Thanks, Jeremy and Brian for your responses. First Jeremy -- I think I will first pursue with Brian a solution that uses a version of Samba that is at least more in line with what IBM has tested with Clearcase, but if it really does look like the issue is with Samba, I have no problem at least compiling a newer version and seeing if the issue goes away. Thanks for the suggestion.
Brian -- I'll send you the PMR in a private email and we can discuss the Clearcase specifics off the Samba list. I have suggested to our test group probably at least 3 times to get them to put their logs on a local filesystem or Windows server share but they have never done the test for me (to my huge frustration) because of the perceived effort involved in modifying their scripts. I agree that it's a test that needs to be done and I will have to just be adamant about it this week. On 2/6/09, Brian Cowan <brco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kathy, I work in ClearCase support, and this construct is not supported by > IBM. It's not a tested configuration. There is a mechanism -- export_mvfs -- > that allows hosts that do not have ClearCase installed to access files in > dynamic views via NFS. You are trying to accomplish the same thing by > sharing the MVFS root (/view -- translation for non-CC people: Think > "path=/net"). Is there a pressing reason for doing this? Wouldn't it be > simpler to install ClearCase on the PC's and access the files through the > Windows-Native MVFS (which in turn would access the VOBs on your VOB > server)? > > That being said, I doubt that it's the MVFS confusing Samba, but it is > possible. If this turns out to be a load-related issue, the MVFS may show > this issue more often because it does a lot more under the hood than most > filesystems (version selection, getting cleartext constructed, etc). I would > recommend testing to see if you can make the same thing happen with files > in: > 1) A local filesystem > 2) a remote NFS-mounted filesystem. > > You may need to increase the load on the Samba server 2-fold or more to get > it to "fall over" in the same way, but definitely try. If so, then ClearCase > has been eliminated from the picture and you can start trying various > debugging tricks to see why Samba thinks some users have oplocks when they > shouldn't. > > By the way, I suspect that you have a case open with us about this issue, if > so, can you send me the PMR number? > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba