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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