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.
- Perform backups to taste
- Make sure a cdrom source is enabled:
Code:
sudo vi /etc/yum.conf.d/*.repo
- Attach/Insert Centos 5.11 DVD to host
Code:
sudo service smb stop
Code:
sudo cp /etc/smb.conf /etc/smb.conf.`date --iso`
- Check for any samba users and act as needed:
Code:
sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
Code:
sudo yum remove samba samba-common samba-client system-config-samba
Code:
sudo yum install samba3x samba3x-common samba3x-winbind samba3x-client libtalloc libtdb
Code:
sudo cp /etc/smb.conf /etc/smb.conf.default
Code:
sudo cp /etc/smb.conf.`date --iso` /etc/smb.conf
Code:
sudo service smb start
Code:
sudo umount /media/cdrom
- Detach/Eject Centos DVD
- Test, Revert etc etc