FW: Browsing issues NT WS 4.0 and Samba

[Kurt Heinrich]

> Hi Guys/Girls,
> 
> I have recently been trying to implement samba into our environment here
> as a replacement for ftp clients.
> 
> What I am finding is that windows explorer (NT W/S 4.0) will not list all
> the files in the directory or in fact all the sub directories either. It
> is quite unusual, one of the shares we have contains two directories sun
> and suntst. They are basically mirrors of each other ( one is a test
> environment ) and they both contain the same subdirectories, permission's,
> owners and group information. In sun I can see all the directories yet in
> suntst I am missing several.
> They are accessed via the same share.
> This is repeatable in a couple of the other shares as well as across the
> three servers I have installed samba on.
> 
> Although the smb.conf has a lot of vetoing information in it I have gotten
> the same results using a very basic config file with no vetoing.
> 
> I can actually connect to the share from a command prompt, do a directory
> listing and will not be able to see certain directories yet I can cd into
> the same directories. It would appear that Samba is not updating explorer
> correctly.
> 
> I have also observed that creating a new file or copying one to the share
> creates the file ok yet as soon as the screen is refreshed the files can
> no longer be seen.
> 
> Everything works fine from a windows 98 PC
> 
> I have tried the following releases of samba with the same results
> 
> 2.0.3 ( sourced from samba web site, precompiled for SCO )
> 2.0.5 a	( sourced for SCO's skunkware website, precompiled )
> 2.0.7	( sourced from samba web site and compiled myself using GNU compiler
> )
> 
> The operating system in use is SCO openserver 5.0.5 with y2k patches
> (505a, 600a oss497c)
> Two of the servers causing problems are Compaq PL7000's with 10/100
> failover nics.
> The other server is a dell poweredge 2100 using integrated intel
> etherexpress pro nic
> Dns and Wins are used for browsing/ name resolution as we have about 8
> subnets within the company.
> 
> I doubt this is a straightforward permission's issue as the permission's
> are all set correctly, none of the directories that are disappearing are
> linked or unusual in any way. They are all on the same filesystem.
> 
> I have also tried a different NIC in case there were driver issues.
> 
> 
> here is a copy of smb.conf
> 
> #############################################
> 
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from RU12140 (168.5.16.140)
> # Date: 2000/05/04 11:53:42
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	workgroup = M&B
> 	server string = %h samba %v
> 	security = SHARE
> 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> 	map to guest = Bad User
> 	name resolve order = wins bcast
> 	wins server = 168.5.13.5
> 	guest account = profadv
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 
> [import]
> 	path = /u/data/ld0/chris/import
> 	writeable = Yes
> 	force user = chris
> 	force group = chris
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> 
> [chris]
> 	path = /u/data/ld0/chris
> 	force user = chris
> 	force group = chris
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> 	writeable = no
> 
> [sun]
> 	path = /u/data/ld1/sun/sun
> 	strict sync = yes
> 	sync always = yes
> 	force user = profadv
> 	force group = sun
> 	writeable = Yes
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> #	veto files =
> /*ASI*/*AUS*/*ELA*/*ELI*/*INQ*/*NZL*/*TES*/*TRN*/*UK*/*.idx/*.int/*.gnt/ba
> ck/bin/docs/gnts/gzipsrc/ints/io/lib/linked/lost+found/pa/save/sunback/Sun
> Query/unlinked/*.MRG/p/print/worktmp/
> 
> [homevcq]
> 	path = /u/data/home/vcq
> 	force user = vcq
> 	force group = sun
> 	writeable = Yes
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> 
> [usrvcq$]
> 	path = /u/data/ld1/vcq
> 	force user = vcq
> 	force group = sun
> 	writeable = Yes
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> 
> [sunall$]
> 	path = /u/data/ld1/sun
> 	force user = profadv
> 	force group = sun
> 	writeable = Yes
> 	force create mode = 0775
> 	force directory mode = 0775
> 	veto files =
> /*ASI*/*AUS*/*ELA*/*ELI*/*INQ*/*NZL*/*TES*/*TRN*/*UK*/*.idx/*.int/*.gnt/ba
> ck/bin/docs/gnts/gzipsrc/ints/io/lib/linked/lost+found/pa/save/sunback/Sun
> Query/unlinked/*.MRG/p/print/worktmp/
> 
> ##############################
> 
> The workstations are all compaq desktop machines or ibm laptops and the
> results are very consistent in what it does but not why it does. I have
> tried forcing strict sync and this did not appear to help.
> Browsing to the machines is fine, there are no problems there, it is only
> after i have connected to a share i observe these problems
> I have had a look through the archives as samba.org but couldnt find
> anything like what i am experiencing except for one person who had 10000
> files in one directory, i have about 1100.
> 
> Are there any known issues with NT W/S ??
> I have tried SP3,4 and 6a with exactly the same results.
> I have turned on debugging and it didnt report anything obvious.
> Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated
> If you need more information or have any questions pls feel free to email
> me (k.heinric at morganbanks.com.au)
> 
> Regards
> 
> Kurt
> 
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