I'm not sure how dated that
information was. I can connect and navigate directories but I can't read
files from the mount. Here's the dmesg when I try:

fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_revalidate as Xid: 467 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: Revalidate: \Courses\net-map.bat inode 0xcc181c30 count 1
dentry: 0xed5a3e8c d_time 1153926716 jiffies 1153926716
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_revalidate (xid = 467) rc = 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_revalidate as Xid: 468 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: Revalidate: \Courses\net-map.bat inode 0xcc181c30 count 1
dentry: 0xed5a3e8c d_time 1153926716 jiffies 1153926716
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_revalidate (xid = 468) rc = 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_revalidate as Xid: 469 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: Revalidate: \Courses\net-map.bat inode 0xcc181c30 count 1
dentry: 0xed5a3e8c d_time 1153926716 jiffies 1153927189
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_revalidate (xid = 469) rc = 0
fs/cifs/file.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_open as Xid: 470 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/file.c: inode = 0xcc181c30 file flags are 0x8000 for \Courses\net-
map.bat
fs/cifs/transport.c: For smb_command 162
fs/cifs/transport.c: Sending smb of length 126
fs/cifs/connect.c: Peek length rcvd: 0x24 beginning 0x6e)
fs/cifs/connect.c: Mid 0x50 matched - waking up
fs/cifs/file.c: inode unchanged on server
fs/cifs/inode.c: Getting info on \Courses\net-map.bat
fs/cifs/inode.c: Old time 1153926716
fs/cifs/inode.c: New time 1153927196
fs/cifs/inode.c: File inode
fs/cifs/file.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_open (xid = 470) rc = 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_revalidate as Xid: 471 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/inode.c: Revalidate: \Courses\net-map.bat inode 0xcc181c30 count 1
dentry: 0xed5a3e8c d_time 1153926716 jiffies 1153927196
fs/cifs/inode.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_revalidate (xid = 471) rc = 0
fs/cifs/cifsfs.c: In read_wrapper size 16384 at 0
fs/cifs/file.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_readpages as Xid: 472 with uid: 0
fs/cifs/transport.c: For smb_command 46
fs/cifs/transport.c: Sending smb of length 59
fs/cifs/connect.c: Peek length rcvd: 0x24 beginning 0x27)
fs/cifs/connect.c: Mid 0x51 matched - waking up
fs/cifs/netmisc.c: !!Mapping smb error code 5 to POSIX err -13 !!
CIFS VFS: Send error in read = -13

It would be good to know if Netware was responsible, if it's been fixed in
newer kernels (or Netware versions) or if there's anyone here willing to
look into the problem (I'm not a kernel hacker, but I can do all sorts of
testing), or if I'm barking up the wrong tree. I was mounting via smbfs
originally, but on several 2.6 kernels (really, every one that I tried) the
module would oops under load, crash the system, take down my webserver and
much suffering would ensue. Trying to figure out a fix for smbfs, everyone
directed me toward CIFS. :)

Thanks,
Matt Bockol
Web Technical Administrator
Carleton College
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