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From: Jeff Layton on 2 Dec 2009 15:30 On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:55:50 -0500 RobertoBouza(a)bayviewassetmanagement.com wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I hope I can get some help with this problem we are having. > > We have a CIFS mount (from a NetApp) were we write files (php > application). Then the files are being copied to a directory in the same > CIFS filesystem, then a process on a Windows server picks up the file and > deletes it. > > The thing is, later the php app, generates a new file and when it tries to > copy it it says "the file doesn't exists". So if I go to the "copy" > location and do an ls I don't see the file, but if I do ls -l "filename" > then it shows!!! > > I issue a rm "filename" and I got a "no such file or directory", then I do > a ls -l "filename" is not there anymore. here some steps: > > A.- On a CIFS filesystem /path/ on a RHEL 5 server (server1): > > 1.- PHP app generates file (test.txt) on /path/temp/ > 2.- PHP app copies file from /path/temp/ to /path/final/ > > B.- On a Windows server accessing the same /path/ share (server2) > > 1.- Informatica sees the test.txt file on /path/final/ executes a > proccess, deletes the file > > C.- On server 1 > > 1.- PHP app generates file (test.txt) on /path/temp/ > 2.- PHP app copies file from /path/temp/ to /path/final/ ----> the app > fails with an error > > D.- Admin (ME) > > 1.- Goes to the server an does: ls -l /path/final/ ---> file is not there > 2.- Does: ls -l /path/final/test.txt and gets: -rwxrwSrwx 1 wwwspool > wwwspool 0 Nov 4 10:38 test.txt > 3.- Does: rm /path/final/test.txt and gets: rm: cannot remove `test.txt': > No such file or directory > > The cycle starts again on A. > > thanks for your help. Interesting. What kernel are you using here? -- Jeff Layton <jlayton(a)samba.org> -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
From: RobertoBouza on 2 Dec 2009 16:40 Linux server01 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5 #1 SMP Mon Sep 21 04:37:51 EDT 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Thank you. Jeff Layton <jlayton(a)samba.org> 12/02/2009 03:27 PM To RobertoBouza(a)bayviewassetmanagement.com cc samba(a)lists.samba.org Subject Re: [Samba] CIFS and ghost files. On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:55:50 -0500 RobertoBouza(a)bayviewassetmanagement.com wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I hope I can get some help with this problem we are having. > > We have a CIFS mount (from a NetApp) were we write files (php > application). Then the files are being copied to a directory in the same > CIFS filesystem, then a process on a Windows server picks up the file and > deletes it. > > The thing is, later the php app, generates a new file and when it tries to > copy it it says "the file doesn't exists". So if I go to the "copy" > location and do an ls I don't see the file, but if I do ls -l "filename" > then it shows!!! > > I issue a rm "filename" and I got a "no such file or directory", then I do > a ls -l "filename" is not there anymore. here some steps: > > A.- On a CIFS filesystem /path/ on a RHEL 5 server (server1): > > 1.- PHP app generates file (test.txt) on /path/temp/ > 2.- PHP app copies file from /path/temp/ to /path/final/ > > B.- On a Windows server accessing the same /path/ share (server2) > > 1.- Informatica sees the test.txt file on /path/final/ executes a > proccess, deletes the file > > C.- On server 1 > > 1.- PHP app generates file (test.txt) on /path/temp/ > 2.- PHP app copies file from /path/temp/ to /path/final/ ----> the app > fails with an error > > D.- Admin (ME) > > 1.- Goes to the server an does: ls -l /path/final/ ---> file is not there > 2.- Does: ls -l /path/final/test.txt and gets: -rwxrwSrwx 1 wwwspool > wwwspool 0 Nov 4 10:38 test.txt > 3.- Does: rm /path/final/test.txt and gets: rm: cannot remove `test.txt': > No such file or directory > > The cycle starts again on A. > > thanks for your help. Interesting. What kernel are you using here? -- Jeff Layton <jlayton(a)samba.org> -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
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