samba - Jul 2005 - smb_get_length 2GB error

Hello, I have a problem, I'm mounting a ntfs directory shared with w2k.

I made "cd" to the mounted directory, I excute tar ... and the limit
is
2Gb, and I receive the error:
Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_get_length: recv error = 512
Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_request: result -512, setting invalid
Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_retry: caught signal
Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_retry: caught signal

S.O.: RHEL 3
samba: 3.0.7-1.3E.1

I'll appreciate any help.

Alberto.

Are you mounting the filesystem with the smbfs filesystem type?  The
smbfs module has a 2 Gb filesize limit.  Try using cifs filesystem instead.
mount -t cifs //smb_server/share /mnt/samba -o username=myuser,
password=mypassword

Alberto Grajeda Chacon wrote:
>Hello, I have a problem, I'm mounting a ntfs directory shared with w2k.
>
>I made "cd" to the mounted directory, I excute tar ... and the
limit is
>2Gb, and I receive the error:
>Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_get_length: recv error = 512
>Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_request: result -512, setting invalid
>Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_retry: caught signal
>Jul 20 10:04:30 mail kernel: smb_retry: caught signal
>
>S.O.: RHEL 3
>samba: 3.0.7-1.3E.1
>
>I'll appreciate any help.
>
>Alberto.
>  
>

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Thank you David, but the fs type cifs is not supported by my kernel, Do I 
have to recompile the kernel? or exist another solution?

Alberto.

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, David Sonenberg wrote:
> Are you mounting the filesystem with the smbfs filesystem type?  The
> smbfs module has a 2 Gb filesize limit.  Try using cifs filesystem instead.
> mount -t cifs //smb_server/share /mnt/samba -o username=myuser,
> password=mypassword
>