[Samba] Samba 3.0.25b: smbd 99% CPU utilisation with opened MS Word doc

[Ben Tisdall]

Eric J. Feldhusen wrote:
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> Ben Tisdall wrote:
>> Hi I'm trying to upgrade from Samba 3.0.23c on FC4 to 3.0.25b from Samba
>> sources.
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>> Everything appears to function correctly until an MS word document is
>> opened from a share - the file opens but the smbd process in question
>> rockets to 99%+ CPU, stays there & needs kill -9'ing to stop it. This
>> happens reliably.
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> We're running RHEL 4.x with the latest RHEL samba packages of
> 3.0.10.x.x, and we've seen something similar on a couple of servers, but
> it's a very rare occurrence.  Would you be able to send me a document
> that you know triggers the problem, along with what version of MS Word
> you're using to open it?

Thanks for the kind offer Eric, will get back to you after some more 
testing.

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Ben Tisdall