[Samba] Still trying to backup 66 GB from LINUX to W2K ***

[Stefan G. Weichinger]

Hello, Carsten.Loeffler at command.de,

Mittwoch, 19. November 2003, 17:09 you wrote:

CLcd> Hi Everyone.

CLcd> I'm still having that problem that my samba cannot backup more
CLcd> than 2 GB onto a Windows share (on a Win2K box) (see messages
CLcd> earlier in this forum - I have to backup a 66 GB file out of database).

On the other hand, David Morel has sent me this:

> for the last time, the 2Gb limitation is a problem with smbfs in 2.4
> kernels (which smbmount uses). To circumvent it, either find urban 
> widmark's patches or use cifs with a 2.6 kernel.
> 
> D.Morel

I have not noticed that facts in my setup.

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best regards,
Stefan G. Weichinger
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