[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#453050: samba: security updated causes directory listings to be truncated

[Stefan Schmieta]

Hi Steve,

the 3.0.27a Samba package in unstable does not exhibit this problem.

Best,
  Stefan

Am Montag, den 26.11.2007, 15:50 -0800 schrieb Steve Langasek:
> Hi Stefan,
> 
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 06:04:42PM -0500, Stefan Schmieta wrote:
> > Package: samba
> > Version: 3.0.24-6etch7
> > Severity: grave
> > Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> > Upgrading to 3.0.24-6etch7 causes large directory listings to be 
> > truncated using both smbclient and Windows explorer. We have several 
> > directories that contain over 20,000 files each which worked flawlessly 
> > before. With -etch7 only about 200 files are shown. Downgrading to 
> > -etch4 resolved the problem.
> 
> Is there any chance that you can test whether this is also a problem with
> the 3.0.27a Samba package in unstable?  The package can't be installed
> directly on etch, so it would require a rebuild or a test on a system
> running unstable (or an unstable chroot).
> 
> If you're not able to test just say so and I'll find the time to put
> together a test case here; but if you are able, that would help us track
> this down more quickly by telling me whether we need to refer this to
> upstream, or seek out the change from 3.0.27a that was missed in the
> security release.
> 
> Thanks,