[Samba] Samba, Windows 2003 server and large file copy failure

Geoffrey Scott geoffs at guestshire.com
Wed Jul 20 00:20:03 GMT 2005


Michael Jenkin wrote:
> We have a Windows 2003 Small Business Server and Redhat database
> server. 


> 
> We used "mount.cifs \\\\10.0.0.10\\icebackup /mnt/backup -o
> user=iceserver" 
Mount.cifs is a different mailing list.


> 
> Running ps -e shows the "cp" command is running. Running a Kill PID
> against it will not stop the process. The only way to stop the
> process is a reboot.  

kill -9 PID should kill anything, but you aren't being nice to the process
doing that.

> 
> 
> 
> The log in /var/log/samba/10.0.0.10.log does not seem to have any
> issues in it. 
>
Mount.cifs is a kernel module and so does no logging to the samba logs.
Look in the kernel related logs.
 
> 
> Has anyone seen this before and can anyone recommend a solution or
> fault detection method? 
> 
You could try going the other way with a scheduled xcopy job from the W2K3
server off the RHAS4 server.  You could take one of the examples from the
first few chapters of the Samba3 by example book online and make up a simple
share.  Something like this should do:

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = COPYWORLD
        netbios name = Firebird
        comment = Firebird database server
        server string = Firebird database server
        security = SHARE
        disable spoolss = Yes
        show add printer wizard = No
        wins server = 10.0.0.2
	hosts allow = 10.0.0.(W2K3IP), 127.
	

[Firebird]
        comment = Firebird database
        path = /data/Firebird
        force user = iceserver
        force group = iceservergroup
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes
        nt acl support = No

Look at the book for the rest of the configs and procedures.  This may not
be as secure as you would like, Caveat Emptor.........
> 
> 
> Michael Jenkin
> 
> I.T. Manager
 




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