[Samba] Problem with not fixable dangling forward links

Achim Gottinger
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 17:00:32 -0000

Am 25.11.2017 um 16:55 schrieb Achim Gottinger via
samba:
>
>
> Am 25.11.2017 um 04:39 schrieb Andrew Bartlett:
>> On Fri, 2017-11-24 at 11:55 +1300, Andrew Bartlett via samba wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2017-11-21 at 11:21 +0100, Achim Gottinger via samba wrote:
>>>> Hello List,
>>>>
>>>> In preparation to update my samba ad-dc's running debian
wheezy with
>>>> backported samba 4.6.8 to 4.7.3.
>>>> I'd like to fix two errors showing up in dbcheck whom hab
been
>>>> reported
>>>> by dbckech --cross-ncs for an long time but without causing any
issues
>>>> so far.
>>>>
>>>> I'm getting this error on my main dc
>>>>
>>>> root at server:~# samba-tool dbcheck --cross-ncs
>>>> Checking 4188 objects
>>>> ERROR: no target object found for GUID component for siteList
in
>>>> object
>>>> CN=DEFAULTIPSITELINK,CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site
>>>> Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=samba-list,DC=loc -
>>>>
<GUID=d4f41749a1595a43871ab1d72f24fe6b>;<RMD_ADDTIME=130015150890000000>;<RMD_CHANGETIME=130015150890000000>;<RMD_FLAGS=0>;<RMD_INVOCID=af301252bb781543b57dbd7cb773d46f>;<RMD_LOCAL_USN=4762>;<RMD_ORIGINATING_USN=4762>;<RMD_VERSION=0>;CN=Test,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=samba-list,DC=loc
>>>>
>>>> Not removing dangling forward link
>>>> ERROR: no target object found for GUID component for siteList
in
>>>> object
>>>> CN=DEFAULTIPSITELINK,CN=IP,CN=Inter-Site
>>>> Transports,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=samba-list,DC=loc -
>>>>
<GUID=596bd8ae9e8bc94eab99ad3c12e22132>;<RMD_ADDTIME=130739077850000000>;<RMD_CHANGETIME=130739077850000000>;<RMD_FLAGS=0>;<RMD_INVOCID=af301252bb781543b57dbd7cb773d46f>;<RMD_LOCAL_USN=453494>;<RMD_ORIGINATING_USN=453494>;<RMD_VERSION=0>;CN=Grafing,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=samba-list,DC=loc
>>>>
>>>> Not removing dangling forward link
>>>> Please use --fix to fix these errors
>>>> Checked 4188 objects (2 errors)
>>> If these issues don't cause you replication failures or any
other
>>> issue, then you can ignore them.  In general, don't edit the
backend
>>> DB.
>>>
>>> However we have patches the fix some of this currently under
review,
>>> which will then be backported.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>> These patches are now in master and I see metze already has a branch
>> for 4.7 so I expect those to be backported soon.
>>
>> Andrew Bartlett
> Thank you for the info's Andrew!
> I already damaged the sam db onec trying to use ldb edit to remove
> deleted objects, thats why asked if in this case an dbcheck --reindex
> will fix it.
> But since they cause no problems with 4.6 i read your replay as they
> will not cause problems on 4.7 as well. So I'll try to update this
> weekend and report back.
>
> Achim~
>
All seven dc's updated and so far no issues. dbckeck did not find any
new errors beside the siteList objects. Replication works and also
uploading drivers form 32 and 64 bit (windows 7) clients, so the 32bit
client driver upload patch is no longer neccessary.
If someone is interested in the wheezy backports i can update my github
samba-wheezy repo.

Achim~