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Re: Weird samba (sarge) problem - not following symlinks? - same on NFS too

As an update to my previous problem, I have just switched everything possible over to NFS and the same problem occurs - namely the client machine sees the symlink literally (i.e. server has the symlink as Television -> /home/share/tv/, and the client also sees the symlink as Television -> /home/share/tv, rather than an actual directory. This points to the fact that Samba and NFS are working properly, but something is going badly wrong with regard to network block devices in general.
Does anyone have a clue what's going on? Are symlinks b0rked in Sarge? Do I need a new kernel? Did I upgrade something wrongly?
If anyone knows what the problem is, please respond, cos my MythTV system is utterly crippled without it and the WAF is dropping through the floor at the moment...! 

Many thanks

S Tait


At 19:08 13/06/2005, you wrote:
I've just updated my system from Woody to Sarge, and am now encountering a weird problem with Samba:
My debian PDC box, tamora, serves files to the rest of my LAN via Samba. My MythTV backend (banquo, running Gentoo and a basic samba config for when I have to grab files from it via windows) mounts the SMB shares. But now this system seems broken, as samba no longer seems to follow a crucial symlink.
MythTV's video module demands that all videos be present in a single directory, which isn't how I've set my system up. Tamora has a symlink that points from /home/share/movies/Television to /home/share/tv/: 

tamora:~# ls -l /home/share/movies/Television
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 15 Jun 13 15:34 /home/share/movies/Television -> /home/share/tv/
Before, the gentoo box followed the symlink, and all the contents of /home/share/tv were listed under the movies mount point, /home/mythtv/movies, in the Television folder. However, when I look at it now, the symlink is represented as a file rather than a symlink to another directory 

banquo ~ # ls -l /home/mythtv/movies/Television
lrwxr--r-- 1 root root 15 Jun 13 15:34 /home/mythtv/movies/Television -> /home/share/tv/
Obviously, the symlink isn't being "processed" before it leaves Tamora, and is hence being pointed to a non-existent mount point on banquo.
Since the only config to have changed is that of tamora, I'm assuming that there has been some kind of error in the upgrade process (missing an option of some sort in smb.conf?) - and before you ask, "follow symlinks" isn't set anywhere.
Follows smb.conf (comments deleted, largely unchanged from samba 2) and relevant logs from tamora and banquo: 



[global]

   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

   workgroup = snafu

   netbios name = tamora

   server string = %h server (Samba %v PDC)

   domain logons = yes

   logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile
   logon drive = Z:
   logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
   logon script = netlogon.bat

   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

   max log size = 1000
   syslog = 0

   security = user

   encrypt passwords = true
   passdb backend = tdbsam guest  #think this is obsolete as of smb3

   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

   local master = yes

   os level = 64

   domain master = yes

   preferred master = yes

   dns proxy = no

   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
   unix password sync = false

   obey pam restrictions = yes

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writeable = yes
   create mask = 0700
   directory mask = 0700

[netlogon]
   comment = Network Logon Service
   path = /home/samba/netlogon
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes
   writable = no
   browseable = no
   share modes = no
   write list = @admin

[profiles]
   path = /home/samba/profiles
   writable = yes
   browseable = no
   create mask = 0600
   directory mask = 0700

[Movies]
   comment = Movie Archive
   path = /home/share/movies
   valid users = admin std patrickl mythtv
   writeable = yes
   write list = @smbadmins

[Music]
   comment = Music Archive
   path = /home/share/music
   valid users = admin std patrickl mythtv
   write list = @smbadmins
   writeable = yes

[TV]
   comment = TV Shows
   path = /home/share/tv
   valid users = admin patrickl std
   write list = @smbadmins
   writeable = yes

[Apps]
   comment = Computer Apllications
   path = /home/share/apps
   valid users = admin std
   write list = @smbadmins
   writeable = yes



tamora:~# cat /var/log/samba/log.smbd
[2005/06/12 06:28:35, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(149)
  Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
[2005/06/12 06:28:35, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(149)
  Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
[2005/06/12 17:25:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 17:57:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 18:29:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 19:01:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 19:33:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 21:09:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 21:41:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 22:13:57, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 22:45:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/12 23:17:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 00:21:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 00:53:59, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 01:25:59, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 01:28:53, 0] smbd/server.c:main(798)
  smbd version 3.0.14a-Debian started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2004
[2005/06/13 01:28:53, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(149)
  Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
[2005/06/13 01:28:53, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(149)
  Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
[2005/06/13 02:29:59, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 03:01:59, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected


banquo ~ # cat /var/log/samba3/log.smbd
[2005/06/10 09:52:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 10:24:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 12:32:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 13:04:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 13:36:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 14:40:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 15:12:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 15:44:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 16:16:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 16:48:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 17:20:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 17:52:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 18:24:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 18:56:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 19:28:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 20:00:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 20:32:14, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 21:04:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 21:36:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 22:08:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 22:40:15, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/10 23:44:16, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)

banquo ~ # cat /var/log/samba3/log.0.0.0.0
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(328)
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
  Denied connection from  (0.0.0.0)
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 1] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1084)
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1000)
  getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
  Connection denied from 0.0.0.0
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(430)
  write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Connection reset by peer
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(455)
write_socket: Error writing 5 bytes to socket 22: ERRNO = Connection reset by peer 
[2005/06/13 18:29:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(647)
  Error writing 5 bytes to client. -1. (Connection reset by peer)
...and so on and so forth, ad infinitum. Googling has returned a multitude of nothing helpful (there seem to be hundreds of people who've had this error at some point, but I don't see any solutions) - if there's anything else needed, or anything glaringly obvious that I've missed, or even if you have the same problem yourself and are similarly stumped, please say so! Many thanks for any light that can be shed on this issue. 

S Tait


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