I wonder if your hitting the /run/lock fill up that another user reported on a week or two ago (they are using ubuntu). I think the solution was to make that tmpfs partition bigger (like 50 mb instead of 5 mb). next time it is unresponsive check and see what the output of 'df -h' is.
Ricky On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Kevin Field <k...@brantaero.com> wrote: > I've upgraded to 4.0.9 and this behaviour persists. > > Should I file a bug report, do you think? Is nobody else experiencing > this? > > Thanks, > > Kev > > On 2013-08-20 11:40 AM, Kristofer Pettijohn wrote: > >> You may want to see if it is this bug, which is fixed in 4.0.9: >> https://bugzilla.samba.org/**show_bug.cgi?id=9820<https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9820> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >> ------------ >> >> *From: *"Kevin Field" <k...@brantaero.com> >> *To: *samba@lists.samba.org >> *Sent: *Tuesday, August 20, 2013 9:38:32 AM >> *Subject: *[Samba] AD DC eventually not browsable without restart >> >> >> I have a SerNet Samba 4.0.8 AD DC running on CentOS 6.4 (newdc) >> replicating from a W2K3 DC (olddc). When I first launch Samba using >> `sudo samba`, I can go to the Windows server and browse to \\newdc in >> Explorer, and I see mytestshare, netlogon, printers, sysvol, and >> "Printers and Faxes". >> >> After a while (I'm not sure how long precisely, but under 24 hours) I >> could not navigate to \\newdc without the following error: >> >> --------------------------- >> \\newdc >> --------------------------- >> \\newdc is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this >> network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out >> if you have access permissions. >> >> The Server service is not started. >> --------------------------- >> OK >> --------------------------- >> >> But in the interim, I had not been doing anything in the system, so I'm >> not sure what might have caused it. One time it even happened on a >> weekend when no backup or anything particularly special is scheduled >> while I was away. >> >> Anyway, running `sudo killall samba` and then `sudo samba` makes it >> suddenly browsable again. >> >> This is happening every day. I guess it would be best to figure this >> problem out before we make Samba the only DC. >> >> Here's my smb.conf, mostly set up by samba-tool, and now a work in >> progress to add the extras we will use: >> >> # Global parameters >> [global] >> workgroup = MYDOMAIN >> realm = mydomain.lan >> netbios name = NEWDC >> server role = active directory domain controller >> server services = rpc, nbt, wrepl, ldap, cldap, kdc, drepl, >> winbind, ntp_signd, kcc, dnsupdate, smb, dns >> allow dns updates = true >> dns forwarder = 192.168.1.1 >> # dns recursive queries = yes >> dcerpc endpoint servers = epmapper, wkssvc, rpcecho, samr, >> netlogon, lsarpc, spoolss, drsuapi, dssetup, unixinfo, browser, >> eventlog6, backupkey, dnsserver, winreg, srvsvc >> # dcerpc endpoint servers = winreg srvsvc >> load printers = yes >> printing = cups >> >> [netlogon] >> path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol/**mydomain.lan/scripts >> read only = No >> >> [sysvol] >> path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol >> read only = No >> >> [printers] >> comment = All Printers >> path = /var/spool/samba >> browseable = Yes >> read only = No >> printable = Yes >> >> [print$] >> comment = Point and Print Printer Drivers >> path = /var/lib/samba/printing >> read only = No >> >> [mytestshare] >> path = /srv/mytestshare/ >> read only = No >> >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Kev >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: >> https://lists.samba.org/**mailman/options/samba<https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba> >> >> -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: > https://lists.samba.org/**mailman/options/samba<https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba> > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba