Lewis Shobbrook
2004-Dec-20 06:43 UTC
[Samba] Warning for SP2 net share point on Samba 3.0.7
Hi All, Just a word of caution for those who are intending to roll out XP SP2 via a network share. I've encoutered an issue with SP2 and Debian Samba 3.07 when more than 5 simultaneous connections are in place. I'd set-up and tested a rollout using the samba share, but come roll-out day most of the 20 odd machines were still copying files some 48 hours after. No specific errors were apparent in system/smb logs and regular share access continued without disruption to the usual quality of service. i.e. Everything was still working fine as a regular user, just SP2 fell into a heap. The share used had been tested previosuly utilising the same scripted method for SP2 rollout pilots, with up to simultaneous 5 users without issue; it appears that only higher volumes of SP2 cause an issue. The rollout was repeated using a 2003 server, without issue. Just thought I'd raise this rather strange occurrence, and potentially cover a pitfall. Cheers, Lewis Shobbrook