samba - Dec 2007 - errors when copying large directories to/from samba/windows

Hi

I'm having trouble with Samba, when I copy large complex directories to 
my Samba server, the target doesn't match the source, some files seem to 
be missing.

*Stats on source(windows client) are:*

Size: 4.99 GB (5,367,477,260 bytes)

Size on disk: 5.00 GB (5,376,487,424 bytes)

Contains: 4,481 files, 281 folders


*Stats on target(Samba server) are:*

Size: 4.92 GB (5,286,067,654 bytes)

Size on disk: 4.92 GB (5,287,628,800 bytes)

Contains: 3,733 files, 281 folders



I'm thinking it might have something to do with Windows/Linux filename 
or path length incompatibility.

What Samba settings should I set to ensure this doesn't happen, and are 
there any limitations one has to adhere to with regard Windows path 
length or filename format in order to ensure directories and files are 
copied properly?

The problem happens from both XP and Vista clients, the Samba server is 
standard Debian etch. Samba 3.0.24


Thanks in advance for any help.


Andreas B.

On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 01:12:03PM +1100, Andreas Baitis
wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm having trouble with Samba, when I copy large complex directories to
my
> Samba server, the target doesn't match the source, some files seem to
be
> missing.
>
> *Stats on source(windows client) are:*
>
> Size: 4.99 GB (5,367,477,260 bytes)
>
> Size on disk: 5.00 GB (5,376,487,424 bytes)
>
> Contains: 4,481 files, 281 folders
>
>
> *Stats on target(Samba server) are:*
>
> Size: 4.92 GB (5,286,067,654 bytes)
>
> Size on disk: 4.92 GB (5,287,628,800 bytes)
>
> Contains: 3,733 files, 281 folders
>
>
>
> I'm thinking it might have something to do with Windows/Linux filename
or
> path length incompatibility.
>
> What Samba settings should I set to ensure this doesn't happen, and are
> there any limitations one has to adhere to with regard Windows path length 
> or filename format in order to ensure directories and files are copied 
> properly?
>
> The problem happens from both XP and Vista clients, the Samba server is 
> standard Debian etch. Samba 3.0.24
We'll need much more info than this I'm afraid. What
directories/files are missing ? Is it repeatable ? Have
you tried with the latest 3.0.28 release ?

Pathname limits in Samba 3.0.x are 1024 bytes for the
full pathname, 256 bytes for each component.

These limits have been removed for 3.2 and it's down
to PATH_MAX on the underlying system.

Jeremy.