[Samba] Cannot rename directory - Samba acting two different ways on identical systems

Wed Jan 19 22:17:34 MST 2011

Ubuntu Samba server running Version 3.4.0

Most windows and OS X clients connect with no issues. Permissions are working correctly on shares and umask settings are working on Window 7, OS X, and XP.

The annoying mystery here is that these little bugs are annoying users and taking up precious time... Most recently, Mac1 (OS X 10.6.5 smb Version 3.0.28a-apple) is able to change a directory's name and Mac2 isn't able to rename SAME directory: 

Both Mac1 and Mac2 have:
SAME OS X 10.6.5
SAME version of Samba = Version 3.0.28a-apple
SAME samba user account authenticated (user1)
SAME method of accessing server (IP - not Bonjour)

I have also tested this from a PC... and I've verified that the permissions mapping to the local user account is 0770 when I stat it from the terminal on both Mac1 and Mac2. So, it doesn't appear to be a permissions issue since the permissions on both computers are:

drwxrwx---   2 Mac1localuser  staff     16384 Jan 17 14:48 FOLDERR

drwxrwx---   2 Mac2localuser  staff     16384 Jan 17 14:52 FOLDERR

Can anyone help me begin troubleshooting this? 

I'd really like for smb to be completely reliable...

Here is copy of the log.smbd @ log level 3 - I have excerpted the section regarding renaming the directory:

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WHEN RENAME FAILS (Mac 2):
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[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/reply.c:5949(rename_internals)
  rename_internals: case_sensitive = 0, case_preserve = 1, short case preserve = 1, directory = data/FOLDERR, newname = data/FOLDER, last_component_dest = FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/vfs.c:865(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name [data/FOLDERR] [/mnt/store]
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/vfs.c:974(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name: data/FOLDERR reduced to /mnt/store/data/FOLDERR
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/vfs.c:865(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name [data/FOLDER] [/mnt/store]
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/vfs.c:974(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name: data/FOLDER reduced to /mnt/store/data/FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/reply.c:5760(rename_internals_fsp)
  rename_internals_fsp: Error NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED rename data/FOLDERR -> data/FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/reply.c:6009(rename_internals)
  rename_internals: Error NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED rename data/FOLDERR -> data/FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:56:32,  3] smbd/error.c:60(error_packet_set)
  error packet at smbd/reply.c(6241) cmd=7 (SMBmv) NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED

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WHEN RENAME WORKS (Mac 1):
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[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/reply.c:5949(rename_internals)
  rename_internals: case_sensitive = 0, case_preserve = 1, short case preserve = 1, directory = data/FOLDERR, newname = data/FOLDER, last_component_dest = FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/vfs.c:865(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name [data/FOLDERR] [/mnt/store]
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/vfs.c:974(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name: data/FOLDERR reduced to /mnt/store/data/FOLDERR
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/vfs.c:865(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name [data/FOLDER] [/mnt/store]
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/vfs.c:974(check_reduced_name)
  reduce_name: data/FOLDER reduced to /mnt/store/data/FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/reply.c:5784(rename_internals_fsp)
  rename_internals_fsp: succeeded doing rename on data/FOLDERR -> data/FOLDER
[2011/01/19 19:57:38,  3] smbd/reply.c:6009(rename_internals)
  rename_internals: Error NT_STATUS_OK rename data/FOLDERR -> data/FOLDER

Also here is my conf file (users/IPs changed to protect the innocent): 

[@server:~]$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf                           (01-19 19:47)

[global]
netbios name = server
server string = server 
workgroup = Workgroup
security = user
hosts allow = 127. 192.168.2.
interfaces = 127.0.0.1/8 192.168.2.0/24
bind interfaces only = yes
remote announce = 192.168.2.255
remote browse sync = 192.168.2.255
log file = /var/log/samba/samba.log
max log size = 1000
log level = 3
null passwords = no
username level = 6
password level = 6
encrypt passwords = true
unix password sync = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = no
domain master = no
preferred master = no
domain logons = no
os level = 33
logon drive = m:
logon home = \\%L\homes\%u
logon path = \\%L\profiles\%u
logon script = %G.bat
time server = no
name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
wins support = no
wins proxy = no
dns proxy = no
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = yes
client use spnego = no
client signing = no
client schannel = no
server signing = no
server schannel = no
nt pipe support = yes
nt status support = yes
allow trusted domains = no
obey pam restrictions = yes
enable spoolss = yes
client plaintext auth = no
disable netbios = no
follow symlinks = no
update encrypted = yes
pam password change = no
passwd chat timeout = 120
hostname lookups = no
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd '%u'
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *ReType*new*password* %n\n *passwd*changed*\n
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -c 'Samba User Account' -s /dev/null '%u'
add user to group script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -c 'Samba User Account' -s /dev/null -g '%g' '%u'
add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'
delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel '%u'
delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/userdel '%u' '%g'
delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g sambamachines -c 'Samba Machine Account' -s /dev/null -M '%u'
machine password timeout = 120
idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
template shell = /dev/null
winbind use default domain = yes
winbind separator = @
winbind cache time = 360
winbind trusted domains only = yes
winbind nested groups = no
winbind nss info = no
winbind refresh tickets = no
winbind offline logon = no

[acct]
path = /mnt/acct
comment = acct Files
valid users = user1 acct1
write list = user1 acct1
directory mask = 0775
create mode = 0775
read only = no
available = yes
browseable = yes
writable = no
guest ok = no
public = no
printable = no
locking = no

[store]
path = /mnt/store
comment = store
valid users = user1 user2 user3 user4
write list = user1 user2 user3 user4
create mask = 770
force create mode = 770
security mask = 770
force security mode = 644
directory mask = 770
force directory mode = 770
directory security mask = 770
force directory security mode = 770
read only = no
available = yes
browseable = yes
writable = no
guest ok = no
public = no
printable = no
locking = no

Ben Sigman
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