FreeNAS 9.2.1 samba conversion error

[Hi-Liter]

I am getting quite a lot of console messages like this:

Code:

Feb 24 19:28:21 Schnigges-NAS smbd[28287]: [2014/02/24 19:28:21.674351,  0] ../lib/util/charset/convert_string.c:438(convert_string_talloc_handle)
Feb 24 19:28:21 Schnigges-NAS smbd[28287]:  Conversion error: Incomplete multibyte sequence(M-^Anster (bis 12.2008))

I guess "-^A" is supposed to be an "ü" - are there issues with non ASCII characters now??
I don't know if this is the cause, but top also shows smbd at 100% CPU:

Code:

last pid: 32550;  load averages:  2.22,  1.93,  2.07                                                                up 0+20:29:35  19:45:28
74 processes:  3 running, 71 sleeping
CPU: 11.6% user,  0.0% nice, 37.4% system,  0.5% interrupt, 50.5% idle
Mem: 212M Active, 546M Inact, 14G Wired, 144M Buf, 1096M Free
ARC: 12G Total, 984M MFU, 10G MRU, 74M Anon, 122M Header, 1000M Other
Swap: 12G Total, 12G Free
 
  PID USERNAME    THR PRI NICE  SIZE    RES STATE  C  TIME  WCPU COMMAND
27552 root          2 103    0  312M 29476K CPU0    0  31:49 100.00% smbd
20389 root          1  22    0 29360K  3548K zio->i  2  1:59  2.29% rsync
20383 root          1  22    0 25264K  5240K CPU2    2  2:01  2.20% rsync
55429    921        3  20    0  114M 59940K select  2  1:58  1.86% transmission-daemon
32520 root          1  21    0 12976K  2572K select  0  0:00  1.07% rsync
32519 root          1  20    0 12976K  2616K select  2  0:00  0.78% rsync
20388 root          1  20    0 25264K  2868K select  2  0:43  0.29% rsync
20403 root          1  20    0 78512K  4280K select  0  0:45  0.20% rsync
20387 root          1  20    0 45744K  9124K select  2  1:46  0.00% rsync
20394 root          1  20    0 53936K  7416K select  0  1:25  0.00% rsync
5419 root        12  20    0  146M 21920K uwait  1  1:03  0.00% collectd
3612 root          6  20    0  363M  152M usem    2  0:42  0.00% python2.7
29359    972      14  35  15  245M 69100K select  1  0:03  0.00% python
8960 root          6  20    0  167M 29344K usem    3  0:02  0.00% python2.7
7979 root          6  20    0  154M 24232K usem    0  0:02  0.00% python2.7
9861 root          6  20    0  145M 19764K usem    0  0:02  0.00% python2.7
3208 root          1  20    0 22220K  3308K select  1  0:01  0.00% ntpd
28287 root          2  20    0  312M 27224K kqread  2  0:01  0.00% smbd
29344    972      14  20    0  205M 56900K uwait  3  0:01  0.00% Plex Media Server
51299 root          6  20    0  149M 19400K usem    2  0:01  0.00% python2.7
2899 root          1  20    0 12044K  1560K select  2  0:00  0.00% syslogd
5178 root          1  52    0  149M 11024K ttyin  3  0:00  0.00% python2.7
50973 root          4  52    0  160M 10572K select  1  0:00  0.00% python2.7
  269 uucp          1  20    0 14232K  1840K WCTRL  2  0:00  0.00% usbhid-ups
29371    972      13  20    0  160M 29980K select  0  0:00  0.00% Plex DLNA Server
67852 root          1  20    0  271M 17316K select  0  0:00  0.00% smbd
98699 root          1  20    0 69524K  5408K select  2  0:00  0.00% sshd
27643 www          1  20    0 26044K  5252K kqread  2  0:00  0.00% nginx
5040 root          1  52    0 14136K  1720K nanslp  0  0:00  0.00% cron
20386 root          1  20    0 45744K  3216K select  1  0:00  0.00% rsync
28288 root          2  20    0  309M 19420K kqread  1  0:00  0.00% smbd
9675 root          1  20    0 14180K  1588K nanslp  2  0:00  0.00% cron
7788 root          1  20    0 14180K  1608K nanslp  2  0:00  0.00% cron
8773 root          1  20    0 14180K  1672K nanslp  0  0:00  0.00% cron
9621 root          1  20    0 12088K  1532K select  3  0:00  0.00% syslogd
  271 uucp          1  20    0 20352K  3200K select  0  0:00  0.00% upsd
7720 root          1  20    0 12088K  1552K select  2  0:00  0.00% syslogd
8716 root          1  20    0 12088K  1616K select  3  0:00  0.00% syslogd
98701 root          1  20    0 17520K  3316K pause  1  0:00  0.00% csh

 

[cyberjock]

Are your workstations Windows?

 

[Hi-Liter]

Yes, currently Windows 7 only.

 

[Hi-Liter]

I just found a bug report which matches this issue (https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/4281), I will update it.

 

[cyberjock]

That's the exact ticket I was looking for. Good luck!

 

[dwhacks]

Was there a definite solution to this? Im having the same problem and that ticket is marked as solved.

 

[cyberjock]

The solution for that ticket appears to be in the ticket...

 

[dwhacks]

Go through each of my files? If theres something wrong with the charset in samba so we have to change it, then go through our files manually, and change it back that doesnt really sound like a solution. Or maybe I just don't understand.

 

[cyberjock]

You don't have to thank me! j/k

I'm not sure what 'go through your files' means when you should only need to change the character set being used. It's a single change.

If you have filename screwup like the one guy did and you have duplicate files or whatever then yes, you do have to fix it by hand. The damage was done when the files were copied to the server and you either have to undo said damage by hand, write a script to do the work for you, or delete the damage and restore from another source.

 

[dwhacks]

In the ticket he says he changes it then changed it back? Im not really sure which is the correct solution? I guess I have to copy and delete my files until it works?

 

[cyberjock]

Honestly, I don't know. I've got files with weird names and they all copied over fine when I first migrated to FreeNAS back in 8.0.4.

 

[dwhacks]

Ok. the weird thing is the folders with blank names that when viewed on my CIFS share look like they loop back into the main folder.

Another strange thing, my console messages disappear...

 

[dwhacks]

Is there a way to re-open the ticket? I have added some new info I find strange and I still cant seem to get it to work properly.

 

[cyberjock]

You can post to a ticket that's closed and hope someone will reopen it. I have the power to reopen tickets but I won't unless there's some damn compelling evidence that there is actually a bug that needs developer attention.

 

[dwhacks]

Well Ive got some more observations, since you're replying here I'll tell you about it.
First is the blank console in the webGUI. This only started AFTER I tried to set up Rsync. I have set up two rsync modules and run the rsync client on my windows box.

Next thing, isn't CIFS using SAMBA? Because I have no trouble with my CIFS and copying the same folder with CIFS that I am trying to copy with Rsync works fine if I "drag and drop" it on my windows box. The folder is my music collection so I want to set up rsync so when I add new music to my library it gets copied over.

So do you have any ideas about my console? What can I post to give you more information?

 

[cyberjock]

Console stuff: No clue. There's so many things that could be the cause I can't even begin to point you in a direction. All I can say is do some googling and see if you can figure it out.

Samba is CIFS. If everything is correct in CIFS but not in rsync then it sounds like something is going on with rsync. Either software bug, improper configuration, etc.

 

[Hi-Liter]

Well Ive got some more observations, since you're replying here I'll tell you about it.
First is the blank console in the webGUI. This only started AFTER I tried to set up Rsync. I have set up two rsync modules and run the rsync client on my windows box.

I also only got the special characters issue after using rsync between my old FreeNAS (9.2.0) system and my new one (9.2.1 at the time).