I'm scratching my head at the following issue that surfaced with Windows
XP Prof. + SP2. First, a summary of my configuration:
. Running Samba 3.0.7 in a LDAP-based PDC configuration, and with
separate machine as member server for home directories.
. The OS for PDC is Mandrake 9.2, the file server (FILES) is Mandrake 10.0.
. 1000BaseT Ethernet.
With XP SP1 and Samba 3.0.7 or prior, offline files work normally.
Immediately after the application of SP2, about a minute delay (~67
seconds) is seen before the offline files sync operation actually does
anything. This is easily replicated - back out SP2, delay goes away.
Reapply it, delay reappears. I've found no other leads on this issue so
far. Some facts:
. Behaves same way in SP2 whether client Windows firewall is enabled or
disabled. In fact, I have it enabled in SP1 and offline files work
fine. In any case, nothing is logged as being blocked when it was on
and logging enabled.
. I also see nothing odd in packet captures - the client just seems to
sit there; no network traffic is seen while it pauses, nor is there any
obvious unreplied-to query from the client.
. Doesn't matter whether the target server is FILES or PDC. (I have
shares and offline files enabled on both/either.)
. No problems accessing network drives with either SP - this just
affects offline files sync.
Searching the samba archives, the closest issue noted has to do with
similar delays waiting to print and something about the client expecting
a connection back, and mention of it being an unresolved issue in Samba
3.0.7 and 2.2.12. Maybe related?
My smb.conf files for the pdc and file server are attached FYI. They
both run in a high-availability configuration and so are set to talk
only on their respective HA interfaces (caused no problems of itself).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Dave
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[global]
workgroup = MYDOMAIN
netbios name = FILES
server string = Samba Server %v
interfaces = 192.168.10.232
security = DOMAIN
map to guest = Bad User
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
wins server = 192.168.10.230
ldap ssl = no
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[temp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /ha3/tmp
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
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[global]
workgroup = MYDOMAIN
netbios name = PDC
server string = Samba Server %v
interfaces = 192.168.10.230
map to guest = Bad User
private dir = /ha1/etc/samba
passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://ldap.mydomain.com
pam password change = Yes
username map = /ha1/etc/samba/smbusers
lanman auth = No
log level = 1
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
time server = Yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
SO_KEEPALIVE
add user script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-useradd.pl -amn
delete user script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-userdel.pl
add group script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-groupadd.pl -p
delete group script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-groupdel.pl
add user to group script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-groupmod.pl -m
delete user from group script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-groupmod.pl -x
set primary group script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-usermod.pl -g
add machine script = /usr/share/samba/scripts/smbldap-useradd.pl -w
logon script = LOGON.BAT
logon path =
logon drive = H:
logon home = \\files\%U
domain logons = Yes
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
ldap admin dn = uid=admin,dc=mydomain,dc=com
ldap group suffix = ou=Groups
ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers
ldap passwd sync = Yes
ldap suffix = dc=mydomain,dc=com
ldap ssl = no
ldap user suffix = ou=Users
printer admin = @adm
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /ha1/var/lib/samba/netlogon
write list = admin
guest ok = Yes
browseable = No
[web]
comment = Internal web root
path = /ha1/var/www
read only = No
[shared]
comment = Shared File Space
path = /ha1/var/www/html/shared
read only = No
[software]
comment = Software Downloads
path = /ha1/var/www/html/dl
read only = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /ha1/var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[print$]
path = /ha1/var/lib/samba/printers
write list = @adm, root
guest ok = Yes
[pdf-generator]
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
