[Samba] Microsoft Outlook pst files unable to open or create

[Doug Tucker]

Louis,

A uname of the new server:
uname -a
Linux xxxxxx 2.6.18-238.5.1.el5 #1 SMP Fri Apr 1 18:41:58 EDT 2011
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I'm still running the 3.0 packaged binaries from Centos (redhat
derivative):

rpm -qa | grep samba
samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2
samba-client-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2
samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2


Yes, our samba server mounts a file server over NFS...both of them do.

Sincerely,

Doug


On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 16:19 +0200, L.P.H. van Belle wrote:
> Hello Doug, 
> 
> I was running 3.0 before, recently upgraded to 3.5.6 
> kernel 2.6.26 also to 2.6.32 
> 
> I had no problems after the upgrade with outlook. 
> There were settings changed in samba, because of security issues.
> 
> are the pst file on nfs mounted folder of something like that. 
> 
> Which kernel are you running? 
> 
> Best regards, 
> 
> Louis
> 
> 
> >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >Van: Doug Tucker [mailto:tuckerd at lyle.smu.edu] 
> >Verzonden: 2011-05-10 16:11
> >Aan: L.P.H. van Belle
> >CC: samba at lists.samba.org
> >Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Microsoft Outlook pst files unable to 
> >open or create
> >
> >Thanks Louis.  I indeed have a samba 3.0.x server on Centos 
> >4.8 that has
> >no issues either.  The newly deployed Centos 5.5 with samba 
> >3.0.x is the
> >one Outlook cannot write to (yet other office applicatioins can).
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 16:08 +0200, L.P.H. van Belle wrote:
> >> Im running samba 3.5.6 ( debian ) with outlook 2003 pst in 
> >my users home
> >> folder, in hidden folder ( .email ) 
> >> no probems here, not even with the 4GB + pst files.. :-S 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Greetz, 
> >> 
> >> Louis
> >> >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >> >Van: tuckerd at lyle.smu.edu 
> >> >[mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Doug Tucker
> >> >Verzonden: 2011-05-10 16:02
> >> >Aan: mueller at tropenklinik.de
> >> >CC: samba at lists.samba.org
> >> >Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Microsoft Outlook pst files unable to 
> >> >open or create
> >> >
> >> >Thank you for the reply, I was starting to think no one was 
> >out there!
> >> >An rpm query shows these packages:
> >> >
> >> >rpm -qa | grep samba
> >> >samba-common-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2
> >> >samba-client-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2
> >> >samba-3.0.33-3.29.el5_6.2
> >> >
> >> >Based on the fact that other apps have no problem, it points to
> >> >something weird with Outlook, BUT...outlook has no problem whatsover
> >> >with the other samba server..that's what throws me for a loop!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 08:47 +0200, Daniel Müller wrote:
> >> >> What is your samba ver. Number????
> >> >> Do you use exchange??
> >> >> There are the same error like yours with ost files and caching.
> >> >> This seems a bug in outlook(2007-2010) not in samba!??
> >> >> I myself have a small group of Outlook-xp-pst files on samba 
> >> >3.5.8 without
> >> >> any errors. I have
> >> >> a redirection of domain-users to samba home share.
> >> >> 
> >> >> -----------------------------------------------
> >> >> EDV Daniel Müller
> >> >> 
> >> >> Leitung EDV
> >> >> Tropenklinik Paul-Lechler-Krankenhaus
> >> >> Paul-Lechler-Str. 24
> >> >> 72076 Tübingen
> >> >> 
> >> >> Tel.: 07071/206-463, Fax: 07071/206-499
> >> >> eMail: mueller at tropenklinik.de
> >> >> Internet: www.tropenklinik.de
> >> >> -----------------------------------------------
> >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >> >> Von: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org 
> >> >[mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Im
> >> >> Auftrag von Doug Tucker
> >> >> Gesendet: Montag, 9. Mai 2011 16:05
> >> >> An: samba at lists.samba.org
> >> >> Betreff: [Samba] Microsoft Outlook pst files unable to 
> >open or create
> >> >> 
> >> >> All,
> >> >> 
> >> >> I sent a message for help a couple of weeks ago about a 
> >> >samba migration
> >> >> issue.  With further testing, we have isolated the issue 
> >to Microsoft
> >> >> Outlook (versions 2007 and 2010).  All other applications 
> >> >have no issues
> >> >> when they mount the new samba server reading, writing, 
> >etc.  But, in
> >> >> Outlook, when you try to open an archive (pst file) on 
> >the new samba
> >> >> server, it pops up an error "the file is already in use by 
> >> >the maximum
> >> >> number of applications.  Close some of these applications 
> >> >and try again.
> >> >> You may need to restart your computer."  Nothing esle has 
> >> >the file open.
> >> >> So to test, we tried to create a new archive file that does not
> >> >> currently exist on the server, and it gives you the same 
> >> >error and fails
> >> >> to create the file.  If we unmount from the new samba server 
> >> >to the old
> >> >> one, it can create it just fine.  Please help anyone, I'm at 
> >> >a complete
> >> >> loss where to go from here!
> >> >> 
> >> >> Sincerely,
> >> >> 
> >> >> Doug Tucker
> >> >> 
> >> >
> >> >
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> >
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