samba - May 2005 - log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m creates 2 logfiles per client

Hi,

I wonder why 2 log files per client (log.$IP and log.$NETBIOSNAME) are
created when "log file" ist set to "/var/log/samba/log.%m".
I have tested this with Samba 3.0.14a, 3.0.13, 3.0.11, 3.0.10 and 2.2.3a.
Samba 2.2.3a was the only release which created only one log file.

Is that a bug or is there any sense in saving 2 files with exactly the
same content?

cheers, karolin

>I wonder why 2 log files per client (log.$IP and log.$NETBIOSNAME) are
>created when "log file" ist set to
"/var/log/samba/log.%m".
>  
>
Yep, and it has been covered here before.  Basically smbd starts 
creating a log as soon as it sees the connection, with whatever 
information it knows.  Very early on it only knows IP, but soon finds 
the name.  As soon as it retrieves the name from the client it switches 
to the name log file.

Essentially the result was that this is the intended functionality.
>I have tested this with Samba 3.0.14a, 3.0.13, 3.0.11, 3.0.10 and 2.2.3a.
>Samba 2.2.3a was the only release which created only one log file.
>
>Is that a bug or is there any sense in saving 2 files with exactly the
>same content?
>
>cheers, karolin
>  
>
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On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 07:48:29AM -0500, Paul Gienger
wrote:
> 
> >I wonder why 2 log files per client (log.$IP and log.$NETBIOSNAME) are
> >created when "log file" ist set to
"/var/log/samba/log.%m".
> > 
> >
> Yep, and it has been covered here before.  Basically smbd starts 
> creating a log as soon as it sees the connection, with whatever 
> information it knows.  Very early on it only knows IP, but soon finds 
> the name.  As soon as it retrieves the name from the client it switches 
> to the name log file.
> 
> Essentially the result was that this is the intended functionality.
Ok, thanks for your answer!

karolin

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