Richmond Dyes
2005-Apr-27  19:48 UTC
[Samba] Problem with performance since replacing mainserver
Last week I lost my main samba server on my network. It was a domain 
server with 20 users on it and it was working like a champ till it lost 
its main drive.  I was backing up the data and pertinent config files on 
a "backup server". This server was not a backup domain server. I was 
just storing data and these files on it. The files consisted of passwd, 
group, shadow, smb.conf, secrets.tdb smbusers and smbpasswd. I copied 
all these files in the right places in /etc and /etc/samba and then had 
to rebuild my windows groups using net groupmap modify. I used rsync to 
mirror the servers so the permissions and file locations were the same 
as the original server.  When I brought the "backupserver" up as the 
mainserver, I had to have each user rejoin the domain.  But since I have 
done this, the performance has be horrible.  I know I have probably 
messed up some important tdb files.  here is my smb.conf below. Any help 
would be appreciated.
# Global parameters
[global]
    log level = 3
    log file = /var/log/smb.log
    workgroup = Keysystems
    netbios name = mainserver
    encrypt passwords = Yes
    username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
    passdb backend = tdbsam, smbpasswd
    server string = ""
    Domain master = Yes
    local master = Yes
    preferred master = Yes
    os level = 65
    time server = Yes
    domain logons = Yes
    logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
    logon script = logon.bat
    logon drive = H:
    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /data/home/%u %u
    delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
    add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
    delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g   
    add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u
    add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 529 -s 
/bin/false -M %u
    browsable = Yes
    oplocks = No
    level2 oplocks = No
    security = user
    lock spin count = 30
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
    passwd chat = *New*Password* %n\n *Re-enter*new*password* %n\n 
*Password*changed*
    unix password sync = yes
    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
    wins support = yes
    name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast
[netlogon]
    path = /data/netlogon
    guest ok = Yes
    browseable = Yes
[profiles]
    path = /data/profiles
    browseable = Yes
    read only = no
    create mask = 600
    directory mask = 700
    profile acls = yes
[home]   
    browsable = yes
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    path = /data2/home/%u
    create mask = 0664
    directory mode = 0774
    force group = everyuser
[sbt]
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @sbt
    path = /data/sbt
    browsable = yes
    force group = sbt
    force user = geckerdt
    create mask = 664
    force directory mode = 774
[act]
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @act
    path = /data/act
    browsable = yes
    force group = act
    force user = geckerdt
    create mask = 664
    force directory mode = 774
[sharedir]
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @shared
    path = /data/shareddir
    browsable = yes
    force group = shared
    create mask = 0664
    directory mode = 0774
[testdir]
   
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @shared
    path = /data/test
    browsable = yes
    force group = shared
    create mask = 0664
    directory mode = 0774
[everyuser]
    read only = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @everyuser
    path = /data2/home
    force group = everyuser
    browsable = yes
    create mask = 0664
    directory mode = 0774
[webpages]
    readonly = No
    writable = Yes
    valid users = @keysys
    path = /www
    force group = keysys
    force user = keysys
    create mask = 0664
    directory mode = 0775
Richmond Dyes
2005-Apr-27  20:50 UTC
[Samba] Problem with performance since replacing mainserver
Richmond Dyes wrote: I think I may have figured out the problem. I found the name of the backupserver in the host file pointing to 127.0.0.1. I changed the field to "mainserver" and it seems to have fixed the problem.> Last week I lost my main samba server on my network. It was a domain > server with 20 users on it and it was working like a champ till it > lost its main drive. I was backing up the data and pertinent config > files on a "backup server". This server was not a backup domain > server. I was just storing data and these files on it. The files > consisted of passwd, group, shadow, smb.conf, secrets.tdb smbusers and > smbpasswd. I copied all these files in the right places in /etc and > /etc/samba and then had to rebuild my windows groups using net > groupmap modify. I used rsync to mirror the servers so the permissions > and file locations were the same as the original server. When I > brought the "backupserver" up as the mainserver, I had to have each > user rejoin the domain. But since I have done this, the performance > has be horrible. I know I have probably messed up some important tdb > files. here is my smb.conf below. Any help would be appreciated. > > > # Global parameters > [global] > log level = 3 > log file = /var/log/smb.log > workgroup = Keysystems > netbios name = mainserver > encrypt passwords = Yes > username map = /etc/samba/smbusers > passdb backend = tdbsam, smbpasswd > server string = "" > Domain master = Yes > local master = Yes > preferred master = Yes > os level = 65 > time server = Yes > domain logons = Yes > logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U > logon script = logon.bat > logon drive = H: > add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /data/home/%u %u > delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u > add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g > delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g add user to group > script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u > add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 529 -s > /bin/false -M %u > browsable = Yes > oplocks = No > level2 oplocks = No > security = user > lock spin count = 30 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > passwd chat = *New*Password* %n\n *Re-enter*new*password* %n\n > *Password*changed* > unix password sync = yes > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > wins support = yes > name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast > > [netlogon] > path = /data/netlogon > guest ok = Yes > browseable = Yes > > [profiles] > path = /data/profiles > browseable = Yes > read only = no > create mask = 600 > directory mask = 700 > profile acls = yes > > [home] browsable = yes > read only = No > writable = Yes > path = /data2/home/%u > create mask = 0664 > directory mode = 0774 > force group = everyuser > > [sbt] > read only = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @sbt > path = /data/sbt > browsable = yes > force group = sbt > force user = geckerdt > create mask = 664 > force directory mode = 774 > > [act] > read only = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @act > path = /data/act > browsable = yes > force group = act > force user = geckerdt > create mask = 664 > force directory mode = 774 > > [sharedir] > read only = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @shared > path = /data/shareddir > browsable = yes > force group = shared > create mask = 0664 > directory mode = 0774 > > [testdir] > read only = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @shared > path = /data/test > browsable = yes > force group = shared > create mask = 0664 > directory mode = 0774 > > [everyuser] > read only = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @everyuser > path = /data2/home > force group = everyuser > browsable = yes > create mask = 0664 > directory mode = 0774 > > [webpages] > readonly = No > writable = Yes > valid users = @keysys > path = /www > force group = keysys > force user = keysys > create mask = 0664 > directory mode = 0775