[Samba] Re: samba-3.0.0rc1: nmbd PANIC: failed to create UCS2 buffer

[Angel Chiou]

Joerg.Thomas.Vogt at Sun.COM wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am running into the same behaviour of nmbd with samba-3.0.0rc1
> compared to samba-3.0.0beta3:
> 
> A few minutes after starting samba nmbd dies with the following
> messages:
> 
> [2003/08/19 09:28:23, 0] lib/charcnv.c:(194)
>   convert_string: Required 17, available 16
> [2003/08/19 09:28:23, 0] lib/charcnv.c:(194)
>   convert_string: Required 17, available 16
> [2003/08/19 09:29:19, 0] lib/charcnv.c:(194)
>   convert_string: Required 17, available 16
> [2003/08/19 09:29:19, 0] lib/charcnv.c:(194)
>   convert_string: Required 17, available 16
> [2003/08/19 09:29:53, 0] lib/charcnv.c:(272)
>   Conversion error: Illegal multibyte sequence(?)
> [2003/08/19 09:29:53, 0] lib/util.c:(1462)
>   PANIC: failed to create UCS2 buffer
> 
> 
> Any tips ?
> 
> Thomas

I'm also running into a strange nmbd behaviour with samba-3rc1. nmbd 
crashes aufter a couple of minutes:

[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(662)
  Netbios nameserver version 3.0.0rc1 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2003
[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 1] param/loadparm.c:set_server_role(3830)
  Server's Role (logon server) NOT ADVISED with domain-level security
[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(683)
  standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option
[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:add_logon_names(161)
  add_domain_logon_names:
  Attempting to become logon server for workgroup IALPOOL on subnet 
xxx.xxx.70.120
[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:add_logon_names(161)
  add_domain_logon_names:
  Attempting to become logon server for workgroup IALPOOL on subnet 
UNICAST_SUBNET
[2003/08/18 11:49:45, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:become_logon_server_success(120)
  become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for workgroup 
IALPOOL on subnet UNICAST_SUBN
[2003/08/18 11:49:50, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:become_logon_server_success(120)
  become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for workgroup 
IALPOOL on subnet xxx.xxx.70.1
[2003/08/18 11:50:11, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_responserecordsdb.c:find_response_record(234)
  find_response_record: response packet id 18781 received with no matching 
record.
[2003/08/18 11:53:26, 0] lib/charcnv.c:convert_string_allocate(272)
  Conversion error: Illegal multibyte sequence(.LKERUNG)
[2003/08/18 11:53:26, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1462)
  PANIC: failed to create UCS2 buffer
[2003/08/18 11:53:26, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1469)
  BACKTRACE: 12 stack frames:
   #0 ./nmbd(smb_panic+0x16b) [0x80af8d3]
   #1 ./nmbd(unix_strupper+0x33) [0x809f303]
   #2 ./nmbd(strupper_m+0x57) [0x80a9e73]
   #3 ./nmbd [0x8065d87]
   #4 ./nmbd(find_name_on_subnet+0x1c) [0x8065edc]
   #5 ./nmbd(process_name_query_request+0xc2) [0x8064f42]
   #6 ./nmbd [0x806ad9e]
   #7 ./nmbd(run_packet_queue+0x56) [0x806af1a]
   #8 ./nmbd(strftime+0x171a) [0x805f24e]
   #9 ./nmbd(main+0x609) [0x805fa91]
   #10 /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xbb) [0x401f614f]
   #11 ./nmbd(yp_get_default_domain+0x6d) [0x805e3f1]

Any clue?

Thx

Angel Chiou