network path not found (samba)

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

Dear All,

we have SAP production server on HPUX 11.11 (rp4440). on which we have configure samba.
an application which is running on windows server will try to write and delete files on the samba share. during the transactions 5-10 times in 100 attempts we are getting the below errors "The parameter is incorrect
The network path was not found"

regarding this we have installed the latest Network and service guard patched also.
it was stable for 1 week after pathces installtions but still again we are getting the same errors. please find the attachement for kernel parms,errors and pathces.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The smb.conf file is needed to assist you.

The Samba logs should have more information as well.

This could be a problem with your windows domain controller as well.

SEP

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

please find the attachement for smb.conf

[Rainer von Bongartz]

What SAMBA version are you using ??

Regards
Rainer

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

we are using samba version: 3.0.7 based HP CIFS Server A.02.01.02

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

I suggest the latest version of samba. You smb.conf file is unremarkable, though I'd note we just learned the hard way about the password server line. Good that you have it set to *

I'd say you have a resource issue on the server and should compare your samba shares to reality, one of them doesn't actually exist on the shared filesystem.

SEP

[Rainer von Bongartz]

You SHOULD upgrade to A.02.02.01


Regards
Rainer

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

next week we are upgrading it to latest version (A.2.2.1). but could please let us know is this is a known error in A.2.0.1.

[Rainer von Bongartz]

I don't know if it is a really DOCUMENTED error , but I remember having this this error with your release.

There's a lot wrong 3.0.7 on HP-UX. I would not run anything earlier than 3.0.14 on an HP-UX system.


Regards
Rainer

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

Hi all,

thanks for your suggestion.
i will put points after my upgradation.

thx,
V

[eric roseme]

Sounds more like a name resolution problem. I doubt that the CIFS/Samba server ever sees the connection request, and thus you would never see a log entry for the failed connection attempt.

Try setting a WINS server config in smb.conf. If you do not have a WINS server, then try connecting by \\ip.address\share. But if you connect by IP, then you better add in smb.conf "interfaces = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" and "bind interfaces only - yes" in smb.conf. If you have multiple network cards on your rp4440, then you should add that stuff anyway.

Eric Roseme
Hewlett-Packard

[srinivasa rao vaddadi]

Hi Eric,

we have tried even giving ip address also while connecting but still we have got the same error. anyhow we have got the downtime for next week. so after upgradation of samba we will try to use yor suggestion also.

thx,
V