> > I'm running RedHat 8.0 with samba-2.2.7-5.8.0 (installed from RedHat > distribution) > > When I use cpio to write a backup (> 2GB) to a smbfs > filesystem, I get the > error: File size limit exceeded > I get the same error when I linux copy (cp) a file (> 2GB) > from a Linux ext3 filesystem to the smbfs filesystem. The > smbfs filesystem is mounted from a Windows 2000 Professional > workstation. > > After experiencing the problem, I installed an NFS client on > the Windows 2000 Professional workstation (for testing > purposes). Everything works with NFS, but I want to make it > work with samba. > > I DO NOT get an error when: > MS copy from NTFS to samba share (i.e. copy c:\bigfile > \\linuxsvr\smbshr\bigfile) > MS copy from samba share to NTFS (i.e. copy \\linuxsvr\smbshr\bigfile > c:\bigfile) > Linux copy from ext3 to ext3 (i.e. cp -p /home/bigfile1 > /home/bigfile2) Linux copy from NFS to ext3 (i.e. cp -p > /nfs/bigfile /home/bigfile) Linux copy from ext3 to NFS (i.e. > cp -p /home/bigfile to /nfs/bigfile) > > I ONLY get the error when linux is trying to copy (cp) or > write (cpio, tar, > dd) to a mounted samba filesystem. > (i.e. mount -t smb //win2k-ws/share /mnt) > > Do I need to install something for linux to treat the mounted > share as a CIFS filesystem?
Q: 2GB file limit in samba? A: No. At this time ( kernel 2.2.4 and samba 2.2.8 ) the limit is in the kernel code used to access samba not in the samba server. Some patches float around to for this problem, search for "CIFS smbfs patch". OTOH f u're in 4 back-up, one hint: split or tar -M -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba