Microsoft KB Archive/826155

= The Network File System Stops Responding When You Use a Hard Link to a UNIX File =

PSS ID Number: 826155

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, when used with:
 * Microsoft Services for Unix 3.0
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, when used with:
 * Microsoft Services for Unix 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you use a hard link to retrieve a UNIX file that is stored in a network file system (NFS) share on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer that is running Microsoft Services for UNIX 3.0, the network file system stops responding.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if you have 100 or more hard links to the NFS shared file. If you have 100 or more hard links to the NFS shared file, this can cause too much network traffic. As a result, NFS may stop responding because it cannot enumerate its place in the file directory.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, Microsoft recommends that you change the directory structure on the NFS share to use fewer that 100 hard links to a single file.

Keywords: kbprb KB826155

Technology: kbsfu300 kbsfuSearch kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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