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Has anyone seen this error before? I'm digging into it now, but trying to save some time....have we uncovered a latent mem leak? [2004/06/10 12:05:09, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen [2004/06/10 12:09:23, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen [2004/06/10 12:35:00, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! Th...

Starting three days ago I have found over 4,000 of these error messages in my messages log. Mar 5 15:49:48 fs3 smbd[13785]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen Nothing has been changed on the samba config in over a week and that change was about the spin lock time setting. The server is RedHat ES 3 running Samba 3.0.2. The client machines are a mix of Win98 and WinXP Pro on a domain with Samba as the PDC. Th...

...cess_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/qbdata failed. Permission denied [2010/02/05 10:40:28, 0] param/loadparm.c:8546(process_usershare_file) process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/qbdata failed. Permission denied [2010/02/05 10:40:48, 0] lib/substitute.c:560(alloc_sub_basic) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen [2010/02/05 10:40:48, 0] lib/substitute.c:560(alloc_sub_basic) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen [2010/02/05 10:40:48, 0] lib/substitute.c:560(alloc_sub_basic) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This...

The messages log file shows a whole series of the following error messages: May 26 10:12:22 dbserver smbd[9036]: [2004/05/26 10:12:22, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) May 26 10:12:22 dbserver smbd[9036]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen What is the cause of this, and what do I need to do to correct it? Thanks! Larry

Hello Everyone, I recently upgraded from ver 2.0.7 to 3.0.5. Some of Xp clients had problems with connecting to Unix drives and printing. The following are the error messages, "lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen" " libsmb/cliconnect.c:attempt_netbios_session_request(1543) attempt_netbios_session_request: XXXX rejected the session for name *SMBSERVER with error SUCCESS - 0" "rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:spoolss_conne...

...sage: "\\server is not accessible. This device does not exist on the network." If I type the whole path to the share(ex: \\server\transfer), in Win98, it works. In WinXP there is no problem. In the log of the Win98 client connection I have this: [2006/04/18 22:52:38, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(507) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen [2006/04/18 22:52:38, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(36) =============================================================== [2006/04/18 22:52:38, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(37) INTERNAL ERROR: Signal 11 in pid 2724 (3.0.10-1.4E.6)...

Hi all. Please. Can somebody explain to me what's goin on with samba??? Thanks in advance! Aug 1 10:37:03 cronos smbd[28462]: [2007/08/01 10:37:03, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(521) Aug 1 10:37:03 cronos smbd[28462]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen Aug 1 10:37:03 cronos smbd[28462]: [2007/08/01 10:37:03, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(36) Aug 1 10:37:03 cronos smbd[28462]: =============================================================== Au...

...: Attempt to locate null printername! Internal error? May 10 09:37:06 smb smbd[823]: [2004/05/10 09:37:06, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(857) May 10 09:37:06 smb smbd[823]: 3814 (192.168.2.44) couldn't find service May 10 09:37:12 smb smbd[572]: [2004/05/10 09:37:12, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(500) May 10 09:37:12 smb smbd[572]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen May 10 09:37:15 smb smbd[572]: [2004/05/10 09:37:15, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(500) May 10 09:37:15 smb smbd[572]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This shou although i get no null s...

...I downgraded my PDC to 3.0.0 and things started to work again. I'm able to open my mailbox, browse other win machines. Samba logs (log level 3) or windows event viewer doesn't show any seriuos errors... For about 10 times today (after user login): [2003/12/30 13:15:37, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(500) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen for 800 times I got today: [2003/12/30 13:21:40, 3] smbd/trans2.c:call_trans2qfilepathinfo(1934) call_trans2qfilepathinfo: SMB_VFS_STAT of SNMPAPI.dll failed (No such file or directory) What went wrong with my 3.0.1??? has an...

...n reset by peer [2004/05/17 11:48:18, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(801) andreasxp (192.168.1.102) closed connection to service wolfgang [2004/05/17 11:48:18, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(801) andreasxp (192.168.1.102) closed connection to service Daten [2004/05/17 11:50:46, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen As far as I have understand the problem is on the client site, but there seems to be something on the samba side because before the upgrade the client could connect without any problem. In the same network there are other Windo...

...booting his xp machine, it will change and prompt for authentication, sometimes it will just let him in. During this the samba server has not been touched, connected to or looked at. I do not know if it is related, but i occasionally get the following in log.smbd: [DateTime, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(505) alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen If I remove valid users=%S, the users can all connect succesfully to their home directories - the problem with this is that they can also connect to anyone elses home directory. The only other alternative I can think of is to i...

...ACKTRACE: 16 stack frames: #0 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(smb_panic+0x16c) [0x8189c8c] #1 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(dbgtext+0x194) [0x8179634] #2 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(dbgtext+0x1f2) [0x8179692] #3 /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_sigaction+0x138) [0x401ac7f8] #4 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(alloc_sub_basic+0x23) [0x818f343] #5 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(lp_talloc_free+0x67) [0x80743f7] #6 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(lp_servicename+0x37) [0x8075967] #7 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(make_connection+0x2c0) [0x80bb270] #8 /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd(reply_tcon_and_X+0x228) [0x8093eb8] #9 /usr/l...

...rom the panic. Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: [2011/04/15 08:00:11, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(40) Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: PANIC: assert failed at printing/printing_db.c(40) Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: [2011/04/15 08:00:11, 0] lib/substitute.c:alloc_sub_basic(463) Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: alloc_sub_basic: NULL source string! This should not happen Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: [2011/04/15 08:00:11, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(41) Apr 15 08:00:11 shalimar smbd[28735]: ==========================================================...

...BACKTRACE: 14 stack frames: Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #0 smbd(smb_panic+0x11c) [0x81bd15c] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #1 smbd [0x81abcb2] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #2 /lib/tls/libc.so.6 [0x420275c8] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #3 smbd(alloc_sub_basic+0x22) [0x81c3492] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #4 smbd(strftime+0x19c5) [0x80771fd] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #5 smbd(make_connection+0x4ca) [0x80ca62a] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost smbd[16328]: #6 smbd(reply_tcon_and_X+0x1af) [0x809b4df] Jan 27 10:19:51 localhost s...

...in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0x40258e48 in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x401867c5 in system () from /lib/libc.so.6 #3 0x081817bd in smb_panic () #4 0x081727f3 in dbgtext () #5 0x08172845 in dbgtext () #6 0x4016a6b8 in sigaction () from /lib/libc.so.6 #7 0x08186d4b in alloc_sub_basic () #8 0x0807775b in lp_talloc_free () #9 0x0807869f in lp_servicename () #10 0x080bba6d in make_connection () #11 0x080955f3 in reply_tcon_and_X () #12 0x080b8eaa in respond_to_all_remaining_local_messages () #13 0x080b8f43 in respond_to_all_remaining_local_messages () #14 0x080b91e3 in process_s...