On Sun, 2013-08-25 at 12:37 +0200, Michael Wood wrote: > On 24 August 2013 22:39, steve <st...@steve-ss.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2013-08-24 at 20:57 +0200, Michael Wood wrote: > > Hi > > > > On 24 August 2013 19:05, steve <st...@steve-ss.com> wrote: > > Hi > > 4.0.8 file server in a 4.0.8 domain > > > > After a user logs in on a Linux client which is > joined to the > > domain, > > smbd is constantly looking for files which don't > exist: > > > > > > smbd has no reason to look for those files unless the client > asks for > > them. > > > > > > I suspect you just need to turn down the debug level a bit. > > > > Here is the file server log after a user login to a > Linux > > client has > > settled down: > > [2013/08/24 18:43:24.748511, > > 3] ../source3/smbd/vfs.c:1140(check_reduced_name) > > check_reduced_name [steve2/.icons/gnome] > [/home/users] > > [...] > > > Hi > But if I turn the log level down, it's only at 3, that doesn't > stop it > looking. Does it? > > > No, of course not. > > As you say, steve2/.icons/gnome must be coming from the Linux > client. > Would it be correct to eliminate samba from this issue? My > fear is that > scaling this up by replacing windows boxes with Linux is going > to grind > the whole thing to a halt. > > > Since it's the client asking for those files, this will be no > different if you were running a Windows server. Except that the > windows server will not log all the "file not found" messages. > > Watching tail -f log.smbd is scary. > > > Then turn down the log level! :) Turn it up again if you're having > problems, of course, but this just looks like normal stuff that you > should not need to worry about.
Hi The problem is that each Linux client adds 0.7% to smbd. That's a constant load. I realise it's not a Samba issue. I'll have to either switch to another DE or revert the Linux boxes to xp. Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
