[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#479512: Bug#479512: samba: locks up when cups server unresponsive

[Michal Suchanek]

On 05/05/2008, Christian Perrier <bubulle at debian.org> wrote:
> Quoting Michal Suchanek (hramrach at centrum.cz):
>  > Package: samba
>  > Version: 1:3.0.28a-2
>  > Severity: important
>  >
>  >
>  > The samba server always tries to connect to a cups server, even when
>  > there are no printing shares, and "load printers" is set to no.
>  >
>  > When this server does not respond (as it drops the packets) samba blocks
>  > indefinitely trying to connect to the server failing to open its
>  > listening sockets at all.
>  >
>  > This is serious usability, and possibly security bug. The server fails
>  > when another service that is not even required for proper operation
>  > fails.
>
>
>  Can you send the output of "testparm -s", please?
>
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