Linux to Windows SMBClient issue...
 

Running RHEL 5.8 and copying data via smbclient to a Windows Server 2012 R2 file server. Unfortunately, I get the error...

Error writing file: ERRSRV - ERRerror (Non-specific error code.)

When I test from an RHEL 6.5 test server, it works fine. My first assumption is its either the older version of smbclient (Version 3.0.33-3.39.el5_8) on the RHEL 5.8 server, or the newer version on the Windows Server 2012 R2.

Question: There aren't a lot of blogs and articles related to this error. Is upgrading the smbclient on the Linux server the recommended solution, and if so, what is the highest recommended version supported?

For anyone that comes along looking for a solution.

Samba version 3.0.33 can't copy files to a samba share on windows 2012. It produces zero byte files.

The solution is to remove samba 3.0.33 and upgrade to samba 3.6.33.

These are the steps I followed, no guarantee they work as I made these notes about a year ago.

1. Perform backups to taste
2. Make sure a cdrom source is enabled:
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   sudo vi /etc/yum.conf.d/*.repo

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3. Attach/Insert Centos 5.11 DVD to host
4. Code:

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   sudo service smb stop

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5. Code:

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   sudo cp /etc/smb.conf /etc/smb.conf.`date --iso`

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6. Check for any samba users and act as needed:
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   sudo pdbedit -L -v

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7. Code:

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   sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

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8. Code:

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   sudo yum remove samba samba-common samba-client system-config-samba

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9. Code:

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   sudo yum clean all

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10. Code:

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    sudo yum install samba3x samba3x-common samba3x-winbind samba3x-client libtalloc libtdb

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11. Code:

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    sudo cp /etc/smb.conf /etc/smb.conf.default

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12. Code:

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    sudo cp /etc/smb.conf.`date --iso` /etc/smb.conf

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13. Code:

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    sudo service smb start

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14. Code:

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    sudo umount /media/cdrom

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15. Detach/Eject Centos DVD
16. Test, Revert etc etc