Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:10:49 +0300 From: Jonathan Stewart <jonathan@kc8onw.net> To: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing files in listing when sharing ZFS directory over Samba Message-ID: <475608A9.8010304@kc8onw.net> In-Reply-To: <20071201013307.GA65211@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <47506208.3030100@kc8onw.net> <20071201005222.GA64295@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <4750B8AA.6090707@kc8onw.net> <20071201013307.GA65211@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Sat, Dec 01, 2007 at 04:28:10AM +0300, Jonathan Stewart wrote: >> Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:18:32PM +0300, Jonathan Stewart wrote: >>>> Has anyone else noticed files missing when browsing Samba shares of ZFS >>>> directories? >>> http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/current/2007-11/msg00501.html >> This sounds like my problem except a refresh on Windows does not restore >> the missing files, nor did any of the other things I mentioned in the >> original email. > > The interesting thing is that I use Samba to share many directories on a > ZFS filesystem, and I haven't run into the problem you or the other > poster have mentioned. I wonder what's different about our setups that > could explain what's going on... I don't know what the difference might be but I did some digging and found https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4715#c25 Setting "directory name cache size = 0" fixes the problem for me, apparently it's a performance killer but I don't have any directories with huge numbers of entries and the server is very overpowered for what it's used for. It's a workaround not a fix but it works for me till someone that has a better understanding of the systems involved fixes it correctly. My basic understanding (which may be wrong) is that Samba expects a certain thing relating to listing directories from FreeBSD that it does not do but most Linux distros do. The bug report link has vastly more detailed information. Jonathanhome | help
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