Hi Moray, thanks for the assistance! On 29 June 2010 10:41, Moray Henderson (ICT) <[email protected]> wrote: > Which version of Samba?
Samba version 3.2.5 > Does smbstatus(1) list the file as being locked? If so, it should give a pid > you can examine. The fuser(1) and lsof(8) commands can track which process > has a file open. No. smbstatus returns "No locked files" > If rebooting the server does not clear the lock, there's either a lock file > or a cached lock record somewhere. Try /var/lib/samba/locking.tdb. > Although it's binary, you can grep(1) it for the filename, or use > tdbdump(8) to display the contents. According to > http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#What_are_tdb_files.3F, > locking.tdb is not required to persist across restarts. I wouldn't try > deleting > this when Samba is running; even with Samba shut down I would rename it > rather than deleting it. There is no file in /var/lib/samba/ called 'locking.tdb' The only files in that directory bearing a date later than 14th Dec 2009 are these three: passdb.tdb registry.tdb wins.dat -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
