File size limitation?

[Alexander Saers]

Isn't this because of the limitations of the ext2 filesystem. On x86
processors you are using a basic int to represent the blocks. Therfore you
only have 32 bit whitch is about 2 gb of data. If you try to compile it on
an alpha you have 64 bit.

Maybe they have some kind of hack on 2.4 so that you are not limited to
the size of int :)

/Alexander


On Mon, 24 Dec 2001, Conlan Adams wrote:

> I am assuming you are using a Linux distribution that uses a 2.2 base
> kernel.  There is a bug in the 2.2 kernel allowing only files to only reach
> 2 GB.  This bug is fixed in the 2.4 series of kernels and to my knowledge
> the file limitation moves up into the hundreds of petabytes area.  (AKA out
> of realistic sizes for most users/corporations at this time)
>
> -Conlan
>      Adams
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> > Behalf Of Steven Henry
> > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 10:57 AM
> > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: File size limitation?
> >
> >
> > When I run backup and send the output to a file on the server,
> > I get a file limitation of 2g. When I do the same backup to
> > a snap server, there is no problem.
> >
> > Is there a size limitation for a single file?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steven C. Henry
> > stevench at xnet.com
> >
> >
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