Checking log size fails

[Hubert Palme]

>>>>> "Don" == HP-USA,ex1  <MCCALL> writes:

 Don> Hallo Hubert,
 Don> 2.0.7 is supposed to do a better job of controlling the log file size than
 Don> previous versions, however there is an issue that in order for the current
 Don> log file to be renamed, and a new one started (smb, and smb.old, in your
 Don> case) the effective uid for the smbd dameon at the time it checks the log
 Don> size and needs to change it must be "0" (root).  So if you have heavy users
 Don> doing tasks that write a LOT of debug messages before smbd switches uids
 Don> from the user uid back to root for whatever reason, the debug file can grow
 Don> larger than the 'max log size' you request in smb.conf.

This is possible. There are some computers in our domain heavily trying
to access my server (which is denied except one). I now closed my firewall
against them -- may be that helps...

 Don> Anyway - a couple of things to relieve your problem:
 Don> 1. unless you are trying to debug a problem, you should set the 
 Don>    'log level' in smb.conf to 0.  This will keep the size of your 
 Don>    debug file down.

I did so allready in the morning :-)

 Don> 2. I would bring down samba, and remove all the log files in the 
 Don>    var/log subdirectory, and verify that the filesystem that the 
 Don>    directory lives on is not filling up.

Just moved [sn]mb to [sn]mb.old manually (considered to do so allready
:-) After restart, new files have been created -- so the deamons now
should be able to write to the files.

 Don> 3. finally, check the permissions on the /,/var,/var/log subdirectories and
 Don> make sure that everyone has 'x' permission at least to traverse the
 Don> directories; also make sure that the /var/log
 Don> subdirectory is writeable by root; perhaps this was inadvertently changed
 Don> recently.

Seems to be OK.

 Don> Question,
 Don> I note that the date on the var/log/smb file is current - are these
 Don> messages actually going to the 'console' or are they being written to this
 Don> file?  And you might also want to post your smb.conf file, for us to look at

No, they're not written to the file.

 Don> your parameters regarding the logs, etc.

 Don> Hope this helps,

OK, Let's hope.

Many thanks!

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