I am trying to copy a file using cp, and cp consistently returns status 256 and error message 'input/output error'. It also takes much longer than I would expect -- about 30 seconds -- and produces the error message at the end of that time.
The file being copied is in an smbfs-mounted directory. The file is about 5Mbyte long and is a Microsoft Access database (R2M.mdb). I can copy any other file from the directory without error messages. Although I get the error message, the file is copied correctly; the copied file is precisely the same length as the original and appears to be an exact copy. I have tried copying it from its source directory to /dev/null and the behavior is exactly the same. However, if I copy it to a native Linux folder (/tmp) I do get the error, but if I then copy it from /tmp, it copies without error in a fraction of a second. So the problem would seem to be some interaction between cp and the smbfs file system. I am using Linux from Debian release 3.1. I previously used an ancient version of Linux to do this, and it worked without problems. This is not a major problem in that the operation does work, but I'd rather not get the error message. Thanks Peter ~ http://public.logicacmg.com/~campbellp/BusinessCard.htm ~ This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
