Re: [SLUG] debugging ODBC / samba

[jeff.allison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Micheal I remember seeing something
on this list before about samba and myob being a "bad thing".
ie corrupted data files etc I'm sure there were some tips there.

Jeff


slug-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/06/2003 10:36:28:

> 
> G'day Stewart and all... 
> 
> Check out the force-group option for the share in smb.conf and check
> that group has read/write/execute permissions set on the 
> directory/directories at the filesystem level. 
> 
> Warmest regards
> 
> Mike
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> Network Administrator
> Capital Holdings Group (NSW) Pty Ltd
> p: (02) 9955 8000 
> 

> 
> "Robert Collins" <robertc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent by: slug-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> 11/06/2003 06:46 PM 
> 
>         
>         To:        "Stewart"
<stewart@xxxxxxxxx>, <slug@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
>         cc:         
>         Subject:        Re:
[SLUG] debugging ODBC / samba
> 
> 
> 
> 
> It's highly likely it's a locking issue..
> 
> Rob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stewart" <stewart@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <slug@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:22 PM
> Subject: [SLUG] debugging ODBC / samba
> 
> 
> > Hello.
> > 
> > Wondering how other sluggers might go about debugging this little
> > problem.
> > 
> > I have set up a samba server (smbd Version 2.999+3.0.alpha24-3
for 
> > Debian) to serve an MYOB data file to three clients on a network.
the 
> > actual MYOB part seems to work ok (once we gave the server enough
RAM - 
> > 32M RAM it seems is not enough these days :-)  But there
is a second 
> > program that uses ODBC to query the data file and it runs like
a 
> > proverbial something.. unusably slow. The data file is set up
as a 
> > System DSN in the ODBC control panel in win2k. I've run tethereal
on 
> > the connection to the server and see a lot of SMB AndX Read requests
> > from the client and not a lot of replies going back.  I
think i need to 
> > work on tuning samba with this but am unsure where to start.
As i say 
> > the performance of the non-ODBC SMB connections seems acceptable
now.. 
> > but until i can get the ODBC driver working I'm unable to complete
the 
> > move and finish the project.
> > 
> > Any hints most welcome. :)
> > 
> > cheers,
> > ..S.
> > 
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