[Samba] Re: commit changes to removable media + error copying

[Chris McKeever]

On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:26:46 -0500, Chris McKeever <techjedi at gmail.com> wrote:
> SAMBA 2.2.8A
> 
> I am automounting a 6-in-1 smartmedia reader such as:
> 
> /etc/auto..master
> /mnt/auto       /etc/auto.misc  --timeout=1
> 
> /etc/auto.misc
> carda          -fstype=msdos,rw,nosuid,nodev,umask=000 :/dev/sda1
> 
> I am also making that a samba share:
> 
> [card_a]
>        comment = Removable Card Media
>        path = /mnt/auto/carda
>        browseable = yes
>        public = no
>        read only = no
>        oplocks = no
>        level2 oplocks = no
>        force directory mode = 0777
>        create mask = 777
>        force group = domain-users
> 
> When browsing to the directory, it will automount and display the
> files.  I can update/delete/change the files.  However, in order for
> the changes to commit, I need to browse away from share for the
> timeout period (1 second) or leave the card in the reader for about a
> minute.  Is there a way to have the changes commit so it could be more
> transparent to the end user??
> 
> also - if I try to copy the file (control-c/control-v) I receive the
> error message:
> 
> "cannot copy <FILENAME>: invalid file handle"

this was an issue withthe cards being formatted msdos rather than
vfat, that fixed that problem - now if I can figure out how to commit
the changes to the mounted system quicker --




> 
> The only log files I see are:
> [2004/10/03 13:23:50, 0] smbd/fileio.c:seek_file(42)
>  seek_file: (64mb.mp3) sys_lseek failed. Error was Invalid argument
> 
> but it doesnt necessarily coincide with the times I try to do the cut-n-paste
> 
> however, if I copy between two different cards in the reader (CF->SD)
> then it works fine
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Chris
>