cifs and 426 Sendfile error: Value too large for defined data type

punt · 06-01-2006, 01:04 PM

When I recently upgraded to FC5, everything seemed to work except that I had to switch to using cifs instead of smbfs. Now, I'm having difficulty when trying to download using standard FTP.

My fstab line is as follows:

Code:

//ip.address/share$               /cifs/share                cifs   username="",password="",dir_mode=0777

This seems to work fine.

But I have my FTP jailed down to another directory to restrict further access, so this line is also in my fstab:

Code:

/cifs/share/download          /ftp/download      ext2    rw,bind 0 0

When I download any file that is "large" (more than 50 bytes), I get this error:

Code:

426 Sendfile error: Value too large for defined data type.

Is it becasue I am doing something wrong in my fstab? I tried to mount the cifs share as ext3 and reiserfs with the same results.

Please let me know what I am doing wrong.

Thanks!

punt · 06-01-2006, 06:47 PM

Did I stump you all?

I've been researching this for 2-3 months now with no luck. In that sense, I wish the kernel supported smbfs again.

punt · 06-03-2006, 08:08 PM

Bump for assistance!

bornholme · 10-10-2006, 04:28 AM

I've experienced the same problem. help!

agauthi · 01-14-2007, 12:47 PM

I have this same error can someone help? Im using clarkconnect distro which I think is using RH9

pharmaka · 04-10-2008, 05:59 AM

hi!
don't know if you guys above still dealing with this problem..for 2 years

just got to that problem and found in the proftpd.conf:

Code:

# Be warned: use of this directive impacts CPU average load!
#
# Uncomment this if you like to see progress and transfer rate with ftpwho
# in downloads. That is not needed for uploads rates.
#UseSendFile                     off

i uncommented the entry and it works fine now.
the warning may be for something else coz i can't see any progress or transfer rate with ftpwho,nor has my average cpu load increased.

greez