samba - Jan 2002 - Race in samba-2.2.2

We are running samba-2.2.2 as a domain controller and main fileserver 
for a small domain (about 70 desktops and about 90 user accounts). We 
run netscape or mozilla for mail, and have the mozilla or netscape 
profiles stored on the homes share (mapped as Z:). We also have about 
70GB of disk shared out on the same machine for general use, and also 
the other necessary shares (netlogon, profiles).

While this works well, about once every 2 weeks, we get a race in one 
smbd, and eventually have to log the user out and kill that smbd.

Is there anything we can do to track this bug down?
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Buchan Milne                Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Buchan Milne wrote:
> We are running samba-2.2.2 as a domain controller and main fileserver 
> for a small domain (about 70 desktops and about 90 user accounts). We 
> run netscape or mozilla for mail, and have the mozilla or netscape 
> profiles stored on the homes share (mapped as Z:). We also have about 
> 70GB of disk shared out on the same machine for general use, and also 
> the other necessary shares (netlogon, profiles).
> 
> While this works well, about once every 2 weeks, we get a race in one 
> smbd, and eventually have to log the user out and kill that smbd.
> 
> Is there anything we can do to track this bug down?
strace the smbd process.  I'll bet it has to do with storing the browser 
cache files on a network drive.  Just a hunch.






chau, jerry
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