[CentOS] Centos 5 Samba File Server dropping files

Fri Jan 11 21:25:50 UTC 2008
J <jae at platinumpsi.com>

Christopher Chan wrote:
> Christopher Chan wrote:
>> J wrote:
>>> Twice I've gotten the report that a user has attempted to move a 
>>> folder of many files up one level, and all of the files 
>>> disappeared.  Searching for the files in the share proves that they 
>>> aren't there any more, nor are they where they should have been 
>>> moved to.  I desperately need to find the cause of this.  Has anyone 
>>> else seen this happen on their file server?
>>
>> I think you are the first report for such a thing that I have ever 
>> heard.
>
> I have stayed in Hong Kong far too long. Please let me rephrase that.
>
> I think yours is the first report for such a thing that I have ever 
> heard/I think you are the first to report such a thing.
>
>>
>>>
>>> The samba log file doesn't appear to be any help.  It just shows 
>>> that some files were opened and closed.  The second user that I got 
>>> this report from is a competent user.  From the Windows' client 
>>> side, no error is generated.  They are just moved into a void.
>>
>> Are the Windows clients Vista? Just wondering.
No, the clients were XP Home/Media XP Home.

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