[Samba] please help: smbd 100% cpu usage

[Jason C. Waters]

Set your log level to 10 and then send us the log for smbd and the 
machine name.  Maybe that will tell us something.

Jason

lists at mhcsoftware.de wrote:

> hi,
>
> i've a problem with samba 3.0.2. there is one windows ME client which 
> used to work with out any problems. now, as soon as the user connects 
> (sharelevel: user, or share - i've tried both) on smbd is forked which 
> causes 90 to 100% cpu load. when i stop samba (smbd/nmbd) this proces 
> does not die i can only get rid of it whit a kill -9. with this no 
> data can be transfered from or to the win ME client.
>
> this is what a level 2 log stats:
>
> [2004/06/16 16:28:44, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(105)
>  netbios connect: name1=LINUX           name2=NORBERT
> [2004/06/16 16:28:44, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(112)
>  netbios connect: local=linux remote=norbert, name type = 0
> [2004/06/16 16:28:44, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(591)
>  setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close 
> all old resources.
> [2004/06/16 16:28:44, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(305)
>  check_ntlm_password:  authentication for user [NORBERT] -> [NORBERT] 
> -> [norbert] succeeded
> [2004/06/16 16:28:44, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(705)
>  norbert (192.168.0.4) connect to service windows initially as user 
> norbert (uid=1000, gid=1000) (pid 10759)
>
> and top shows:
>
>  PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
> 10759 norbert   25   0 10856 3652 8924 R 99.2  0.7   0:18.22 smbd
>
>
> any suggestions ?
>
> TIA