[Samba] Samba client filesize problems

Paul Gienger pgienger at ae-solutions.com
Wed Jun 9 12:52:51 GMT 2004


The smbclient (package is usually samba-client in most distros) is 
different from the mount.smbfs module.  What you are using when you are 
doing a mount of a samba share is using a kernel module which (at least 
in 2.4) is limited to 2GB. 

Jonathan Andrews wrote:

>Filesize problems with samba client on Redhat 9 and W2k machine.
>
>The original smbclient did this so I upgraded to the latest, it didn't
>help. The server is W2k with an NTFS volume, these are video files - the
>windows software breaks the files at the 2G limit, but for some
>reason some are reported as 2G others as huge !!
>
>One day I might own 25T of disk, but not today.
>
>Anyone any ideas ?
>
>Thanks,
>Jon
>
>
>[root at jonspc bin]# smbmount
>Usage: mount.smbfs service mountpoint [-o options,...]
>Version 2.2.9
>[root at jonspc bin]# uname -a
>Linux jonspc 2.4.20-8 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:18:24 EST 2003 i686 athlon i386
>GNU/Linux
>
>[root at jonspc record]# ls -lt
>total 25793202411
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562071792 Jun  9 02:46
>Channel 4 - 2004,06,09 00,23,13_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147477442 Jun  9 01:34 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,09 00,23,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     894211652 Jun  8 23:39 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_007.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147464426 Jun  8 23:02 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562081966 Jun  8 21:37 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,08 13,47,17_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147475408 Jun  8 20:11 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562073774 Jun  8 18:54 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,08 13,47,17_003.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562089104 Jun  8 17:24 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,08 13,47,17_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147456882 Jun  8 16:07 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147476444 Jun  8 14:58 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147470716 Jun  8 02:52 BBC FOUR -
>2004,06,08 00,54,21_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147483360 Jun  8 01:51 BBC FOUR -
>2004,06,08 00,54,21.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562079614 Jun  7 23:01 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,07 14,07,54_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562080616 Jun  7 21:41 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,07 14,07,54_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147459392 Jun  7 20:20 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562069142 Jun  7 19:01 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,07 14,07,54_003.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562082462 Jun  7 17:43 BBC
>TWO - 2004,06,07 14,07,54_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147468096 Jun  7 16:28 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147482130 Jun  7 15:17 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562080378 Jun  7 02:40
>Channel 4 - 2004,06,07 00,17,59_001x.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     1643224088 Jun  7 00:12 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,06 22,06,18_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147474490 Jun  6 23:17 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,06 22,06,18.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     763302994 Jun  4 09:56 five -
>2004,06,04 09,33,34.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     953933946 May 23 23:05 ITV 1 -
>2004,05,23 22,35,15.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     1592166170 May 15 01:02 Sky Travel -
>2004,05,15 00,02,25.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     954005116 May 13 22:34 ITV 1 -
>2004,05,13 22,04,40.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     899231922 May  6 23:38 Channel 4 -
>2004,05,06 23,08,26.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     120173424 May  1 11:11 Cristina
>millan.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147483315 Apr 18 12:08 BBC ONE -
>2004,04,18 11,08,42.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     526759144 Apr 15 22:02 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,15 21,44,43.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     43353716 Apr 15 21:41 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,15 21,39,30.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     718703370 Apr 11 18:35 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,11 18,05,34.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     35889464 Apr 11 18:02 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,11 18,01,06.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147461254 Apr 10 00:17 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,09 23,01,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     856571274 Apr  9 01:58 BBC THREE -
>2004,04,09 01,29,21.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     1588864206 Apr  8 00:16 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562080022 Apr  7 23:26 ITV
>1 - 2004,04,07 16,38,32_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147479956 Apr  7 22:18 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562071902 Apr  7 20:02 ITV
>1 - 2004,04,07 16,38,32_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     18446744071562073792 Apr  7 18:54 ITV
>1 - 2004,04,07 16,38,32_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     2147468954 Apr  7 12:41 BBC TWO -
>2004,04,07 11,01,30.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     332269870 Apr  3 07:29 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,03 07,18,04.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     404056246 Apr  3 07:16 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,03 07,02,36.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     662680375 Apr  1 02:01 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,01 01,39,16.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     589524842 Mar 25 06:02 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,25 05,33,24.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     14737252 Mar 24 08:26 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,24 08,26,05.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     826119402 Mar 23 18:00
>Neighbours-NB-BBC ONE - 2004,03,23 17,37,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     953055378 Mar 21 05:31 911COMMS.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     247558234 Mar 20 13:54 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,46,31.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     1257944658 Mar 20 13:46 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,10,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     116332614 Mar 20 13:10 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,06,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     414977716 Mar 20 13:06 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 12,54,22.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root     108142438 Nov  1  2003 StacysMom-The
>HITS - 2003,11,01 01,54,58.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            0 Jun 11  2002 record folder
>[root at jonspc record]#
>
>[root at jonspc record]# ls -lth
>total 25T
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  9 02:46 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,09 00,23,13_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  9 01:34 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,09 00,23,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         853M Jun  8 23:39 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_007.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 23:02 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  8 21:37 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 20:11 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  8 18:54 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_003.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  8 17:24 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 16:07 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 14:58 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,08 13,47,17.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 02:52 BBC FOUR -
>2004,06,08 00,54,21_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  8 01:51 BBC FOUR -
>2004,06,08 00,54,21.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  7 23:01 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  7 21:41 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  7 20:20 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  7 19:01 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_003.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  7 17:43 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  7 16:28 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  7 15:17 BBC TWO -
>2004,06,07 14,07,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Jun  7 02:40 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,07 00,17,59_001x.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1.5G Jun  7 00:12 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,06 22,06,18_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Jun  6 23:17 Channel 4 -
>2004,06,06 22,06,18.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         728M Jun  4 09:56 five -
>2004,06,04 09,33,34.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         910M May 23 23:05 ITV 1 -
>2004,05,23 22,35,15.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1.5G May 15 01:02 Sky Travel -
>2004,05,15 00,02,25.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         910M May 13 22:34 ITV 1 -
>2004,05,13 22,04,40.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         858M May  6 23:38 Channel 4 -
>2004,05,06 23,08,26.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         115M May  1 11:11 Cristina
>millan.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Apr 18 12:08 BBC ONE -
>2004,04,18 11,08,42.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         502M Apr 15 22:02 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,15 21,44,43.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          41M Apr 15 21:41 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,15 21,39,30.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         685M Apr 11 18:35 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,11 18,05,34.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          34M Apr 11 18:02 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,11 18,01,06.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Apr 10 00:17 Sky Travel -
>2004,04,09 23,01,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         817M Apr  9 01:58 BBC THREE -
>2004,04,09 01,29,21.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1.5G Apr  8 00:16 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_006.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Apr  7 23:26 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_005.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Apr  7 22:18 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_004.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Apr  7 20:02 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_002.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          16E Apr  7 18:54 ITV 1 -
>2004,04,07 16,38,32_001.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         2.0G Apr  7 12:41 BBC TWO -
>2004,04,07 11,01,30.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         317M Apr  3 07:29 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,03 07,18,04.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         385M Apr  3 07:16 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,03 07,02,36.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         632M Apr  1 02:01 Channel 4 -
>2004,04,01 01,39,16.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         562M Mar 25 06:02 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,25 05,33,24.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          14M Mar 24 08:26 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,24 08,26,05.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         788M Mar 23 18:00
>Neighbours-NB-BBC ONE - 2004,03,23 17,37,13.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         909M Mar 21 05:31 911COMMS.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         236M Mar 20 13:54 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,46,31.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         1.2G Mar 20 13:46 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,10,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         111M Mar 20 13:10 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 13,06,54.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         396M Mar 20 13:06 BBC TWO -
>2004,03,20 12,54,22.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root         103M Nov  1  2003 StacysMom-The
>HITS - 2003,11,01 01,54,58.mpg
>-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            0 Jun 11  2002 record folder
>[root at jonspc record]#
>
>Now from windows.
>
> Volume in drive C has no label.
> Volume Serial Number is D49E-D33E
> 
> Directory of C:\Program Files\Hauppauge\WinTV NOVA\record
> 
>09/06/2004  09:06       <DIR>          .
>09/06/2004  09:06       <DIR>          ..
>21/03/2004  06:31          953,055,378 911COMMS.mpg
>08/06/2004  01:51        2,147,483,360 BBC FOUR - 2004,06,08
>00,54,21.mpg
>08/06/2004  02:52        2,147,470,716 BBC FOUR - 2004,06,08
>00,54,21_001.mpg
>18/04/2004  12:08        2,147,483,315 BBC ONE - 2004,04,18 11,08,42.mpg
>09/04/2004  01:58          856,571,274 BBC THREE - 2004,04,09
>01,29,21.mpg
>20/03/2004  14:06          414,977,716 BBC TWO - 2004,03,20 12,54,22.mpg
>20/03/2004  14:10          116,332,614 BBC TWO - 2004,03,20 13,06,54.mpg
>20/03/2004  14:46        1,257,944,658 BBC TWO - 2004,03,20 13,10,54.mpg
>20/03/2004  14:54          247,558,234 BBC TWO - 2004,03,20 13,46,31.mpg
>24/03/2004  09:26           14,737,252 BBC TWO - 2004,03,24 08,26,05.mpg
>25/03/2004  07:02          589,524,842 BBC TWO - 2004,03,25 05,33,24.mpg
>07/04/2004  12:41        2,147,468,954 BBC TWO - 2004,04,07 11,01,30.mpg
>07/06/2004  15:17        2,147,482,130 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07 14,07,54.mpg
>07/06/2004  16:28        2,147,468,096 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_001.mpg
>07/06/2004  17:43        2,147,498,142 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_002.mpg
>07/06/2004  19:01        2,147,484,822 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_003.mpg
>07/06/2004  20:20        2,147,459,392 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_004.mpg
>07/06/2004  21:41        2,147,496,296 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_005.mpg
>07/06/2004  23:01        2,147,495,294 BBC TWO - 2004,06,07
>14,07,54_006.mpg
>08/06/2004  14:58        2,147,476,444 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08 13,47,17.mpg
>08/06/2004  16:07        2,147,456,882 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_001.mpg
>08/06/2004  17:24        2,147,504,784 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_002.mpg
>08/06/2004  18:54        2,147,489,454 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_003.mpg
>08/06/2004  20:11        2,147,475,408 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_004.mpg
>08/06/2004  21:37        2,147,497,646 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_005.mpg
>08/06/2004  23:02        2,147,464,426 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_006.mpg
>08/06/2004  23:39          894,211,652 BBC TWO - 2004,06,08
>13,47,17_007.mpg
>01/04/2004  02:01          662,680,375 Channel 4 - 2004,04,01
>01,39,16.mpg
>03/04/2004  07:16          404,056,246 Channel 4 - 2004,04,03
>07,02,36.mpg
>03/04/2004  07:29          332,269,870 Channel 4 - 2004,04,03
>07,18,04.mpg
>15/04/2004  21:41           43,353,716 Channel 4 - 2004,04,15
>21,39,30.mpg
>15/04/2004  22:02          526,759,144 Channel 4 - 2004,04,15
>21,44,43.mpg
>06/05/2004  23:38          899,231,922 Channel 4 - 2004,05,06
>23,08,26.mpg
>06/06/2004  23:17        2,147,474,490 Channel 4 - 2004,06,06
>22,06,18.mpg
>07/06/2004  00:12        1,643,224,088 Channel 4 - 2004,06,06
>22,06,18_001.mpg
>07/06/2004  02:40        2,147,496,058 Channel 4 - 2004,06,07
>00,17,59_001x.mpg
>09/06/2004  01:34        2,147,477,442 Channel 4 - 2004,06,09
>00,23,13.mpg
>09/06/2004  02:46        2,147,487,472 Channel 4 - 2004,06,09
>00,23,13_001.mpg
>01/05/2004  11:11          120,173,424 Cristina millan.mpg
>04/06/2004  09:56          763,302,994 five - 2004,06,04 09,33,34.mpg
>07/04/2004  18:54        2,147,489,472 ITV 1 - 2004,04,07
>16,38,32_001.mpg
>07/04/2004  20:02        2,147,487,582 ITV 1 - 2004,04,07
>16,38,32_002.mpg
>07/04/2004  22:18        2,147,479,956 ITV 1 - 2004,04,07
>16,38,32_004.mpg
>07/04/2004  23:26        2,147,495,702 ITV 1 - 2004,04,07
>16,38,32_005.mpg
>08/04/2004  00:16        1,588,864,206 ITV 1 - 2004,04,07
>16,38,32_006.mpg
>13/05/2004  22:34          954,005,116 ITV 1 - 2004,05,13 22,04,40.mpg
>23/05/2004  23:05          953,933,946 ITV 1 - 2004,05,23 22,35,15.mpg
>23/03/2004  19:00          826,119,402 Neighbours-NB-BBC ONE -
>2004,03,23 17,37,13.mpg
>11/06/2002  12:10                    0 record folder
>10/04/2004  00:17        2,147,461,254 Sky Travel - 2004,04,09
>23,01,13.mpg
>11/04/2004  18:02           35,889,464 Sky Travel - 2004,04,11
>18,01,06.mpg
>11/04/2004  18:35          718,703,370 Sky Travel - 2004,04,11
>18,05,34.mpg
>15/05/2004  01:02        1,592,166,170 Sky Travel - 2004,05,15
>00,02,25.mpg
>01/11/2003  02:58          108,142,438 StacysMom-The HITS - 2003,11,01
>01,54,58.mpg
>              54 File(s) 75,499,794,500 bytes
>               2 Dir(s)   6,301,437,952 bytes free
>
>
>
>  
>

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