Finder freezes when opening an afp share from linus server

[SteveTempest]

Hi - forgive me, I'm not a mac user but a linux sytem admin thats taken over the support for a system.

The linux server is running atalkd, and was working perfectly until last wednesday evening. The next day the client tried to log in and finder now freezes.

Previously the messages log shows:
Jan 30 10:27:32 AD64 afpd[3328]: ASIP session:548(5) from 172.19.3.5:49288(8)
Jan 30 10:27:32 AD64 afpd[3024]: server_child[1] 3328 done
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 afpd[3329]: ASIP session:548(5) from 172.19.3.5:49289(8)
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 afpd[3329]: dhx login: studio
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 afpd[3329]: uams_dhx_pam.c AM: PAM Success
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 netatalk(pam_unix)[3329]: session opened for user studio by (uid=0)
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 afpd[3329]: uams_dhx_pam.c AM: PAM Auth OK!
Jan 30 10:27:40 AD64 afpd[3329]: login studio (uid 501, gid 501) AFP3.1
Jan 30 10:27:41 AD64 afpd[3329]: Setting uid/gid to 0/0
Jan 30 10:27:41 AD64 afpd[3329]: CNID DB initialized using Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.1.25: (March 2, 2005)
Jan 30 10:27:41 AD64 afpd[3329]: Setting uid/gid to 0/0
Jan 30 10:27:47 AD64 afpd[3329]: Setting uid/gid to 0/0
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3329]: ipc_write: command: 2, pid: 3329, msglen: 24
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: ipc_read: command: 2, pid: 3329, len: 24
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: Setting clientid (len 16) for 3329, boottime 29D68249
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: ipc_get_session: len: 24, idlen 16, time 29d68249
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3329]: Setting uid/gid to 0/0
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3329]: ipc_write: command: 2, pid: 3329, msglen: 24
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: ipc_read: command: 2, pid: 3329, len: 24
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: Setting clientid (len 16) for 3329, boottime 29D68249
Jan 30 10:27:48 AD64 afpd[3024]: ipc_get_session: len: 24, idlen 16, time 29d68249


Now the log shows:

Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: ASIP session:548(5) from 172.19.3.3:49364(8)
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: dhx login: studio
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: uams_dhx_pam.c AM: PAM Success
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 netatalk(pam_unix)[5315]: session opened for user studio by (uid=0)
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: uams_dhx_pam.c AM: PAM Auth OK!
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: login studio (uid 501, gid 501) AFP3.1
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: Setting uid/gid to 0/0
Feb 6 11:03:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: CNID DB initialized using Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.1.25: (March 2, 2005)
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: dsi_stream_write: Connection reset by peer
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: dsi_stream_write: Broken pipe
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 netatalk(pam_unix)[5315]: session closed for user studio
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: 0.26KB read, 0.22KB written
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: dsi_stream_write: Broken pipe
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[5315]: Connection terminated
Feb 6 11:05:08 AD64 afpd[3004]: server_child[1] 5315 exited 1


Does anyone have any tips on what I can do to investigate this ? The server was happily sitting in its cabinet and no config changes have been made to it so I don't believe the issue is the linux box.

All assistance very gratefully received.

Cheers
Steve

 

[SteveTempest]

Ok I found out the problem.

The shares contain .AppleDB and .AppleDesktop directories.
Simply delete them, and the problem disappears.

solution was found here:

http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=12885&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a