[Samba] fruit_get_bandsize didn't find band-size key

[Rowland Penny]

On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:27:00 +0100
Mark Ruys via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Sure:
> 
> root at alderaan:~# testparm -s
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> lpcfg_do_global_parameter: WARNING: The "null passwords" option is
> deprecated Loaded services file OK.
> Weak crypto is allowed by GnuTLS (e.g. NTLM as a compatibility
> fallback)
> 
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	bind interfaces only = Yes
> 	disable netbios = Yes
> 	disable spoolss = Yes
> 	interfaces = 192.168.0.14/24 127.0.0.1 100.93.80.77/24
> fd7a:115c:a1e0::a534:504d/64 load printers = No
> 	logging = syslog at 0
> 	map to guest = Bad User
> 	max open files = 40960
> 	multicast dns register = No
> 	ntlm auth = ntlmv1-permitted
> 	null passwords = Yes
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd
> 	printcap name = /dev/null
> 	security = USER
> 	server min protocol = SMB2
> 	server multi channel support = No
> 	server signing = if_required
> 	server string = Paracas server
> 	show add printer wizard = No
> 	smb1 unix extensions = No
> 	smb3 directory leases = No
> 	fruit:nfs_aces = No
> 	idmap config * : range = 3000-7999
> 	idmap config * : backend = tdb
> 	access based share enum = Yes
> 	acl allow execute always = Yes
> 	aio read size = 0
> 	aio write size = 0
> 	create mask = 0777
> 	directory mask = 0777
> 	hide dot files = No
> 	include = /etc/samba/smb-shares.conf
> 	invalid users = root
> 	use sendfile = Yes
> 	wide links = Yes
> 
> [tm-mark]
> 	comment = Time Machine Mark
> 	path = /mnt/user/tm-mark
> 	valid users = markr
> 	vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr
> 	write list = markr
> 	fruit:time machine max size = 800000M
> 	fruit:time machine = yes
> 	fruit:metadata = stream
> 	fruit:encoding = native
> 

There is, as far as I can see, nothing in your smb.conf that could be
causing this.

Samba parses 'Info.plist' for this regex:

"^[[:blank:]]*<key>band-size</key>$"

Seemingly, it cannot find it, so reports this:

2025-11-15T12:48:07+01:00 ERR smbd   fruit_get_bandsize: Didn't find
band-size key in [/mnt/user/tm-mark/Yavin4.sparsebundle/Info.plist]

I think your error has nothing to do with Samba, the 'Info.plist' is
being created without a 'band-size' key.

Rowland