samba - Oct 2007 - folder contents on Win2k SP4 clients become outdated

Hello,

We have two problems with Win2k SP4 clients accessing our Samba file
server:

1. Sometimes the contents of a folder on a Samba share become outdated until the
folder contents are manually refreshed by pressing F5 in Windows Explorer.  From
what I have read, this can be caused by missing or incorrect File Change
Notifications.

2. Sometimes Windows Explorer shows duplicates of a folder on a Samba share. 
The duplicate folder disappears after the folder contents are manually
refreshed.

These two problems happen when the Samba share is mapped to a network drive;  I
do not know whether they happen when accessing the Samba share via its UNC path
instead of a mapped network drive.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Brolin


File server config:

* Debian GNU/Linux
* uname -a:
Linux Repository 2.6.17.4 #3 Wed Jul 19 11:57:48 PDT 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
* Samba: v3.0.23c-3 from Debian prebuilt package

Brolin Empey wrote:
  > 1. Sometimes the contents of a folder on a Samba share become outdated
until the
> folder contents are manually refreshed by pressing F5 in Windows Explorer. 
From
> what I have read, this can be caused by missing or incorrect File Change
> Notifications.
We use Win2K SP4 heavilly... I thought that sort of behavior (having to press
F5) was standard practice. So, same for us.
> 2. Sometimes Windows Explorer shows duplicates of a folder on a Samba
share.
> The duplicate folder disappears after the folder contents are manually
refreshed.
We have never had Windows Explorer show duplicate data.
> These two problems happen when the Samba share is mapped to a network
drive;  I
> do not know whether they happen when accessing the Samba share via its UNC
path
> instead of a mapped network drive.
We NET USE Samba shares to obtain drive letters. We do no access via UNC.
> * Debian GNU/Linux
> * uname -a:
> Linux Repository 2.6.17.4 #3 Wed Jul 19 11:57:48 PDT 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
> * Samba: v3.0.23c-3 from Debian prebuilt package
Debian Sarge here.
2.6.12-1-k7 #1 Tue Sep 27 13:22:07 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Currently running Samba 3.0.26a-1 from Samba.org
We recently upgraded from Samba 3.0.25b-1
I recall being on 3.0.21c for a good long time. Then finally upgraded to
3.0.23d.
Again, all from Samba.org.

-- 
Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/