[Samba] Can't kill smbd process

[Ryan Novosielski]

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Mathieu Beaudoin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Since this week my Samba keep accumulating smbd process that keep lock on
> files and neither me as root or samba itself can't kill. The only way to
> release the locked files is to reboot the machine and this is really
> annoying for all the clients. I read in a forum that this might be link with
> a kernel corruption, but this threads hasn't been active in a long time and
> wasn't so clear about the corruption. So I turn on your experiences and
> knowledge to help me find a solution to this problem.
> 
>  
> 
> I run Samba 3.0.26a-3.5 on Opensuse 10.3 with the 2.6.22.17-0.1-default.
> 
> I don't thing the problem come from my smb.conf, the deadtime is set to 10
> minutes but since those process keep a lock on files they are not kill after
> 10 minutes of inactivity.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> [global]
> 
>       workgroup = Bidon
> 
>       server string = PDC - File Server
> 
>       log file = /log/samba.log
> 
>       server signing = auto
> 
>       deadtime = 10
> 
>       socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 
>       printcap name = cups
> 
>       add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody
> -s /bin/false %m$
> 
>       logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
> 
>       logon drive = P:
> 
>       logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
> 
>       domain logons = Yes
> 
>       preferred master = Yes
> 
>       domain master = Yes
> 
>       wins proxy = Yes
> 
>       wins server = eth0:10.0.0.11
> 
>       wins support = Yes
> 
>       ldap ssl = no
> 
>       acl group control = Yes
> 
>       profile acls = Yes
> 
>       map acl inherit = Yes
> 
>       printing = cups
> 
>       cups options = raw
> 
>       print command = 
> 
>       lpq command = %p
> 
>       lprm command = 
> 
>       store dos attributes = Yes
> 
>       strict locking = Yes
> 
>       include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
> 
>  
> 
> [data]
> 
>       comment = data
> 
>       path = /data/data
> 
>       read only = No
> 
>       inherit permissions = Yes
> 
>       inherit acls = Yes
> 
>       inherit owner = Yes
> 
>       use sendfile = Yes
> 
>       dos filemode = Yes
> 
>       dos filetime resolution = Yes 
> 
>  
> 
> [email]
> 
>       path = /data/email/
> 
>       read only = No
> 
>       browseable = No
> 
>       blocking locks = No
> 
>       locking = No
> 
>       oplocks = No
> 
>       level2 oplocks = No
> 
>       posix locking = No
> 
>       strict locking = No
> 
>       dos filemode = Yes
> 
>       dos filetime resolution = Yes

I've seen written here many times that the TCP options are old/no longer
needed. Not that I expect that removing them will fix anything.

Seems to me you have an awful lot things defined specifically there. I
don't know how those relate to the defaults. Or is that testparm -v output?

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