On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 11:35:20AM +0100, Louis Sabet wrote:Hi all,
Having a very specific problem here:
I have a working RedHat9 server running Samba 2.2.7 (the release that comes with RH9), acting as a PDC/File Server to around 15 WinXP Pro client workstations.
This all works nicely, apart from our accounting package, Sage Line 50, which depends on its data being stored on a network share.
Previously, when the data was stored on a WinNT4 share, there was no problem, several users could concurrently connect into the database and work simultaneously.
Now, using samba, this isn't possible. Sage will only allow one user to log in and access the DB at any one time. As soon as that user logs out, the next user can log in. This isn't normal Sage behaviour.
Can you give the exact error message please. Also please upgrade to Samba 2.2.8a for security reasons.
Jeremy.
Hi Jeremy,
Actually there is no error message, just odd behaviour.
On NT4, Sage data was stored on a normal NT share, and multiple users could connect into the data quite happily using the Sage front-end application.
On Samba, the data is now on an smb share, and when more than one user tries to connect, the first user connects fine, but subsequent users sit waiting at a screen claiming it is "connecting to server...". This goes on indefinitely until such point as the first client disconnects, at which point the next user's machine (which was previously just "connecting to server...") connects immediately.
The packages installed are: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# rpm -qa | grep samba samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0
So I guess I'm OK security-wise (presume this is the security rollup version?)
My smb.conf at present is devoid of oplocks-related entries as I'm having a bit of a tough time deciding exactly how to use them. I have however already tried disabling them, having followed a bunch of googled newsgroup threads, but nothing I do seems to change the behaviour I described above.
Best Regards
L
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