REPOST: Meaning of "tdb_free: left read failed at ...?"

[Simo Sorce]

On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 15:58, Ralf G. R. Bergs wrote:
> On Sun, 02 Feb 2003 14:47:11 +0100, Simo Sorce wrote:
> 
> >> >you can try to delete unexpected.tdb
> >> >it does not hold any vital information.
> >> 
> >> The problem has reappeared even after I removed the above file:
> >> 
> >> Feb  2 11:18:29 Fileserver nmbd[22451]: [2003/02/02 11:18:29, 0] 
> >> tdb/tdbutil.c:tdb_log(531) 
> >> Feb  2 11:18:29 Fileserver nmbd[22451]:   tdb
> (/var/run/samba/unexpected.tdb): 
> >> tdb_oob len -2320 beyond eof at 24576 
> >> Feb  2 11:18:29 Fileserver nmbd[22451]: [2003/02/02 11:18:29, 0] 
> >> tdb/tdbutil.c:tdb_log(531) 
> >> Feb  2 11:18:29 Fileserver nmbd[22451]:   tdb
> (/var/run/samba/unexpected.tdb): 
> >> tdb_free: left read failed at 4294964952 (4096) 
> [...]
> 
> >do they reside on an nfs mount? or any other "alternative" filesystem?
> 
> "They?" Does "what" reside on an NFS mount?

sorry I mean the tdb files.

> I have only shares with local XFS filesystems (as large as 250G.)

> >what kernel? what samba version?
> 
> The system in question is a Debian i386 "stable" (3.0) system, kernel is 
> 2.4.20 release (with some patches such as EVMS and XFS, but EVMS is NOT in use 
> for shares exported via Samba!!), Samba is 2.2.7a (a Debian package that I 
> created myself.)

I would try again with a standard ext2/3 file system. Just compile and
install all samba related file under a well tested file system like
ext2/3, I have had no problem with XFS, but 2.4.20 may have broke
something subtle, who knows?

bye,
Simo


-- 
Simo Sorce    -  idra at samba.org
Samba Team    -  http://www.samba.org
Italian Site  -  http://samba.xsec.it