There is a patch to do greater than 2gb file size.  That is a 32bit
limit if I remember correctly.

-Scott

On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 16:16, Patrick Fleming wrote:
> If I remember right the 2.4gb limit applied to both the kernel and any 
> software you are running. Samba may have to be compiled with the kernel 
> headers for the larger file size limitation available in the 2.4 series 
> kernel. Also any tools that you might be using with the larger file size 
> may have to be recompiled.
> 
> Austin Godber wrote:
> 
> > I have noticed a 2GB limit on Samba (when trying to image a drive over 
> > samba to a linux box running the 2.4 kernel).  Or at least that is what 
> > I attribute the problem to.  Although you may also have linux file limit 
> > issues with RH 6.2. 6.2 probably uses the 2.2 kernel which may also have 
> > a 2GB file size limit. That is unless you have a different kernel.
> > 
> > Austin
> > 
> > C Graham wrote:
> > 
> >> I have an older version of Red Hat (6.?).  Trying to use samba to 
> >> backup work related folders on Windows NT.  The sum of all files is in 
> >> access of 2 GB.  Is there a setting or just a limitation of samba or 
> >> the kernel that prevent large file creation?  I know in UNIX you can 
> >> go into the SAM (System Admin Menus) and change a drive to allow large 
> >> files, is there something similar in linux.
> >>  
> >> Thanks
> >>  
> >> Chris
> > 
> > 
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