samba - Jun 2000 - Urgent Help pls - NT4.0 Term Server and SAMBA - RDR timeouts

Hello, 

I'm new to this list.


The NT folk here, are concerned about some timeout errors and stuff that appear 
in their event viewer. They are building a case to convince management that 
unless these "samba" errors are fixed, we should move to NT file
shares. I think
this is a bad idea. Can anyone help me out here. 

We are running samba 2.0.6 (1st msg) and 2.0.5a (2nd err msg)  (go to 2.0.7 when
we have tested it) on Solaris 2.7. The hosts are 2 x E3000. The clients are NT 
4.0 Terminal server clients. They at times can be prone to hitting the same 
files for reads and writes. The NT term servers are Compaq  Proliant 6400 
servers, with 2 x 550 Mhz CPUs and 2Gb of memory. PLEASE, ALL/ANY term server 
tips for smb.conf are Very welcome. I'll append the two smb.conf files (with
stuff deleted) for both hosts. 

What affect can ufsdumps and Networker backups have on shares to Termserver 
clients?

As a side issue, should I assign lots of file descriptors is I have 170 + 
shares? HOW?

What tools can I use to work out what is happening? (truss, etc)

 The timeouts are as follows.

23/06/2000,9:38:53 PM,Rdr,Warning,None,3013,N/A,PC405,The redirector has timed 
out a request to pompeii. 
23/06/2000,9:37:43 PM,Rdr,Warning,None,3013,N/A,PC405,The redirector has timed 
out a request to pompeii. 
23/06/2000,9:36:33 PM,Rdr,Warning,None,3013,N/A,PC405,The redirector has timed 
out a request to pompeii. 
23/06/2000,9:35:23 PM,Rdr,Warning,None,3013,N/A,PC405,The redirector has timed 
out a request to pompeii. 
23/06/2000,9:34:13 PM,Rdr,Warning,None,3013,N/A,PC405,The redirector has timed 
out a request to pompeii. 

And on a Different Samba Server (Version 2.0.5a) we get this one (looks like a 
memory error to me):

26/06/2000	10:04:01 AM	Application Popup	Information	None	
26	N/A	TURIN	Application popup: File: WINWORD.EXE - Application Error 
: The instruction at "0x301dae31" referenced memory at
"0x0b2a0000". The memory
could not be "read".

Click on OK to terminate the application 
26/06/2000	9:29:40 AM	Application Popup	Information	None	
26	N/A	TURIN	Application popup: Edit: WINPROJ.EXE - Application Error 
: The instruction at "0x30274f81" referenced memory at
"0x016ab000". The memory
could not be "read".

Click on OK to terminate the application 

;;; End error -----



;;; start global
[global]
  workgroup = BWATER
  create mask = 0775    
  dead time = 5
  directory mask = 0775
  encrypt passwords = yes
  getwd cache = yes
  hide dot files = no
  invalid users = root daemon sys bin
  load printers = yes
  local master = no
  log level = 1
  lpq  command  = /usr/ucb/lpq %p
  lprm command  = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
  mangle case = yes
  nt smb support = no
  oplocks = False
  print command = /usr/bin/lp -c -d %p %s
  printcap name = /opt/local/samba/lib/printcap
  printing = bsd
  public = no
read only = no
  security = domain
  password server = verona,venice
  server string = Samba on %h
  smbrun = /opt/local/samba/bin/smbrun
  socket options = TCP_NODELAY
  strict locking = yes
  wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (##I've Removed the address)
  map to guest = bad user 
;;; end global
netbios aliases = pcserver wpserver fisserver optserver

## I've deleted DELETED 180 + OTHER SHARES. Some have oplocks, this one
below
has files on it that I'm told are related to the above 1st error.

[ntadmin]
   comment = nt admin
   path = /import/pc/ntadmin
   browseable = yes
   preexec = /import/pc/ntadmin/scripts/mkcrlink %u


;;; start global
[global]
  workgroup = BWATER
  create mask = 0775    
  dead time = 5
  directory mask = 0775
  encrypt passwords = yes
  getwd cache = yes
  hide dot files = no
  invalid users = root daemon sys bin
  load printers = yes
  local master = no
  log level = 1
  lpq  command  = /usr/ucb/lpq %p
  lprm command  = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
  mangle case = yes
  nt smb support = no
  oplocks = False
  print command = /usr/bin/lp -c -d %p %s
  printcap name = /opt/local/samba/lib/printcap
  printing = bsd
  public = no
  read only = no
security = domain
  password server = verona,venice
  server string = Samba on %h
  smbrun = /opt/local/samba/bin/smbrun
  socket options = TCP_NODELAY
  strict locking = yes
  wins server = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (##real address removed)
  map to guest = bad user 
;;; end global
netbios aliases = homeserver cadserver cdserver

;;; Begin Shares
## I've deleted DELETED all 179 SHARES. Here is an example of one in the
conf
file.

[ntadmin]
   comment = nt admin
   path = /import/pc/ntadmin
   browseable = yes
   preexec = /import/pc/ntadmin/scripts/mkcrlink %u

;;; End shares


regards,
Christopher Welsh




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