Public bug reported: After upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 I have experienced some compatibility issues when mounting CIFS shares on the Ubuntu 13.04 workstation. The following systems were tested:
* Windows 2003 server CIFS shares: Success * EMC VNX CIFS shares: Success * Ubuntu 10.04.2 CIFS shares: Success * Nexenta CIFS shares: Failed All the same shares continue to work from Ubuntu 12.10 systems. So in Ubuntu 13.04, there has arisen a CIFS compatibility issue between Ubuntu and Nexenta. I have also been in touch with our Nexenta supplier, and they have set up a new machine with Nexenta OS with a CIFS share, and a new install of Ubuntu 13.04, and they reproduced the same error. My environment uses AD authentication, but the issue was reproduced without AD authentication, so that's not it. Here's the syslog excerpt from the failed mount, /proc/fs/cifs/cifsFYI was set to 1 (removed date and hostname for brevity): kernel: [ 420.482254] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c: Devname: //10.0.0.27/share1 flags: 0 kernel: [ 420.482266] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: iocharset set to utf8 kernel: [ 420.482274] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Domain name set kernel: [ 420.482277] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Username: ketil kernel: [ 420.482280] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: file mode: 0x1ed dir mode: 0x1ed kernel: [ 420.483011] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_mount as Xid: 2 with uid: 0 kernel: [ 420.483013] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: UNC: \\10.0.0.27\share1 kernel: [ 420.483023] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Socket created kernel: [ 420.483024] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: sndbuf 16384 rcvbuf 87380 rcvtimeo 0x6d6 kernel: [ 420.484263] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/fscache.c: cifs_fscache_get_client_cookie: (0xffff8800b87bcc00/0xffff8800c6427050) kernel: [ 420.484266] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: CIFS VFS: in cifs_get_smb_ses as Xid: 3 with uid: 0 kernel: [ 420.484267] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Existing smb sess not found kernel: [ 420.484272] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c: secFlags 0x81 kernel: [ 420.484273] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c: NTLMSSP only mechanism, enable extended security kernel: [ 420.484275] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: For smb_command 114 kernel: [ 420.484276] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: Sending smb: smb_len=78 kernel: [ 420.484495] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Demultiplex PID: 3282 kernel: [ 420.491908] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: RFC1002 header 0x5b kernel: [ 420.491919] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: cifs_sync_mid_result: cmd=114 mid=1 state=4 kernel: [ 420.491922] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c: Dialect: 2 kernel: [ 420.491924] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c: negprot rc 0 kernel: [ 420.491926] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: Security Mode: 0x3 Capabilities: 0xf3fc TimeAdjust: -7200 kernel: [ 420.491927] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/sess.c: sess setup type 3 kernel: [ 420.491929] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/sess.c: ntlmssp session setup phase 1 kernel: [ 420.491931] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: For smb_command 115 kernel: [ 420.491932] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: Sending smb: smb_len=206 kernel: [ 420.494445] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: RFC1002 header 0x23 kernel: [ 420.494453] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/transport.c: cifs_sync_mid_result: cmd=115 mid=2 state=4 kernel: [ 420.494455] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/netmisc.c: Mapping smb error code 0x10002 to POSIX err -5 kernel: [ 420.494456] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/misc.c: Null buffer passed to cifs_small_buf_release kernel: [ 420.494457] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/sess.c: ssetup freeing small buf ffff8800c6421540 kernel: [ 420.494458] CIFS VFS: Send error in SessSetup = -5 kernel: [ 420.494461] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_get_smb_ses (xid = 3) rc = -5 kernel: [ 420.494466] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/fscache.c: cifs_fscache_release_client_cookie: (0xffff8800b87bcc00/0xffff8800c6427050) kernel: [ 420.494523] /build/buildd/linux-3.8.0/fs/cifs/connect.c: CIFS VFS: leaving cifs_mount (xid = 2) rc = -5 kernel: [ 420.494524] CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -5 To summarize, a change that occurred between Ubuntu 12.10 and Ubuntu 13.04 is causing compatibility issues with the Nexenta CIFS shares. I can't say from the information I have whether it's Ubuntu or Nexenta that is not compliant, but if it is Ubuntu, this may be affecting other systems as well. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: cifs-utils 2:5.5-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue May 28 15:04:35 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-08 (19 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: cifs-utils UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cifs-utils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1185025 Title: Ubuntu 13.04 unable to mount Nexenta CIFS shares To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cifs-utils/+bug/1185025/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs