Apparently this is due to a combination of factors, issues in kernel notify implementation and a specific unsupported situation (for example, Outlook PSTs and OST on a network share).
Could you add the following to the [global] section of your /etc/samba/smb.conf and see if it fixes it ? kernel change notify = false References: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1099408 http://samba.2283325.n4.nabble.com/No-data-on-inotify-fd-error-td2452847.html ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- Samba is filling the disk with two logfiles (syslog and daemon.log) with messages on "No data on inotify ds?! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656456 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs