[Samba] Re: Missing Files on share

[Ubiratã Muniz da Silva]

just asking again...

did anyone solve this?

thanks


Ubiratã Muniz da Silva wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I have an old server here, which is my PDC and has worked fine so far.
> 
> It runs Conectiva Linux 8.0 and Samba 3.0.4
> 
> Here's the deal. In a share (I didn't check all, this is the one that the
> users complained so far), there are files missing.
> 
> The problem: In Windows XP Pro workstations, when browsing the share,
> which should have more than 1,000 files, only about 200 show up. However,
> if I log on to the machine locally and go to the share directory, all the
> files are there. The curious thing is that the files don't show up on the
> user's EExplorer, but if he tries to save a file with the same name, the
> system asks if he wants to overwrite the file. And even if he does
> overwrite the files, the files don't show up on the browsing.
> 
> I know that 3.0.4 is an old Samba version, but I haven't upgraded to
> 3.0.11 yet because I'm afraid something will screw up and that I won't be
> able to return to the previous state (this system was put together by an
> external consultant which tangled it in a way nobody understands how it
> works - we are in a migration process, but I need this thing working
> before the migration to the new Samba server, which will take some time
> yet)
> 
> I was wondering if special chars (such as ª and º) could prevent files
> from being browseable, but that's not the pattern. Some files with special
> chars such as these show up, and some don't.
> 
> Info below.
> 
> Thanks for any assistance.
> 
> Ubiratã Muniz (Bira)
> 
> Some info:
> 
> Samba packages:
> 
> samba-clients-3.0.4-61850cl
> samba-common-3.0.4-61850cl
> samba-winbind-3.0.4-61850cl
> samba-swat-3.0.4-62749U10_2cl
> samba-server-3.0.4-61850cl
> 
> An excerpt of smb.conf:
> 
> [global]
>         workgroup = STM
>         netbios name = SRVARQUIVOS
>         netbios aliases = ALTOS01
>         server string = Samba Server PDC
>         interfaces = lo, eth0
>         bind interfaces only = Yes
>         min passwd length = 1
>         passwd chat = *New*passwor* %n\r *new*SMB*password* %n\r
>         log level = 2
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%U
>         max log size = 5
>         min protocol = LANMAN2
>         read raw = No
>         write raw = No
>         announce version = 4.0
>         max xmit = 8192
>         name resolve order = wins bcast lmhosts host
>         time server = Yes
>         keepalive = 36000
>         max open files = 30000
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=16384 SO_SNDBUF=16384
>         load printers = No
>         logon script = geral.bat
>         logon path =
>         logon home =
>         domain logons = Yes
>         os level = 254
>         lm announce = Yes
>         preferred master = Yes
>         domain master = Yes
>         dns proxy = No
>         wins support = Yes
>         ldap suffix = (ldap suffix here)
>         ldap machine suffix = (ldap machine suffix here)
>         ldap user suffix = (ldap user suffix here)
>         ldap group suffix = (ldap group suffix here)
>         ldap admin dn = (ldap admin dn here)
>         ldap ssl = no
>         admin users = root, (and admin users)
>         create mask = 0664
>         force create mode = 0664
>         directory mask = 02775
>         force directory mode = 02775
>         printing = lprng
>         print command = lpr -r -P'%p' %s
>         lpq command = lpq -P'%p'
>         lprm command = lprm -P'%p' %j
>         lppause command = lpc hold '%p' %j
>         lpresume command = lpc release '%p' %j
>         queuepause command = lpc stop '%p'
>         queueresume command = lpc start '%p'
>         preserve case = No
>         short preserve case = No
>         dos filetimes = Yes
>         dos filetime resolution = Yes
> # Trusted domains (so that users already
> # in the new JMU domain - still testing -
> # can acess shares)
>         allow trusted domains = Yes
> 
> < .. other shares ...>
> 
> # this is the share with problems
> [sepro_arq]
> # the path to the file share
>         path = /arquivos/sepro_arq
> # group sepro exists in LDAP and the server recognizes it. Permissions are
> #OK
>         write list = @sepro
>         read only = No
>         browseable = Yes
> 
>