"smbd[xxxx]: read_data: read failure for 4 bytes to client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Error = Connection timed out" messages are logged

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Issue

  • There are error messages in the /var/log/message.
Apr  9 14:06:42 host smbd[31182]: [2013/04/09 14:06:42, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_data(540) 
Apr  9 14:06:42 host smbd[31182]:   read_data: read failure for 4 bytes to client 192.168.122.160. Error = Connection timed out

What do these messages mean ?

Environment

  • RHEL5
  • /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE

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