Problems with samba mount

Problems with samba mount

[trepca]

Hi,

I have this problem when saving a file that is mounted with samba, it
just freezes for ever. If I try to edit/save the same file in other
editors it works with no problems.

Is there a way of knowing what is blocking Emacs, more verbose
logging or something like that?

Thanks.

--
Sebastjan

Re: Problems with samba mount

[weber]

On Apr 8, 7:56 am, "tre...@gmail.com" <tre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have this problem when saving a file that is mounted with samba, it
> just freezes for ever. If I try to edit/save the same file in other
> editors it works with no problems.
>
> Is there a way of knowing what is blocking Emacs, more verbose
> logging or something like that?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Sebastjan

Are you trying to edit a file on a server path like \\server\trepca
\file.txt?
If so, i do have the same problem (don't know wheter its a bug)
One solution is to mount your network drive in a letter, say h:\, then
things work (for me)
Tell me if it helps.
Hugo

How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hello,

Is there a unified way to refer to SAMBA mounts?

Currently, in my bookmarks list, I have "doubles" (one for Emacs
under Windows, one for Emacs under Linux):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
  Users on RUSSELL from Windows  //LINUXSRV/Users/
  Users on RUSSELL from Ubuntu   /smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Is there a way to unify both of them under one single notation?

Best regards,
  Seb

-- 
Sébastien Vauban

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Michael Albinus]

Sébastien Vauban <zthjwsqqafhv@spammotel.com> writes:

> Hello,

Hi,

> Is there a unified way to refer to SAMBA mounts?
>
> Currently, in my bookmarks list, I have "doubles" (one for Emacs
> under Windows, one for Emacs under Linux):
>
>   Users on RUSSELL from Windows  //LINUXSRV/Users/
>   Users on RUSSELL from Ubuntu   /smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/
>
> Is there a way to unify both of them under one single notation?

You could use abbreviations, combined with your bookmarks. Something like

(add-to-list
 'directory-abbrev-alist
 (if (memq system-type '(cygwin windows-nt))
     '("^/russell" . "//LINUXSRV/Users/")
   '("^/russell" . "/smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/")))

See <http://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/#Frequently-Asked-Questions> for
discussion of further approaches.

> Best regards,
>   Seb

Best regards, Michael.

Re: Problems with samba mount

[Jason Rumney]

On Apr 8, 11:56 am, "tre...@gmail.com" <tre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have this problem when saving a file that is mounted with samba, it
> just freezes for ever. If I try to edit/save the same file in other
> editors it works with no problems.
>
> Is there a way of knowing what is blocking Emacs, more verbose
> logging or something like that?

Are you logged in before you save?

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Michael Albinus]

Sébastien Vauban <zthjwsqqafhv@spammotel.com> writes:

> Hello,

Hi,

> Is there a unified way to refer to SAMBA mounts?
>
> Currently, in my bookmarks list, I have "doubles" (one for Emacs
> under Windows, one for Emacs under Linux):
>
>   Users on RUSSELL from Windows  //LINUXSRV/Users/
>   Users on RUSSELL from Ubuntu   /smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/
>
> Is there a way to unify both of them under one single notation?

You could use abbreviations, combined with your bookmarks. Something like

(add-to-list
 'directory-abbrev-alist
 (if (memq system-type '(cygwin windows-nt))
     '("^/russell" . "//LINUXSRV/Users/")
   '("^/russell" . "/smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/")))

See <http://www.gnu.org/software/tramp/#Frequently-Asked-Questions> for
discussion of further approaches.

> Best regards,
>   Seb

Best regards, Michael.

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hi Michael,

>> Is there a unified way to refer to SAMBA mounts?
>>
>> Currently, in my bookmarks list, I have "doubles" (one for Emacs
>> under Windows, one for Emacs under Linux):
>>
>>   Users on RUSSELL from Windows  //LINUXSRV/Users/
>>   Users on RUSSELL from Ubuntu   /smb:sva@LINUXSRV:/Users/
>>
>> Is there a way to unify both of them under one single notation?
>
> You could use abbreviations, combined with your bookmarks.

I did this, as advised:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
;; define own abbreviation (for use with bookmarks)
(add-to-list
 'directory-abbrev-alist
 (if (memq system-type '(cygwin windows-nt))
     '("^/RUSSELL" . "//RUSSELL/Users/")
   '("^/RUSSELL" . "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/Users/")))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and have this in my `bookmarks.txt' file:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
("Users on RUSSELL"
 ((filename . "^/RUSSELL")
  (front-context-string . "sva\n  drwxrwxrwx")
  (rear-context-string . " 0 Jan  8 09:41 ")
  (position . 659)))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Trying to open `/RUSSELL' from `C-x C-f' does the right job,
asking me for my password.

Though, selecting the corresponding line from my bookmarks list:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
  Users on RUSSELL              ^/RUSSELL
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

erroneously tells me:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
RUSSELL nonexistent.  Relocate "Users on RUSSELL"? (y or n)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Any ideas?

Best regards,
  Seb

-- 
Sébastien Vauban

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Michael Albinus]

[Resent, my connection seems to have trouble]

Sébastien Vauban <zthjwsqqafhv@spammotel.com> writes:

> Hi Michael,

Hi Sébastien,

> and have this in my `bookmarks.txt' file:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> ("Users on RUSSELL"
>  ((filename . "^/RUSSELL")
>   (front-context-string . "sva\n  drwxrwxrwx")
>   (rear-context-string . " 0 Jan  8 09:41 ")
>   (position . 659)))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Trying to open `/RUSSELL' from `C-x C-f' does the right job,
> asking me for my password.
>
> Though, selecting the corresponding line from my bookmarks list:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>   Users on RUSSELL              ^/RUSSELL
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> erroneously tells me:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> RUSSELL nonexistent.  Relocate "Users on RUSSELL"? (y or n)
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Any ideas?

I haven't tested, but I would put the following into your bookmarks:

  ((filename . "/RUSSELL")

The "^" is needed for the regexp in abbreviations, but it is NOT
useful when you specify a file name.

> Best regards,
>   Seb

Best regards, Michael.

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Sébastien Vauban]

Hi Michael,

>> I have this in my `bookmarks.txt' file:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> ("Users on RUSSELL"
>>  ((filename . "^/RUSSELL")
>>   (front-context-string . "sva\n  drwxrwxrwx")
>>   (rear-context-string . " 0 Jan  8 09:41 ")
>>   (position . 659)))
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>> Though, selecting the corresponding line from my bookmarks list
>> erroneously tells me:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> RUSSELL nonexistent.  Relocate "Users on RUSSELL"? (y or n)
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I haven't tested, but I would put the following into your bookmarks:
>
>   ((filename . "/RUSSELL")
>
> The "^" is needed for the regexp in abbreviations, but it is
> NOT useful when you specify a file name.

Of course, you're right!!

I removed the `^' from the filename in the `bookmarks.txt' file,
and have this in my `.emacs':

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(add-to-list
 'directory-abbrev-alist
 (if (memq system-type '(cygwin windows-nt))
     '("^/RUSSELL" . "//RUSSELL/Users")
   '("^/RUSSELL" . "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/Users")))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Though it now asks me for a password, I still have a problem
after entering it:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Permission denied")
  signal(file-error ("Permission denied"))
  tramp-error(["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] file-error "Permission denied")
  apply(tramp-error ["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] file-error "Permission denied" nil)
  byte-code("ÄŽÅÆ\b	\n\v%)‡" [vec-or-proc signal fmt-string args ((byte-code "\bƒ-\0Ä	!„-\0Å\x1aÆÇ\v!ƒ\x17\0\v†&\0È\b!ƒ#\0É\b!†&\0Ê\b!!ˆËÌ!ˆ)ć" [vec-or-proc tramp-verbose enable-recursive-minibuffers buffer zerop t pop-to-buffer bufferp processp process-buffer tramp-get-buffer sit-for 30] 3)) apply tramp-error] 6)
  tramp-process-actions(#<process *tramp/smb sva@RUSSELL*> ["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] ((tramp-smb-prompt tramp-action-succeed) (tramp-password-prompt-regexp tramp-action-password) (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp tramp-action-permission-denied) (tramp-smb-errors tramp-action-permission-denied) (tramp-process-alive-regexp tramp-action-process-alive)))
  tramp-smb-maybe-open-connection(["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"])
  tramp-smb-send-command(["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] "dir \"checkout/*\"")
  tramp-smb-get-file-entries("/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/")
  tramp-smb-handle-file-attributes("/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  apply(tramp-smb-handle-file-attributes "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  tramp-smb-file-name-handler(file-attributes "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  apply(tramp-smb-file-name-handler file-attributes "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  tramp-file-name-handler(file-attributes "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  file-attributes("/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  tramp-smb-handle-file-exists-p("/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  apply(tramp-smb-handle-file-exists-p "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  tramp-smb-file-name-handler(file-exists-p "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  apply(tramp-smb-file-name-handler file-exists-p "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  tramp-file-name-handler(file-exists-p "/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  file-exists-p("/smb:sva@RUSSELL:/.bzr/checkout/format")
  vc-find-root("/RUSSELL" ".bzr/checkout/format")
  (if (vc-find-root file vc-bzr-admin-checkout-format-file) (progn (load "vc-bzr") (vc-bzr-registered file)))
  vc-bzr-registered("/RUSSELL")
  apply(vc-bzr-registered "/RUSSELL")
  vc-call-backend(Bzr registered "/RUSSELL")
  #[(b) "Â\bÃ	#…\x14\0Ä	Å\b#…\x14\0ÆÇÈ\"‡" [b file vc-call-backend registered vc-file-setprop vc-backend throw found t] 4](Bzr)
  mapc(#[(b) "Â\bÃ	#…\x14\0Ä	Å\b#…\x14\0ÆÇÈ\"‡" [b file vc-call-backend registered vc-file-setprop vc-backend throw found t] 4] (RCS CVS SVN SCCS Bzr Git Hg Mtn Arch MCVS))
  byte-code("Ã\bÄ\"\x19ÅÆ	ƒ\x11\0	Ç=ƒ\x15\0\n‚\x18\0	\nB\"ˆ)È\bÄÇ#ˆÉ‡" [file backend vc-handled-backends vc-file-getprop vc-backend mapc #[(b) "Â\bÃ	#…\x14\0Ä	Å\b#…\x14\0ÆÇÈ\"‡" [b file vc-call-backend registered vc-file-setprop vc-backend throw found t] 4] none vc-file-setprop nil] 4)
  vc-registered("/RUSSELL")
  vc-backend("/RUSSELL")
  bookmark-file-or-variation-thereof("/RUSSELL")
  bookmark-jump-noselect("Users on RUSSELL")
  bookmark-jump-internal("Users on RUSSELL")
  bookmark-jump("Users on RUSSELL")
  bookmark-bmenu-this-window()
  call-interactively(bookmark-bmenu-this-window nil nil)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I don't understand from where the reference to `/.bzr/checkout/'
comes... Any other good idea, once again?

Thank you very much,
  Seb

-- 
Sébastien Vauban

Re: How to unify notation for file accesses thru Samba?

[Michael Albinus]

Sébastien Vauban <zthjwsqqafhv@spammotel.com> writes:

> Hi Michael,

Hi Sébastien,

> Though it now asks me for a password, I still have a problem
> after entering it:
>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (file-error "Permission denied")
>   signal(file-error ("Permission denied"))
>   tramp-error(["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] file-error "Permission denied")
>   apply(tramp-error ["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] file-error "Permission denied" nil)
>   byte-code("ÄŽÅÆ\b	\n\v%)‡" [vec-or-proc signal fmt-string args ((byte-code "\bƒ-\0Ä	!„-\0Å\x1aÆÇ\v!ƒ\x17\0\v†&\0È\b!ƒ#\0É\b!†&\0Ê\b!!ˆËÌ!ˆ)ć" [vec-or-proc tramp-verbose enable-recursive-minibuffers buffer zerop t pop-to-buffer bufferp processp process-buffer tramp-get-buffer sit-for 30] 3)) apply tramp-error] 6)
>   tramp-process-actions(#<process *tramp/smb sva@RUSSELL*> ["smb" "sva" "RUSSELL" "/.bzr/checkout/"] ((tramp-smb-prompt tramp-action-succeed) (tramp-password-prompt-regexp tramp-action-password) (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp tramp-action-permission-denied) (tramp-smb-errors tramp-action-permission-denied) (tramp-process-alive-regexp tramp-action-process-alive)))

Hard to say why it fails. I would need the Tramp buffer, and the Tramp
debug buffer (it is described in the manual how to setup).

> I don't understand from where the reference to `/.bzr/checkout/'
> comes... Any other good idea, once again?

That is the default vc checking. If you don't use vc at all, you might
disable it via

  (setq vc-handled-backends nil)

That shall improve your performance in general.

> Thank you very much,
>   Seb

Best regards, Michael.