[Samba] Closing sessions and smbstatus

Rippl, Steve rippls at woodlandschools.org
Wed Oct 22 05:26:19 GMT 2008


> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:52:57PM -0700, Steve Rippl wrote:
> 
> > But checking our server I find that the processes DO still exist!
So
> > I'm getting a user session in smbstatus with a specific PID and when
I
> > ps -ef | grep PID there is the smbd process still running, yet the
user
> > has long since logged out (days ago)?!  It's not just that the .tbd
file
> > hasn't been updated, it's that the /usr/local/bin/smbd process is
still
> > running.  A restart of Samba clears them all up immediately, but why
are
> > they hanging around when the client is gone?  Is this just happening
to
> > me on our particular setup or is this normal behavior?
> 
> No, that's not normal behavior, but it does explain why
> the session id's are hanging around. Once the client
> terminates the TCP session the smbd should die (and
> clean up all resources such as session id's etc.).
> 
> When you find a process in this state attach using
> strace -p <pid> (on Linux) to see what it's up to.
> 
> Jeremy.

So after one day I have ~50 left-over sessions.  Running strace as above
I seem to usually get...

select(32, [5 23 31], [], NULL, {43, 450000}) = 0 (Timeout)
gettimeofday({1224652458, 61107}, NULL) = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setgroups(0, [])                        = 0
setresgid(4294967295, 0, 4294967295)    = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setresuid(0, 0, 4294967295)             = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
write(23, "\205\0\0\0", 4)              = 4
gettimeofday({1224652458, 61549}, NULL) = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
fstat(25, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=894111, ...}) = 0
gettimeofday({1224652458, 61698}, NULL) = 0
select(32, [5 23 31], [], NULL, {60, 0} <unfinished ...>

although a couple of time I got more go by...

...[cut-off]...
getegid()                               = 0
setgroups(0, [])                        = 0
setresgid(4294967295, 0, 4294967295)    = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setresuid(0, 0, 4294967295)             = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_RDLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=244, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=244, len=1}) =
0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/samba", O_RDONLY)      = 25
fstat(25, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=69, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db98000
read(25, "@include common-auth\n at include co"..., 4096) = 69
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-auth", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=484, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-auth - aut"..., 4096) = 484
open("/lib/security/pam_unix.so", O_RDONLY) = 30
read(30, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\260*\0\0"...,
832) = 832
fstat(30, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=50568, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 2195080, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 30,
0) = 0x7f2f892fd000
mprotect(0x7f2f89309000, 2093056, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7f2f89508000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 30, 0xb000) = 0x7f2f89508000
mmap(0x7f2f89509000, 48776, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7f2f89509000
close(30)                               = 0
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY)      = 30
fstat(30, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=45774, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 45774, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 30, 0) = 0x7f2f8db8b000
close(30)                               = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
open("/lib/libselinux.so.1", O_RDONLY)  = 30
read(30, "\177ELF\2\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0>\0\1\0\0\0\240Q\0\0"...,
832) = 832
fstat(30, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=109368, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 2209176, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 30,
0) = 0x7f2f888d4000
mprotect(0x7f2f888ed000, 2097152, PROT_NONE) = 0
mmap(0x7f2f88aed000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 30, 0x19000) = 0x7f2f88aed000
mmap(0x7f2f88aef000, 1432, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7f2f88aef000
close(30)                               = 0
open("/etc/selinux/config", O_RDONLY)   = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
statfs("/selinux", 0x7fff960e0250)      = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
open("/proc/mounts", O_RDONLY)          = 30
fstat(30, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=0, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db8a000
read(30, "rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0\nnone /sys"..., 1024) = 1024
read(30, "dered 0 0\n/dev/mapper/group-mate"..., 1024) = 649
read(30, "", 1024)                      = 0
close(30)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db8a000, 4096)            = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db8b000, 45774)           = 0
open("/lib/security/pam_smbpass.so", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file
or directory)
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-account", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=392, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-account - "..., 4096) = 392
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-session", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=372, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-session - "..., 4096) = 372
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
read(25, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(25)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db98000, 4096)            = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/other", O_RDONLY)      = 25
fstat(25, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=520, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db98000
read(25, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/other - specify t"..., 4096) = 520
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-auth", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=484, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-auth - aut"..., 4096) = 484
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-account", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=392, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-account - "..., 4096) = 392
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-password", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=1571, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-password -"..., 4096) = 1571
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
stat("/etc/pam.d", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/etc/pam.d/common-session", O_RDONLY) = 29
fstat(29, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=372, ...}) = 0
mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0x7f2f8db97000
read(29, "#\n# /etc/pam.d/common-session - "..., 4096) = 372
read(29, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(29)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db97000, 4096)            = 0
read(25, "", 4096)                      = 0
close(25)                               = 0
munmap(0x7f2f8db98000, 4096)            = 0
getuid()                                = 0
gettimeofday({1224651679, 698762}, NULL) = 0
stat("/etc/localtime", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=2819, ...}) = 0
sendto(19, "<86>Oct 21 22:01:19 smbd: pam_un"..., 84, MSG_NOSIGNAL,
NULL, 0) = 84
munmap(0x7f2f892fd000, 2195080)         = 0
munmap(0x7f2f888d4000, 2209176)         = 0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=244, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(8, F_SETLK, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=119392, len=1})
= 0
fcntl(8, F_SETLK, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=119392, len=1})
= 0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=164, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=164, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(8, F_SETLKW, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=244, len=1}) =
0
write(23, "\0\0\0\'\377SMBt\0\0\0\0\210\1\310\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"...,
43) = 43
gettimeofday({1224651679, 699806}, NULL) = 0
select(32, [5 23 31], [], NULL, {60, 0}) = 1 (in [23], left {60, 0})
read(23, "\0\0\0#", 4)                  = 4
read(23, "\377SMBq\0\0\0\0\30\7\310\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\377"...,
35) = 35
geteuid()                               = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setgroups(0, [])                        = 0
setresgid(4294967295, 0, 4294967295)    = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setresuid(0, 0, 4294967295)             = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
chdir("/srv/materials")                 = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setgroups(0, [])                        = 0
setresgid(4294967295, 0, 4294967295)    = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setresuid(0, 0, 4294967295)             = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
gettimeofday({1224651679, 700334}, NULL) = 0
stat("/etc/localtime", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=2819, ...}) = 0
stat("/etc/localtime", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=2819, ...}) = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
write(26, "[2008/10/21 22:01:19, 1] smbd/se"..., 57) = 57
geteuid()                               = 0
write(26, "  10.42.70.34 (10.42.70.34) clos"..., 67) = 67
fcntl(9, F_SETLKW, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=300, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(9, F_SETLK, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=992424, len=1})
= 0
fcntl(9, F_SETLK, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=992424, len=1})
= 0
fcntl(9, F_SETLKW, {type=F_WRLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=164, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(9, F_SETLKW, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=164, len=1}) =
0
fcntl(9, F_SETLKW, {type=F_UNLCK, whence=SEEK_SET, start=300, len=1}) =
0
chdir("/")                              = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setgroups(0, [])                        = 0
setresgid(4294967295, 0, 4294967295)    = 0
getegid()                               = 0
setresuid(0, 0, 4294967295)             = 0
geteuid()                               = 0
write(23, "\0\0\0#\377SMBq\0\0\0\0\210\1\310\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"...,
39) = 39
gettimeofday({1224651679, 701084}, NULL) = 0
select(32, [5 23 31], [], NULL, {60, 0} <unfinished ...>
Process 7683 detached


Any help would be much appreciated as I'm relying on accurate sessions
in order to be able to have accurate records of who's on where and when
(student accountability!)


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