I have a network (about 30 PCs) that was working fine using USER=SHARE. Last weekend we switched over to take advantage of a Win2K server (recently added to the network) to be used as a PDC, Active Directory, etc. The network clients are a mix of WinXP, Win2K-SP3, and WinNT-SP5.
After the switch, the WinXP clients started experiencing a severe slowdown after a short period of time. The time before the symptoms occur varies from a couple of minutes to maybe an hour. If they reboot, the performance is again normal. The slowness symptoms are exhibited as random, major delays in opening a Word doc or Excel spreadsheet, navigating with Explorer, etc. The application will open at normal speed, the document loads, but then the hour glass cursor will stay present for up to 20 or 30 seconds before control is returned to the user.
Misc Info:
Running Samba 2.2.8 on Sun Ultra 2 server with Solaris 7.
Running ftp to retrieve files from the server show performance above 9MB/sec
Copying files from the server to the WinXP PCs seems fine.
Running Samba at debug = 2 for that PC shows normal file opens / closes.
Running Samba at debug = 3 shows a lot of info, but none discernable as a problem (I'm not a SAMBA expert, but have been using for some 6 or 7 years now.)
Using local, not roaming profiles.
Win2K Server on a P3-450MHz PC - sole purpose is as a PDC and a license / software metering server
Settings were for USER=SHARE
[global]
workgroup = SKEES
log file = /var/opt/samba/log.%m
max log size = 2000
name resolve order = host wins bcast
max open files = 1000
socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
os level = 255
preferred master = Yes
wins support = Yes
kernel oplocks = No
guest account = guest
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
force directory mode = 02000
hosts allow = 192.168.254.
hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
short preserve case = NoCurrent Settings for USER=DOMAIN
[global]
security = DOMAIN <-----------------Added
password server = * <------------------Added
workgroup = NTDOMAIN <--------------changed
log file = /var/opt/samba/log.%m
max log size = 2000
name resolve order = host wins bcast
max open files = 1000
socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
os level = 255
preferred master = Yes
wins support = Yes
kernel oplocks = No
guest account = guest
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 0770
force directory mode = 02000
hosts allow = 192.168.254.
hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
short preserve case = No
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