samba - Apr 2002 - call_nt_transact_ioctl(1798)

I am getting this error in my samba logs.  It typically happens while a terminal
server connects to the samba share.  What is this call and what damage if any is
this doing to my data files?  We are a $60 million per company and I need an
answer as soon as possible.  My boss will not be happy if I steered him wrong by
suggesting Samba could replace NT back end file servers.

Thanks,

David A. Loegering
Network Systems Engineer
Magnum Companies
Fargo, ND 58107-2023
Ph 1-800-726-1759 ext 6252
Fax 1-701-293-8039

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, David  Loegering wrote:
> I am getting this error in my samba logs.  It typically happens while a
> terminal server connects to the samba share.  What is this call and what
> damage if any is this doing to my data files?  We are a $60 million per
> company and I need an answer as soon as possible.  My boss will not be
> happy if I steered him wrong by suggesting Samba could replace NT back
> end file servers.
It's an informative message indicating that we don't implement 
a particular NT IOCTL command.  Are you seeing data corruption?
Or are you just concerned?

btw...the fact that you are a $60 million company doesn't change 
the fact that you are asking for free advice from volunteers.
However, if you are interested in paid support options, there are 
many companies that offer this listed at http://samba.org

Hope this helps.







cheers, jerry
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