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Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:56:49 GMT

Hello Together,We are using the Alfresco Community Edition 3.2.r2 on a Linux OpenSuSE 11.0.Primarily our Users are Using Alfresco via the CIFS. Under Company Home We have a Folder Called "Ablage" below that are about 575 Folders.Now We are having some Problems. Some Folders are just disappearing, wh

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:08:30 GMT

Another interesting thing is: When I copy a Folder (maybe customerA) to customerA- , delete customerA and rename customerA- to customerA. Then the Folder becomes Visible. But the Complete Number of Folders below "Ablage" is still 570+3 (CheckInOut.exe, ShowDetails.exe, Alfresco.lnk). So another one must be disappeared.

I do not think this is by chance. Maybe there is a limit of 570 Folders for Windows on CIFSs or something linke that… does anybody know more, than I do?

Regards,
Markus

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:40:49 GMT

I just adjusted the Login to the "debug" Level. When i'm Accessing my Folder "Ablage" I get a list of all the Folders below it. And on one, the Log File Entry just looked a little bit different:

13:32:57,419 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Fetched file info:
info: Kayser_71319 —D 0 - Fri Apr 09 01:59:50 CEST 2010
13:32:57,419 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.ContentSearchContext] Fast search restart - KUNDE_KUNDENNUMMER
13:32:57,423 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Retrieved node references for path:
path root: workspace://SpacesStore/946d6cfc-201f-4 … b4bba6501a
path:
results: [workspace://SpacesStore/946d6cfc-201f-4914-a0d0-e0b4bba6501a]
13:32:57,424 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.alfresco.AlfrescoDiskDriver] Created transaction readOnly=true
13:32:57,424 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Getting direct descendents:
Path Root: workspace://SpacesStore/58dac045-23e4-4 … 470c5f461e
Path Element: Ablage
13:32:57,426 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Retrieved node references for path:
path root: workspace://SpacesStore/58dac045-23e4-4 … 470c5f461e
path: Ablage
results: [workspace://SpacesStore/6e1c6aed-dfe5-44f9-a7f4-fb624c7681bc]
13:32:57,426 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Retrieved node references for path:
path root: workspace://SpacesStore/6e1c6aed-dfe5-4 … 624c7681bc
path:
results: [workspace://SpacesStore/6e1c6aed-dfe5-44f9-a7f4-fb624c7681bc]
13:32:57,427 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.CifsHelper] Fetched file info:
info: Ablage —D 0 - Wed Apr 28 11:50:51 CEST 2010

Can anybody see something here? This Folder "KUNDE_KUNDENNUMMER" is not visible via the Explorer.

unfortunately, this does not really look like an error…

edit:
I think this line points to the Problem:

14:14:39,113 DEBUG [org.alfresco.filesys.repo.ContentSearchContext] Fast search restart - KUNDE_KUNDENNUMMER

This Line only appears with the Folders, that are invisible! And when I am listing the Directory via the Linux Mount - the Line is not there and all Folders are visible!

Unfortunately, I have no idea, what to do with this :cry:

Regards
Markus

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:43:52 GMT

I found these Settings and I am not sure, what they are doing:

# Enable the use of asynchronous sockets/NIO code
cifs.disableNIO=true
# Disable the use of JNI code. Only currently affects Windows
cifs.disableNativeCode=true

Can someone, maybe explan this to me?

Regards,
Markus

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:06:09 GMT

Ok. It seems like nobody here can or wants to help me. But what is the next step for me? Is there a Mailing List or something Like that, where I could contact the Developer directly? Or will have to look for Professional Help?

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

srouthiau — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:44:11 GMT

Hi,

I have the same problem for one of by customer using the 3.2r2 CE.

Did you try the 3.3 CE ?
Did you pass the integrity checker ? (http://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ETWOTWO-799)

Did you try to :
* backup content via FTP,
* delete the folder from the WebUI
* reimport the folder content again (via FTP)

Best regards

Stéphane

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:53:58 GMT

Hi,

I copied the content of a Folder to a completely new one. Deleted the first one via the WebUI and renamed the new one. Then this folder is visible and another disappears.

This should be the same as via ftp…

I did not yet try the new version of Alfresco, because I was "scared" of having new problems then… Would you try it?

Best Regards,
Markus

edit: It just happened Again! Still two folders are gone but the other two came back. But in change another two disappeared.

There are always 4 Folders not visible. What is Alfresco doing here?

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

avin_jss — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:56:23 GMT

Ya I know why its happening …… its because of in samba code of alfresco it always spill one file or folder name after one buffer full of data……so what is happening is as u keep increasing u file or folder in a folder ur missing file or folder will increase for example : lets say for 200 1 file is missing for 400 2 for 600 3…..it goes like that u cant fix it in configuration as thr is logical error in a file……If u want really want the solution then we ll have to recompile one java file so that we can tell buffer to start getting the file details from one file back…then u will have all ur files in the folder ….tell me if u really need a solution then we ll sit some weekend online and resolve it.

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

srouthiau — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:10:50 GMT

Of course if you can submit a patch, let's go, i will compile and patch my alfresco.

Other bug related, the disappearing folders have re-appeared as sub-folder in cifs, this is incorrect and it is not what we see from the web client.

Stephane

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

sfreeper — Tue, 25 May 2010 08:19:45 GMT

I also would love to get this Fixed and really want a solution.

But I do not know how to help you, as I am not a Developer… So can you fix it?

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

dseybert — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:27:45 GMT

It has become apparent at this stage of my development in using the program that I will have to use the FTP mapped at this point or continue using CIFS until this is resolved. I have for everyone's help on this, submitted a JIRA ticket on it noted here : https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-3021

If you would like to leave your comments on this for more support , please do so as this will expedite the process in getting this resolved. I have done some things here and there and encountered the same issues as you mention above about the renaming and such. It's still resolving the same types of issues no matter what. I believe it's possible it could be the buffer within the system. I think that there is something else also related to the SAMBA JLAN code that we can't see.
Thanks for your support.

Re: Alfresco CIFS - Disappearing Folders in Windows Explorer

majicj — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:03:50 GMT

It has become apparent at this stage of my development in using the program that I will have to use the FTP mapped at this point or continue using CIFS until this is resolved. I have for everyone's help on this, submitted a JIRA ticket on it noted here : https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-3021

If you would like to leave your comments on this for more support , please do so as this will expedite the process in getting this resolved. I have done some things here and there and encountered the same issues as you mention above about the renaming and such. It's still resolving the same types of issues no matter what. I believe it's possible it could be the buffer within the system. I think that there is something else also related to the SAMBA JLAN code that we can't see.
Thanks for your support.

You may want to have a look at https://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/ALF-2836 CIFS Skipping files