CIFS "ERROR: CODIR: lock_dircache_entry failed" after patching to OES2 SP3

  • 7007847
  • 08-Feb-2011
  • 16-Aug-2016

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3
Novell CIFS

Situation

After patching from OES2 SP2 to OES2 SP3, printers trying to copy files to the volume via CIFS are receiving a permission denied error.  Restarting the CIFS daemon resolves the issue for a short time (day or two).
 
CIFS[8544]: WARNING: CODIR: Error 0,err:168
CIFS[8544]: ERROR: CODIR: lock_dircache_entry failed