[Samba] root postexec issue on both Samba 3.4.5 and 3.0.28

[Allen Chen]

John H Terpstra wrote:
> On 06/15/2010 04:50 PM, Andrew Masterson wrote:
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org
>> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Allen Chen
>> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:25 PM
>> To: samba at lists.samba.org
>> Subject: [Samba] root postexec issue on both Samba 3.4.5 and 3.0.28
>>
>> Hi, there
>>
>> I'm using Samba 3.4.5 and 3.0.28 on RHEL 5.2, and I noticed that on both
>>
>> samba servers
>> 'root postexec' script in [netlogon] is executed automatically when 
>> logged in for around 11 minutes.
>> This makes me crazy to track when a use is logged out.
>> The man page smb.conf.5 says:
>> " postexec (S)
>>            This option specifies a command to be run whenever the 
>> service is disconnected. "
>>
>> I don't understand when a user is still logged in, why 'root postexec' 
>> script gets called after 11 minutes.
>> though everything still works fine.
>>
>> I used to have Samba 3.0.22 and 'root postexec' script was executed only
>>
>> when users logout.
>> It doesn't matter how long you have logged in.
>>     
>
> The postexec script will execute only when the client hangs up the
> connection. Hanging up of the connection can be considerably delayed
> after a user logs out. This is a client configuration issue - nothing to
> do with Samba.
>   
the user is still working on the XP machine!
> Unfortunately, Windows will close idle connections and then re-open them
> when they are needed.  This too is a client behavioral characteristic.
> Samba does not of its own volition close connections like that.
>
>   
>> How can I fix this issue?
>>     
>
> Make sure that the Windows client hangs up the connection as soon as the
> user logs out.  I have no idea how you would do this though - perhaps a
> search of the Microsoft knowledge-base may turn up a useful pointer.
>
> Cheers,
> John T.
>   
Thank you John for the reply.
I fixed it by myself:
I just move 'root postexec' option from [netlogon] to [homes],
(everybody has a home directory)
and just leave 'root preexec' option in [netlogon].

I don't understand why [netlogon] service gets disconnected
after around 11minutes on samba 3.4.5 and 3.0.28.
but it doesn't happen on samba 3.0.22.

Thanks,
Allen