[Samba] MDB database corruption

Andrew Masterson Andrew.Masterson at nuvistaenergy.com
Fri Oct 23 10:58:57 MDT 2009


> >>> That is known and has been already dealt with. But i can't deny
that
> >>> the only thing i changed was my Linux and Samba version.
> >>
> >> I remember there were issues with the 3.0 series earlier on with
> >> MSAccess, but I haven't heard anything since 3.2.
> >>
> > Try
> >
> > veto oplock files =
> > /*.mdb/*.MDB/*.mde/*.MDE/*.accdb/*.ACCDB/*.ldb/*.LDB/
> >
> > in your smb.conf
> 
> Disabling oplocks DOES indeed cure the issue (no corruption since a
> couple of weeks)... but, unfortunately, it slows a little the response
> from the application. That is, i think, the best we can get.
> 
> Thank you everyone for your suggestions.
> 
> --
> Francesco

We ran into the same issue, but preferred stability to speed as well.
;-)

I haven't had an issue with any other file type - only crapccess
databases.

-=Andrew


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