On 08/02/2010 08:38 PM, Jon Bramley wrote:
>
>> The samba version you are using seem to be quite old.. Does better POSIX
>> support/conformance sound like a good enough reason..?
>
> I doubt it. The problem I have is that it is working fine for Ubuntu
> users (which is the vast majority) so they will not want to risk
> breaking things. Of course that means I cannot currently update my
> kernel (which they are less concerned about).
If upgrading is not feasible, could you try patching Samba server with
this patch (relatively very less risk):
http://www.mail-archive.com/samba-cvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg55843.html
I think that should help resolving the bug with posix opens against
older server.
>>> strange thing, is that some of my colleagues run Ubuntu 10.04, which
>>> uses the 2.6.32 kernel, and they can use the share without problem.
>
>> What is the server version in this case?
>
> Exactly the same server that I'm connecting to (3.0.28a).
>
Strange.. Any idea whether the Ubuntu kernel is the released 2.6.32
kernel or any -rc version of 2.6.32?
Thanks,
--
Suresh Jayaraman
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