Microsoft KB Archive/315979

= A Linux 7.2 Client Cannot Create Files That Are Larger Than Four GB with SFU 2.2 =

Article ID: 315979

Article Last Modified on 2/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q315979



SYMPTOMS
If a Linux 7.2 client mounts a Services for UNIX (SFU) 2.2 NFS export, the client can create files that are up to four gigabytes (GB) in size. However, the client cannot create files that are larger than four GB. If a client attempts to create a file that is larger than four GB, Linux 7.2 reports that the maximum file size has been exceeded. Note that a Linux 7.1 client that mounts the same SFU 2.2 NFS export can create files that are larger than four GB in size.



CAUSE
When an NFS client mounts an NFS volume, the client queries the NFS server for both dynamic and static file-system information. The static file-system information that is returned by the NFS server includes a maximum file size. The SFU 2.2 server for NFS returns four GB as the maximum file size. The Linux 7.2 NFS client enforces the maximum file size that is returned by the NFS server.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name --  12-Feb-2002  15:17  5.3000.2073.9  265,856  Nfssvr.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB315979

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