[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#479512: Bug#479512: samba: locks up when cups server unresponsive

[Michal Suchanek]

X-Debbugs-CC: hramrach at centrum.cz

On 06/05/2008, Michal Suchanek <hramrach at centrum.cz> wrote:
> On 05/05/2008, Christian Perrier <bubulle at debian.org> wrote:
>  > Quoting Michal Suchanek (hramrach at centrum.cz):
>  >  > Package: samba
>  >  > Version: 1:3.0.28a-2
>  >  > Severity: important
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > The samba server always tries to connect to a cups server, even when
>  >  > there are no printing shares, and "load printers" is set to no.
>  >  >
>  >  > When this server does not respond (as it drops the packets) samba blocks
>  >  > indefinitely trying to connect to the server failing to open its
>  >  > listening sockets at all.
>  >  >
>  >  > This is serious usability, and possibly security bug. The server fails
>  >  > when another service that is not even required for proper operation
>  >  > fails.
>  >
>  >
>  >  Can you send the output of "testparm -s", please?
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >

When there is no server Samba logs an error and starts. When the
packets to cups are dropped Samba locks up.

Thanks

Michal