[Samba] Backup from Linux onto Win2K-share

[John H Terpstra]

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

> Guten Tag Carsten.Loeffler at command.de,
>
> am Freitag, 14. November 2003 um 11:08 schrieben Sie:
>
> CLcd> Hi.
>
> CLcd> I'm running Kernel 2.4.19 and Samba 2.2.5.
>
> CLcd> I'm in need to do a backup out of big SAPDB database (60 GB)
> CLcd> onto a share on a Win2K-box (all my databases have to backup
> CLcd> onto this w2K-box where they get saved on tape).
>
> CLcd> This works fine as long as it comes to 2 GB. Than it stops with
> CLcd> the message "file size exceeded". Obviously there is a file size limit
> CLcd> somewhere in Samba.
>
> CLcd> How can I get rid of it? I've tried to use a different kernel (2.4.22)
> CLcd> and I compiled as well as new Samba 3.0.1 from source (on a
> CLcd> different machine). But I still have the problem. Whats wrong?
>
> CLcd> (PS: NFS has a limit as well; 4 GB. But I need "unlimited" sizes)
>
> Seems like you hit the limit of the filesystem on the w2k-box.
> Not that of Samba.

How are the files being trasnferred? Is this being done with smbfs?


- John T.
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org