[Samba] fam error

[Willy Offermans]

On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 10:27:35PM +1000, James Peach wrote:
> On 04/09/06, Willy Offermans <Willy at offermans.rompen.nl> wrote:
> >Dear Samba Friends,
> >
> >I got the following error again and again:
> >
> ><snip>
> >.....
> >Sep  4 10:58:18 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 10:58:18, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 10:58:18 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >Sep  4 10:58:23 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 10:58:23, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 10:58:23 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >Sep  4 10:58:24 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 10:58:24, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 10:58:24 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >Sep  4 10:58:25 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 10:58:25, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 10:58:25 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >Sep  4 10:58:25 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 10:58:25, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 10:58:25 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >Sep  4 11:23:22 sun smbd[94479]: [2006/09/04 11:23:22, 0] 
> >smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >Sep  4 11:23:22 sun smbd[94479]:   failed to connect to FAM service
> >.....
> ></snip>
> >
> >I'm using samba-3.0.23b,1 on FreeBSD 6.1
> 
> I've only ever tested the FAM support on IRIX. smbd will automatically
> attempt to use FAM if it appears to be available, but it shouldn't
> 
> >I did not specify anything with respect to fam in my
> >/usr/local/etc/smb.conf file.
> >
> >I have only noticed that a new directory has been created in /tmp/
> >
> >drwx------  2 root  wheel  512 Sep  4 08:45 /tmp/fam-root/
> >
> >This directory is empty and updated once and a while. I mean the
> >directory is recreated at a later time. Attributes and owner do not
> >change.
> >
> >In the clients log files I find the following:
> >
> ><snip>
> >....
> >[2006/09/04 11:36:41, 0] smbd/notify_fam.c:fam_check_reconnect(136)
> >  failed to connect to FAM service
> >  Socket directory /tmp/fam-root has different owner
> >  Failed to remove unsafe path /tmp/fam-root
> >...
> ></snip>
> >
> >It seems that the client tries to access /tmp/fam-root but has not the
> >right user priviliges.
> >
> >Can someone help me out and explain what is going on? How can I solve
> >the problem?
> 
> You can disable FAM support by setting "fam change notify = no" in
> smb.conf. This
> will get rid of the messages, but obviously you won't get FAM support.
> I'd have to dig
> into the FAM implementation on FreeBSD to be more helpful, and I won't
> be able to
> do that for a couple of weeks.
> 
> -- 
> James Peach | jorgar at gmail.com

Well, since the error message is only annoying and __not__ critical at
the moment, I will just be patient then. I do not know how fam is
implemented into samba and if calling the fam function in FreeBSD needs
special considerations. I expected that the samba developer, responsible
for the fam implementation, would have a look. I do not know if I reach
that person via this mailing list.


-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,
With kind regards,
Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
De jrus wah,

Willy

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