On 20 Aug 2002, at 8:12am, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote: > Sorry for the lack of description. I didn't want to get into too much > detail, since it is a bit embarrassing.... I'm doing a Windows backup to a > samba mount. I get write failures at the 2GB point. I believe that it is > actually a limit in the ext2 FS. I don't know if ext3 changes this.
The ext2 disk format is quite capable of handling files in the terabyte range. You may be encountering a limit in: - the ext2 driver in your kernel - the general file I/O routines in your kernel - your C library - Samba It would help if you told us: - distribution and release - kernel version - C library version - Samba version -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
