Sanjiv,
I just tried it again, with the changes you suggested, and the problem has not changed. Any other suggestions ? Can I send any more log files? Is there anything else I can show you to help identify the problem ?? Thanks for your interest in this. I do appreciate the help. Ruben At 01:23 PM 4/10/02 -0500, Sanjiv Bawa wrote: >Can you try turning off all oplocks altogether. > >kernel oplocks >level2 oplocks >oplocks >should all be no. > >Then see if you have the problem. They recently discovered another bug in >oplock code which is due to be fixed in the next version. > >Pls. do provide an update. I am very interested in this issue. > >Thanks. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Ruben Fagundo >Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:06 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Samba] Fwd: Strange Problem with Access > > >I replaced the NIC card on one of the machines having the problem I just >mentioned below, and the problem still persists. I don't know if the size >of the database has anything to do with this, but the DB is over 10Meg. > >If anyone has any other suggestions, I'm all ears. Also, I have attached >the results of smbstatus. > >Regards, >Ruben > > >Script started on Tue Apr 9 18:03:42 2002 >[rubenf@dorchester ~]$ smbstatus >Samba version 2.2.3a >Service uid gid pid machine >---------------------------------------------- >public johnensor users 3408 johnensor (192.168.1.104) Sat Apr 6 11:23:45 >2002 >rubenf rubenf adm 10173 volunteer (192.168.1.103) Tue Apr 9 17:47:34 2002 >public rubenf adm 10173 volunteer (192.168.1.103) Tue Apr 9 17:47:34 2002 >applicatio marilyn users 10056 damascus (192.168.1.106) Tue Apr 9 12:36:12 >2002 >applicatio johnensor users 3408 johnensor (192.168.1.104) Sat Apr 6 >11:23:45 2002 >marilyn marilyn users 10056 damascus (192.168.1.106) Tue Apr 9 12:36:11 2002 >johnensor johnensor users 3408 johnensor (192.168.1.104) Sat Apr 6 11:23:45 >2002 >applicatio rubenf adm 10173 volunteer (192.168.1.103) Tue Apr 9 17:47:34 >2002 >public karen adm 9953 karen (192.168.1.101) Tue Apr 9 09:39:18 2002 >public marilyn users 10056 damascus (192.168.1.106) Tue Apr 9 12:36:11 2002 >Locked files: >Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name >-------------------------------------------------- >3408 DENY_NONE RDWR NONE /home/apps/public/Donor database and letters/AWC >Supporters.mdb Tue Apr 9 17:29:25 2002 >9953 DENY_NONE RDWR NONE /home/apps/public/Donor database and letters/AWC >Supporters.mdb Tue Apr 9 09:39:20 2002 >10173 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/apps/shared-apps/ssh_putty.exe Tue Apr 9 18:02:33 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/apps/shared-apps/win-rar250.exe Tue Apr 9 17:58:56 2002 >10056 DENY_WRITE RDWR EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/users/marilyn/eudora/EUDORA.INI >Tue Apr 9 16:25:55 2002 >10056 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/users/marilyn/eudora/In.toc >Tue Apr 9 16:45:59 2002 >10056 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/users/marilyn/eudora/Plugins/unwrap32.dll Tue Apr 9 16:25:56 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/apps/shared-apps/winzip32v63.exe Tue Apr 9 17:58:56 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/public/Shortcut to >marilyn.lnk Tue Apr 9 18:00:15 2002 >10056 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/users/marilyn/eudora/In.mbx >Tue Apr 9 16:28:47 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/shared-apps/usr-wiza.exe >Tue Apr 9 17:58:56 2002 >10056 DENY_NONE WRONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/users/marilyn/eudora/eudora.log Tue Apr 9 17:45:59 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/public/Office forms.lnk >Tue Apr 9 18:00:15 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/shared-apps/x-win41.exe >Tue Apr 9 17:58:56 2002 >3408 DENY_NONE RDWR NONE /home/apps/public/Donor database and letters/AWC >Supporters.ldb Tue Apr 9 17:29:25 2002 >9953 DENY_NONE RDWR NONE /home/apps/public/Donor database and letters/AWC >Supporters.ldb Tue Apr 9 09:39:21 2002 >10056 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/users/marilyn/eudora/Plugins/PureVoice32.dll Tue Apr 9 16:25:56 2002 >10056 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/users/marilyn/eudora/Plugins/Sort32.dll Tue Apr 9 16:25:56 2002 >3408 DENY_WRITE RDONLY NONE /home/users/johnensor/eudora/EuShlExt.dll Sat >Apr 6 13:01:56 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/public/Shortcut to >Statistics.lnk Tue Apr 9 18:00:15 2002 >10056 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH >/home/users/marilyn/eudora/Plugins/UprLwr32.dll Tue Apr 9 16:25:56 2002 >10173 DENY_NONE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/apps/shared-apps/winamp264.exe >Tue Apr 9 17:58:56 2002 >10056 DENY_NONE RDWR EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /home/users/marilyn/eudora/OWNER.LOK >Tue Apr 9 16:25:58 2002 >[rubenf@dorchester ~]$ exit >exit >Script done on Tue Apr 9 18:03:48 2002 > > >Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 17:51:21 -0400 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >From: Ruben Fagundo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Strange Problem with Access > > > > > >I posed the following problem a few weeks ago, and finally, I've had time > >to update the RPM for the latest samba Version 2.2.3a > > > >I added the following line to [global] > > > >veto oplock files = /*.mdb/*.MDB/*.ldb/ > > > >And the following line to the directory having problems. > > > > [public] > > locking = yes > > oplocks = yes > > veto oplock files = /*.mdb/*.MDB/*.ldb/ > > > >I am still having problems opening the Access database from certain > >computers. All other systems are working perfectly fine. There is no > >correlation to the version of Windows opening the database. If anyone has > >any more suggestions, I would really love to hear them. The orginial > >problem description is listed below. And a more detailed log file is > >attached. The file experiencing problems is called > > > >"AWC Supporters.mdb" > > > >The irony of all this is that this was all working perfectly fine with > >Redhat 5.2 > > > >================================================= > > > >I am running samba on a RedHat 7.2 Athalon box with software RAID 0 dual > >IDE disks on an ext3 filesystem. > > > >I have several users in a large community of users that are always hitting > >the samba server. The machine has been consistently reliable with one > >exception. There is a particularly large MS Access Database (10Meg) that > >everyone likes to use. A problem has developed from certain Win 98 and > >Win95 computers where users get an error message saying that someone > >currently has a lock on the database, and that it cannot be > >opened. However, smbstatus, reports that the user is actually trying to > >establish a lock on a different file, not the database in question. To > >add to the strangeness, I have opened the database on a different > >computer, and then all of a sudden everyone else can now open it as > >well. In addition to that, I had the database open from a win 98 machine, > >and someone else (that had been experiencing problems) opened it up, but > >smbstatus reports that the 2nd individual had a second file open in > >addition to the database, and clearly there were no other files open on > >that computer, by that user. So, we have files opening and getting locked > >when they were not opened, and a database that only certain users can > >open, cause other computers are being told that it is already open, and > >locked by a different user. > > > >Can anyone tell me what the heck is going on here, and what is the answer > >to this apparent lunacy ??? > > > >Thanks, > >Ruben -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba