samba - Jan 2009 - Samba 3.0.28a on Ubuntu LTS 8.01 and Vista sp1 offline files (now testing with Samba 3.2.7).

Hi All,

We're really having problems with Offline Files/Folders and Vista sp1
laptops/desktops.

We working with Microsoft just now to debug this as we're registered
partners (for testing Samba/LDAP etc.). We now have a massive thread
going in the private Vista 4-hr response support forums and we're on
to log files debugging Vista side. We've cleared CSC etc. applied the
following:

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2007/03/16/using-offline-files-with-samba-emc-servers-nas-devices.aspx

We applied the registry patch and oplocks settings (even though most
are on by default). The map settings olny allowed directories to be
shown for some reason though, so we disabled. For now the customer has
switched back to doing offline files against a Vista Desktop that is
sharing out folders and there are no .tmp files being created anymore,
so must be something Samba side.

We also compiled up 3.2.7 and are now running it in the hope 3.0.28a
is somehow missing the patch that Jeremy did in 2007 to fix this
previously.

Anyone come across this before?

We'll keep you updated when we here more back from Microsoft Technical
support and hopefully get this resolved for others.

Thanks,

Gavin.

Hi All,

We're really having problems with Offline Files/Folders and Vista sp1
laptops/desktops.

We working with Microsoft just now to debug this as we're registered
partners (for testing Samba/LDAP etc.). We now have a massive thread
going in the private Vista 4-hr response support forums and we're on
to log files debugging Vista side. We've cleared CSC etc. applied the
following:

http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2007/03/16/using-offline-files-with-samba-emc-servers-nas-devices.aspx

We applied the registry patch and oplocks settings (even though most
are on by default). The map settings olny allowed directories to be
shown for some reason though, so we disabled. For now the customer has
switched back to doing offline files against a Vista Desktop that is
sharing out folders and there are no .tmp files being created anymore,
so must be something Samba side.

We also compiled up 3.2.7 and are now running it in the hope 3.0.28a
is somehow missing the patch that Jeremy did in 2007 to fix this
previously.

Anyone come across this before?

We'll keep you updated when we here more back from Microsoft Technical
support and hopefully get this resolved for others.

Thanks,

Gavin.

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 08:28:36PM +0000, Gavin Henry
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> We're really having problems with Offline Files/Folders and Vista sp1
> laptops/desktops.
> 
> We working with Microsoft just now to debug this as we're registered
> partners (for testing Samba/LDAP etc.). We now have a massive thread
> going in the private Vista 4-hr response support forums and we're on
> to log files debugging Vista side. We've cleared CSC etc. applied the
> following:
> 
>
http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2007/03/16/using-offline-files-with-samba-emc-servers-nas-devices.aspx
> 
> We applied the registry patch and oplocks settings (even though most
> are on by default). The map settings olny allowed directories to be
> shown for some reason though, so we disabled. For now the customer has
> switched back to doing offline files against a Vista Desktop that is
> sharing out folders and there are no .tmp files being created anymore,
> so must be something Samba side.
> 
> We also compiled up 3.2.7 and are now running it in the hope 3.0.28a
> is somehow missing the patch that Jeremy did in 2007 to fix this
> previously.
Did this help ?

Jeremy.

>> We also compiled up 3.2.7 and are now running it in the hope 3.0.28a
>> is somehow missing the patch that Jeremy did in 2007 to fix this
>> previously.
>
> Did this help ?
Nope, the customer has tested and .tmp files are still created. They
have switched back to syncing to another Vista PC and there are now no
.tmp files. So this definitely points to something not being set right
on the Samba side or something extra a Vista Business PC is providing.

Can anyone confirm they have Vista PC/Laptop <-> Samba and offline
files/folders working perfectly?

What debug information can I provide to help to get this to work?

Thanks,

Gavin.