Does anybody have any tuning tips for a samba 3.0.23 server that is acting as a PDC with ldap backend and file server. The problem I'm having is a certain program runs in XP workstations that accesses files on one of the shares, it apparently opens lots of files and is constantly making changes to them. When I run top, I see each smbd process for each workstations is consuming about 30% of the cpu and there are 3 workstations, the owner for the processes is the domain user logged onto the workstation. I have the same setup at a different site running samba 3.0.10 with just a smbpasswd backend and each workstation consumes about 2% of the cpu at most. These are in the samba logs for the workstation and are constantly being output: [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091) Transaction 17604 of length 150 [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886) switch message SMBtrans2 (pid 4972) conn 0x80b9b50 [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1359) call_trans2findfirst: dirtype = 22, maxentries = 1366, close_after_first=1, close_if_end = 1 requires_resume_key = 1 level = 0x104, max_data_bytes = 16384 [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/dir.c:dptr_create(491) creating new dirptr 256 for path Share, expect_close = 1
Sorry, here is the share definition: [Share] valid users = @company path = /home/Share writable = yes directory mask = 2770 create mask = 760 oplocks = false level2 oplocks = false dos filemode = yes On Sep 24, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Cody Jarrett wrote:> Does anybody have any tuning tips for a samba 3.0.23 server that is > acting as a PDC with ldap backend and file server. The problem I'm > having is a certain program runs in XP workstations that accesses > files on one of the shares, it apparently opens lots of files and > is constantly making changes to them. When I run top, I see each > smbd process for each workstations is consuming about 30% of the > cpu and there are 3 workstations, the owner for the processes is > the domain user logged onto the workstation. I have the same setup > at a different site running samba 3.0.10 with just a smbpasswd > backend and each workstation consumes about 2% of the cpu at most. > These are in the samba logs for the workstation and are constantly > being output: > > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091) > Transaction 17604 of length 150 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886) > switch message SMBtrans2 (pid 4972) conn 0x80b9b50 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1359) > call_trans2findfirst: dirtype = 22, maxentries = 1366, > close_after_first=1, close_if_end = 1 requires_resume_key = 1 level > = 0x104, max_data_bytes = 16384 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/dir.c:dptr_create(491) > creating new dirptr 256 for path Share, expect_close = 1 > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/sambaCody Jarrett IT Freedom direct 512.351.4965 cody.jarrett@itfreedom.com office 512.351.7990 : fax 512.351.7991
> Does anybody have any tuning tips for a samba 3.0.23 server that is > acting as a PDC with ldap backend and file server. The problem I' > having is a certain program runs in XP workstations that accesses > files on one of the shares, it apparently opens lots of files and is > constantly making changes to them. When I run top, I see each smbd > process for each workstations is consuming about 30% of the cpu andThis can be the result of many issues include types of drives, drive controller, and network card driver. Using the correct filesystem helps, and setting noatime on the mount may help a great deal as well (atime is just stupid).> there are 3 workstations, the owner for the processes is the domain > user logged onto the workstation. I have the same setup at a > different site running samba 3.0.10 with just a smbpasswd backend and > each workstation consumes about 2% of the cpu at most. These are in > the samba logs for the workstation and are constantly being output:Is this server the PDC or a member? If it is a PDC is ldapsam trusted enabled? That can be a huge win if your configuration meets the requirements. If it is a member are you using winbind or NSS?> [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091) > Transaction 17604 of length 150 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886) > switch message SMBtrans2 (pid 4972) conn 0x80b9b50 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2findfirst(1359) > call_trans2findfirst: dirtype = 22, maxentries = 1366, > close_after_first=1, close_if_end = 1 requires_resume_key = 1 level = > 0x104, max_data_bytes = 16384 > [2007/09/21 10:17:47, 3] smbd/dir.c:dptr_create(491) > creating new dirptr 256 for path Share, expect_close = 1-- Adam Tauno Williams, Network & Systems Administrator Consultant - whitemiceconsulting.com Developer - opengroupware.org