On Wed, Jul 04, 2007 at 07:11:27AM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Reproducing it is likely to be tricky - because it's intermittent. It > happens maybe every few days for me. > > This configuration exhibits the behaviour: > > smb.conf > ------------------------------------ > [global] > workgroup = SOMEDOMAIN > netbios name = dfsserver > host msdfs = yes > server string = "FreeBSD - Samba %v - DFS" > guest account = nobody > guest ok = yes > inherit permissions = yes > create mask = 0777 > directory mask = 0777 > unix extensions = no > follow symlinks = yes > wide symlinks = yes > > > [net] > read only = no > path = /dfs/net > msdfs root = yes > inherit permissions = yes > browseable = yes > > [ops] > read only = no > path = /dfs/ops > msdfs root = yes > inherit permissions = yes > browseable = yes > > ------------------------------------ > > in the folder: /dfs/net/machinename > > ln -s msdfs:machinename.somedomain.com\sharename sharename > > ------------------------------------ > now: > \\dfsserver\net\machinename\sharename\problemfolder > may after some unknown period.. display the same listing as: > \\dfsserver\net\machinename\sharename\ > > \\dfsserver.somedomain.com\net\machinename\sharename\problemfolder might > however show the correct listing. > > The duplication is not infinitely recursive.. > ie \\dfsserver\net\machinename\sharename\problemfolder\problemfolder > shows the normal listing that should be at > \\dfsserver\net\machinename\sharename\problemfolder > > ------------------------------------ > I just did more opening and closing of explorers and browsing back and > forth... > and for the first time I've seen two folders (under the same parent) > simultaneously showing the wrong listing. > > > To further complicate.. > It may be related to the fact that under a separate share on the > dfsserver there is also a link (this time to a point beyond the > destination share): > > /dfs/ops > >ln -s > msdfs:machinename.somedomain.com\sharename\siblingofproblemfolder > siblingofproblemfolder > > ie an alternative way to get to a sibling of the problem subfolder(s) > so the following are equivalent: > \\dfsserver.somedomain.com\ops\siblingofproblemfolder > \\dfsserver.somedomain.com\net\machinename\sharename\siblingofproblemfolder
Doesn't sound like a Samba bug to be honest. Have you looked into MS DFS bugs ? What filesystem are you running this on ? Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
