Re: CIFS Not Responding Error On Working System

[Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:06:49 -0700
Mike Dillinger <miked-yxPvCyoe84a+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 04/29/11 06:32 AM, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:13:05 -0500
> > Shirish Pargaonkar<shirishpargaonkar-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>  wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Mike<miked-yxPvCyoe84a+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org>  wrote:
> >>> Hopefully I am submitting this to the correct email list.  I have been doing
> >>> Google searches and haven't found anyone that has the same string in their
> >>> log file, so I'm looking for help on this issue.
> >>>
> >>> Recently I lost my hard drive and had to reinstall Debian.  I am now getting
> >>> these errors in /var/log/syslog and I can't figure out why:
> >>> Apr 28 11:57:05 rockenfield kernel: [1479867.192022] CIFS VFS: Server peart
> >>> has not responded in 300 seconds. Reconnecting...
> >>>
> >>> The weird thing is that there are no problems.  I can view the shares on the
> >>> remote Windows machine (peart is WinXP 64 SP2) with no problems whatsoever.
> >>>   Also my Windows machine can see my samba shares as well, so both directions
> >>> work fine and I'm not sure why these messages are occurring.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Here is my /etc/fstab (samba/cifs mounts only, trimmed to applicable
> >>> content):
> >>> //peart/mp3  /mnt/peart/mp3 cifs
> >>> defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> >>> //peart/software  /mnt/peart/software cifs
> >>> defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> >>> //peart/backup  /mnt/peart/backup cifs
> >>> defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> >>> //peart/dvd  /mnt/peart/dvd cifs
> >>> defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Here is my /etc/samba/smb.conf:
> >>> [global]
> >>>    workgroup = HOME_NETWORK
> >>>    netbios name = ROCKENFIELD
> >>>    server string = %h server - Debian GNU/Linux
> >>>    dns proxy = no
> >>>    name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
> >>>    interfaces = 192.168.123.0/24 eth1
> >>>    bind interfaces only = yes
> >>>    hosts allow = 192.168.123.
> >>>    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> >>>    max log size = 1000
> >>>    syslog = 0
> >>>    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> >>>    security = user
> >>>    encrypt passwords = true
> >>>    passdb backend = tdbsam
> >>>    obey pam restrictions = yes
> >>>    unix password sync = yes
> >>>    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >>>    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:*
> >>> %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
> >>>    pam password change = yes
> >>>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >>> [homes]
> >>>    comment = Home Directories
> >>>    browseable = no
> >>>    read only = no
> >>>    create mask = 0700
> >>>    directory mask = 0700
> >>>    valid users = %S
> >>> [printers]
> >>>    comment = All Printers
> >>>    browseable = no
> >>>    path = /var/spool/samba
> >>>    printable = yes
> >>>    guest ok = no
> >>>    read only = yes
> >>>    create mask = 0700
> >>> [print$]
> >>>    comment = Printer Drivers
> >>>    path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> >>>    browseable = yes
> >>>    read only = yes
> >>>    guest ok = no
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am running Debian wheezy/testing (7.0).  The kernel version is
> >>> 2.6.38-2-amd64.  Samba version is 3.5.8~dfsg-1 (obtained from "dpkg -l |
> >>> grep samba").  This is just a home network, so I don't have a Domain
> >>> Controller or anything fancy.  It's just a Debian box and a WinXP box and
> >>> I'm sharing files/directories on each side.
> >>>
> >>> Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
> >>> -MikeD
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> >> May be some issues like firewall etc.?
> >> Can you capture wireshark traces on either side and see if you see
> >> any network in response to a mount reuqest from a cifs client?
> > To be clear...
> >
> > What sort of host is "peart" here? WinXP?
> 
> peart is WinXP 64 SP2, and the Linux machine is running Debian wheezy.  
> The XP firewall is off and the internet security firewall (Kaspersky 
> Internet Security) is off.
> 
> The firewall thing doesn't make sense, or else it seems to me that I 
> wouldn't be able to view the remote data.  The remote side *always* 
> works when I view the file share.  I have even tried during viewing the 
> data multiple times during the 5 minute interval where syslog states the 
> host is not responding.  I will capture Wireshark traces though if there 
> aren't any other suggestions.
> 

Nothing I can think of. We'll need to see what's happening to the echo
request being sent to the server. What may be best is to open a bug at
bugzilla.samba.org to track this. If you do that, please cc me on it.

Thanks,
-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>