[Samba] Samba limits on HPUX???

[Joseph Loo]

I am not sure, but most Unix and Linux system has a file descriptor and 
number of processes allowed. The file descriptors are important because 
I believe each open file or tcp/ip connection requires a file 
descriptor. The file descriptors are limited both on a global basis and 
a per process basis. An example is ulimit -a will show some of the 
limitiation associated with an open session. Note, this may not be 
applicable to the process that started to the smb especially the file 
descriptor
limitiation. The global process limitiation may limit you. The process 
limit is important because it limits the number of processes a single 
process can start.

You might want to check out your system and see what your file 
descriptor and process limitiation and see if your machine is exceeding 
the global limits.

Orwig, Paul wrote:

>We are using SAMBA 2.2.3a on HPUX 11.0 and are running into a problem where
>after 30 sessions, noone else can access the shares.
>
>We have eight 60 GB read-only shares.
>
>Our test consists of a batch file that checks 64 times for the command file
>on one of the shares. We get around 30 sessions running and everything after
>that fails to find the command file.
>
>Are there limits in SAMBA on sessions/shares/locks ???
>
>Is there something in HPUX that would limit samba sessions?
>
>Guidance and counsel, please!
>
>Paul Orwig
>Pacific Life
>

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Joseph Loo
jloo at acm.org