Strange SAMBA problem
V 3.0.14a
OS Solaris 9
Hardware Sun V440
RAM 4Gb
Network Trunked 3 x 1Gb
Disk space 2Tb+
Number of users 150+ all running XP
Samba is setup in a separate domain and authenticates against the Windows 2003 domain (compatibility mode) using NTLM
We have had Samba setup and working in this way for over 2 years but in the last week we have been experiencing mapping drives at login. This is not an issue for all users, although most users experience a longer wait for the login script to finish during this period.
This seems to only happen between 08:00 and approx. 09:30 each day (we start work at 08:00).
We have turned up the log level and put in place some basic network monitoring (netmon and snoop)
My immediate thoughts are network load, but the main core works of a fast 3com core switch the Samba server has 3Gb trunked connection and the domain controller with the PDC role has 1Gb connection.
There have been no network changes over the last couple of months, no patches etc installed to both the Windows servers or the UNIX servers. The clients have all the latest MS patches.
There has been no major modifications to smb.conf
This is having an impact on the business and the IT manager wants me to get rid of Samba. I don’t think it is a Samba issue, but I need more evidence.
How can I prove it, any suggestions?
I have been running Samba on servers for over 12 years now and never seen this type of problem.
Regards
Kevan Gibbings
System Engineer.
MCSE
V 3.0.14a
OS Solaris 9
Hardware Sun V440
RAM 4Gb
Network Trunked 3 x 1Gb
Disk space 2Tb+
Number of users 150+ all running XP
Samba is setup in a separate domain and authenticates against the Windows 2003 domain (compatibility mode) using NTLM
We have had Samba setup and working in this way for over 2 years but in the last week we have been experiencing mapping drives at login. This is not an issue for all users, although most users experience a longer wait for the login script to finish during this period.
This seems to only happen between 08:00 and approx. 09:30 each day (we start work at 08:00).
We have turned up the log level and put in place some basic network monitoring (netmon and snoop)
My immediate thoughts are network load, but the main core works of a fast 3com core switch the Samba server has 3Gb trunked connection and the domain controller with the PDC role has 1Gb connection.
There have been no network changes over the last couple of months, no patches etc installed to both the Windows servers or the UNIX servers. The clients have all the latest MS patches.
There has been no major modifications to smb.conf
This is having an impact on the business and the IT manager wants me to get rid of Samba. I don’t think it is a Samba issue, but I need more evidence.
How can I prove it, any suggestions?
I have been running Samba on servers for over 12 years now and never seen this type of problem.
Regards
Kevan Gibbings
System Engineer.
MCSE