Hello List, I have a bit of a strange problem with an OS 10.3.3 XServe (Samba 3.0.2) that I've inherited from a previous sysadmin ;). It's a bit hard to describe but I'll do my best and include applicable log files and the smb.conf. Ok, first of all this machine is bound to our Active Directory domain and authenticates users there (security = ads). It uses the Windows 2000 DC as a DNS server as well (both forward and reverse zones exist and are complete). When browsing this machine from another box on the domain, browsing is somewhat slow to respond and right clicking on a file locks up the explorer for a varying amount of time before showing the operations menu. When opening a file (assuming you can do so through the browsing delays), everything seems to work all right unless it is an abnormally large file (in which case it locks the client machine, in some cases enough to require a hard reboot with the power switch). The only consistency in this whole mess is that when saving files of _any_ size, the program the file is opened with locks and eventually bombs with a "Delayed Write Failed" error after anywhere from 45 seconds to 60 minutes. The data that has been changed is not saved. Another oddity is that a machine that is _not_ on the domain has no problems whatsoever. The problem exists for all users and all client machines on the domain. The following lines appear in the server's client log file (log./machinename/): =================================[2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(968) getpeername failed. Error was Socket is not connected [2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(404) write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Broken pipe [2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(429) write_socket: Error writing 4 bytes to socket 17: ERRNO = Broken pipe [2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(621) Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Broken pipe) [2004/08/02 14:47:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(968) getpeername failed. Error was Socket is not connected [2004/08/02 14:47:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(404) write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Broken pipe [2004/08/02 14:47:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(429) write_socket: Error writing 4 bytes to socket 6: ERRNO = Broken pipe [2004/08/02 14:47:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(621) Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Broken pipe) ================================= log./machineIP /is blank. In log.smbd we have: =================================[2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:set_socket_options(160) [2004/08/02 14:37:48, 0] /SourceCache/samba/samba-56/samba/source/lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(968) ================================= Which makes sense and corresponds to the errors in the machine log. The file log.nmbd contains nothing. Below is the server's smb.conf: =================================[global] workgroup = KRELLINST display charset = UTF-8-MAC print command = /usr/sbin/PrintServiceAccess printps %p %s lprm command = /usr/sbin/PrintServiceAccess remove %p %j security = ads name resolve order = host wins bcast log file = /private/var/log/samba/log.%m guest account = unknown encrypt passwords = yes printing = BSD allow trusted domains = no preferred master = no lppause command = /usr/sbin/PrintServiceAccess hold %p %j netbios name = harbor wins support = no max smbd processes = 0 printcap client plaintext auth = no server string = Mac OS X lpresume command = /usr/sbin/PrintServiceAccess release %p %j client ntlmv2 auth = yes lpq command = /usr/sbin/PrintServiceAccess jobs %p passdb backend = opendirectorysam guest dos charset = CP437 realm = krellinst.org unix charset = UTF-8-MAC socket options = TCP_NODELAY auth methods = guest opendirectory local master = no use spnego = yes domain master = no map to guest = Never printer admin = @admin, @staff, unknown log level = 0 [homes] comment = User Home Directories path = /Users/%U root preexec = /usr/sbin/inituser %U read only = no browseable = no [Home] comment = Home Directories inherit permissions = no path = /Users security mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 map archive = no read only = no create mask = 0700 [Common] comment = Shared Files path = /Common security mask = 0777 directory mask = 0777 read only = no create mask = 0777 ================================= Any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! /ben Blakely blakely@krellinst.org The Krell Institute