[Samba] local linux groups and winbindd dies

m.o.tigchelaar at kpn.com m.o.tigchelaar at kpn.com
Tue Feb 12 02:40:17 GMT 2002


Hi there Noel,

It's funny your having the same problems. I was thinking that 2.2.3 fixed
the Winbindd memory leak problems too. But when I upgraded to Samba 2.2.3
the whole configuration started to behave funny (first joining to the domain
correctly and then later complaining that the sid was no good etc. etc.) I
tried to get things running for an hour or two, but still nothing. So now
I'm back to Samba 2.2.2... 

But the funny thing is: Winbindd has not died on me yet since I did the
2.2.2 -> 2.2.3 -> 2.2.2 switch. Something must have changed, but I have not
figured out what that is for now (no time). I think it's the PAM library
though... (not sure)

Anyway,

I'm "glad" that I'm not th eonly one having the problems...


Sincerely,

Martijn Tigchelaar.



-----Original Message-----
From: Noel Kelly [mailto:nkelly at tarsus.co.uk] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:24 AM
To: 'DICKENS,CARY (HP-Loveland,ex2)'; 'Doug Aldridge'
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: RE: [Samba] local linux groups and winbindd dies


There is a horrbile memory leak in winbind with 2.2.2 but this has been
fixed in 2.2.3.  However, something else has been unfixed as I have been
getting the same problem as Doug with winbindd simply dying on its feet. The
absence of replies to my postings (see Sunday's) implied that no one else
was getting this so I am pleased (sorry Doug) that Doug is also having the
same problem.

If I switch back to using the winbindd/wbinfo binaries from 2.2.2 then
authntication works fine and I just have to auto-restart winbindd once a day
when it grows too big.  2.2.3a just gives up though.

Doug, what are you getting in your log.winbindd ?  I get a decent period of
nothing which is good and then start to get complaints about being unable to
get the sid for the domain.


Noel


  
> 2) My winbindd daemon crashes about once per day. It stays resident in 
> memory but stops working. If I kill it and rerun it then all is well 
> again.

Mine are doing the same thing.  Can you check the running size when you
start it and also as it gets older?  winbindd grows over time (looks like a
leak, but I'm not willing to say that yet).  I'm looking into why, but have
no answers.  If someone has an idea about what this might be, I'd be happy
to chat with you and do what I can to help find this.
 
Cary

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