[Samba] CTDB and locking issues in 4.4.6 (Classic domain)

[Alex Crow]

On 04/11/16 07:12, Volker Lendecke wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2016 at 09:21:46PM +0000, Alex Crow via samba wrote:
>> [root at zalma ~]# stat testfile
>> ...
>>   Size: 1286700       Blocks: 2514       IO Block: 65536  regular file
>> Device: 29h/41d    Inode: 35820037    Links: 1
>> Access: (0774/-rwxrwxr--)  Uid: ( 3535/     jh3)   Gid: (  513/Domain Users)
>> Access: 2016-11-03 19:51:46.000000000 +0000
>> Modify: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>> Change: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>>  Birth: -
>> [root at zalma ~]# ssh zearing "stat testfile"
>> root at zearing's password:
>> ...
>>   Size: 1286700       Blocks: 2514       IO Block: 65536  regular file
>> Device: 29h/41d    Inode: 35820037    Links: 1
>> Access: (0774/-rwxrwxr--)  Uid: ( 3535/     jh3)   Gid: (  513/Domain Users)
>> Access: 2016-11-03 19:51:46.000000000 +0000
>> Modify: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>> Change: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>>  Birth: -
>> [root at zalma ~]# ssh metropolis "stat testfile"
>> root at metropolis's password:
>> ...
>>   Size: 1286700       Blocks: 2514       IO Block: 65536  regular file
>> Device: 26h/38d    Inode: 35820037    Links: 1
>> Access: (0774/-rwxrwxr--)  Uid: ( 3535/     jh3)   Gid: (  513/Domain Users)
>> Access: 2016-11-03 19:51:46.000000000 +0000
>> Modify: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>> Change: 2016-11-01 13:06:04.000000000 +0000
>>  Birth: -
>>
>> NB this is a FUSE mounted FS.
>>
>> What does the Device: XXh/YYd mean?
> That's the so-called device number. Unix concept from the early days.
>
> You can use
>
> vfs objects = fileid
>
> and
>
> fileid:mapping = fsname
>
> to fix this issue.
>
> Volker

Can that go in the global section so it applies to all shares?

And this should fix the CTDB locking problem? If so, brilliant!

Cheers

Alex
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