[Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?

Sat Oct 31 01:33:08 MDT 2009

Hello Helmut

I don't understand your comment

I think you said

You meant message posted on 10/31/09 with subject "[Samba] Lots of smbd
processes and connections?"


If that is accurate, then yes, I ws referring to that post

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helmut Hullen [mailto:Hullen at t-online.de]
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 2:08 AM
> To: bbayorgeon at charter.net
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?
> 
> Hallo, Brian,
> 
> Du meintest am 31.10.09 zum Thema Re: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes
> and connections?:
> 
> > Well, my log attachments didn't go through so I posted to bugzilla
> > here
> 
> > https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6862
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Brian [mailto:bbayorgeon at charter.net]
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:27 AM
> >> To: 'samba at lists.samba.org'
> >> Cc: 'Jeremy Allison'
> >> Subject: RE: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?
> >>
> >> Well, it was all a delusion.  The problem is not fixed - it has
> >> returned.  I have attached to this email 3 files with level 10 logs.
> >> I'm not sure if the attachments will pass to the samba list or not,
> >> but I will try.  If not I will resend with the content in the email.
> >>
> >> the files are:
> >>
> >> "smbd start to first rep"
> >>
> >> is the log from the time the smdb process restarts until the
> >> appearance of the first loop repetition.
> >>
> >> "rep 1"
> >>
> >> is the log of first repetition of things after the server has
> >> initialized and the session established with the client.
> >>
> >> "rep 2"
> >>
> >> is the basically the same as the rep1
> >>
> >> it goes on and on.....
> >>
> >>
> >>> No, your trace doesn't look anything like his problem (I just
> >> looked).
> >>> Your trace shows a DFS referral request for a truncated network
> >>> path, not a repeating findfirst pattern.
> >>>
> >>> Jeremy.
> >>
> >> Jeremy, if you take a look at the logs (lvl 10 this time) you will
> >> see that the first reference to the truncated service name (roo)
> >> occurs in conjunction with dfs...so I postulate that it is the same
> >> problem Matt is having.
> >>
> >> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Brian [mailto:bbayorgeon at charter.net]
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:27 AM
> >> To: 'samba at lists.samba.org'
> >> Cc: 'Jeremy Allison'
> >> Subject: RE: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?
> >>
> >> Well, it was all a delusion.  The problem is not fixed - it has
> >> returned.  I have attached to this email 3 files with level 10 logs.
> >> I'm not sure if the attachments will pass to the samba list or not,
> >> but I will try.  If not I will resend with the content in the email.
> >>
> >> the files are:
> >>
> >> "smbd start to first rep"
> >>
> >> is the log from the time the smdb process restarts until the
> >> appearance of the first loop repetition.
> >>
> >> "rep 1"
> >>
> >> is the log of first repetition of things after the server has
> >> initialized and the session established with the client.
> >>
> >> "rep 2"
> >>
> >> is the basically the same as the rep1
> >>
> >> it goes on and on.....
> >>
> >>
> >>> No, your trace doesn't look anything like his problem (I just
> >> looked).
> >>> Your trace shows a DFS referral request for a truncated network
> >>> path, not a repeating findfirst pattern.
> >>>
> >>> Jeremy.
> >>
> >> Jeremy, if you take a look at the logs (lvl 10 this time) you will
> >> see that the first reference to the truncated service name (roo)
> >> occurs in conjunction with dfs...so I postulate that it is the same
> >> problem Matt is having.
> >>
> >> [2009/10/30 19:31:29, 10] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2getdfsreferral(73
> >>   25) call_trans2getdfsreferral
> >> [2009/10/30 19:31:29, 10] smbd/msdfs.c:parse_dfs_path(108)
> >>   parse_dfs_path: temp = |OLDJUNK\roo| after trimming \'s
> >>   [2009/10/30
> >> 19:31:29, 10] smbd/msdfs.c:parse_dfs_path(133)
> >>   parse_dfs_path: hostname: OLDJUNK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-
> >>> bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:17 AM
> >>> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?
> >>>
> >>> This also fits with my earlier effort to add a new user on the
> >> windoze
> >>> and bsd side which didn't have all the links back and forth.  That
> >>> effort with the new user didn't produce all the spamming.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org On Behalf Of Brian
> >>>>
> >>>> Well don't hold me to it, but I may have solved it!
> >>>>
> >>>> Was trying to reproduce it but that failed....grrr Will keep
> >>>> trying after all this...for the benefit of all
> >>>>
> >>>> anywho....here is / was the thing
> >>>>
> >>>> my homes is set to
> >>>>
> >>>> [homes]
> >>>>    comment = Home directory for %u on %h
> >>>>    browseable = no
> >>>>    writable = yes
> >>>>    path = /usr/home/%u/Documents
> >>>>    valid users = %S
> >>>>
> >>>> I had /usr/home/root as a symbolic link pointing back to /root
> >>>>
> >>>> then I had /root/Documents as a symbolic link pointing to
> >>>> /usr/samba-shares/file-server3/root/Documents
> >>>>
> >>>> should be ok?  at least I thought so
> >>>>
> >>>> well so far so good (crosses fingers) I deleted the /usr/home/root
> >>>> symbolic link to /root and made a real directory there named root,
> >>>> then I created a symbolic link there named Documents to
> >>>> /usr/samba-shares/file-server3/Documents
> >>>>
> >>>> ohh and if ya missed it I moved
> >>>> /usr/samba-shares/file-server3/root/Documents
> >>>> to /usr/samba-shares/file-server3/Documents
> >>>>
> >>>> and also somewhere in there I renamed "old root home" to
> >>>> "old-root- home"
> >>>>
> >>>> BAMMM near as I can tell no one is spamming any more
> >>>>
> >>>> Yawns! time will tell if I fixed it, but would sure like to
> >>>> reproduce it!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jra at samba.org]
> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:33 PM
> >>>>> To: Brian
> >>>>> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org; 'Jeremy Allison'; 'Matthew Dickinson'
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Samba] Lots of smbd processes and connections?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 07:48:10PM -0500, Brian wrote:
> >>>>>> Not that a matters, remember I have my non-working work around
> >>>>>> in place where I inserted a "roo" share.  It may change things
> >>>>>> because I am not getting that recurring " couldn't find service
> >>>>>> roo" anymore which was looking for a truncated service name.
> >>>>>> DFS problems does however sound like a different ball
> >> game...IDK
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If you're not using DFS then try setting "host msdfs = no" and
> >>>>> rebooting the clients. I'm guessing this may make a difference.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jeremy.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
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> >>>
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> 
> 
> Don't top post - please!
> Don't full quote - please! (My full quote is just a bad example)
> Thank you!
> 
> 
> Viele Gruesse!
> Helmut