Messages in this thread | | | From | "Daniel Flinkmann" <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Corrupt files with kernel 2.6.0_test11 and smb mounts | Date | Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:51:14 +0100 |
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> [1.] One line summary of the problem: > > 2.6.0test11 overwriting file on mounted smb volume causes corrupted files! > > [2.] Full description of the problem/report: > > When I log into a smb mounted directory and I overwrite a file with > a file which has smaller amount of bytes its corrupting the data. > > Easy way to show this is following: > > cd onto a smbfs mounted dir. > > ># echo test1234567890 >test.txt > ># cat test.txt > test1234567890 > ># echo hi! >test.txt > ># cat test.txt > hi! > 1234567890 > ># > > As you can see the file is not overwritten as it should be. >
Ookhoi reported the same Problem with 2.6.0_test9 in the Samba Group: http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2003-November/032847.html
This could also be a Memorymanagement problem because the filesystem is always breaking the last block, which is handled different to the other blocks.
Daniel
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