SMB + SMB2: Accessing shares return an error after prolonged idle period
Issue
- After a period of inactivity, accessing a SMB v1 share returns
Permission denied
for a user, but not others - After a period of inactivity, accessing a SMB v2+ share returns
Input/output error
for a user, but not others. - The following error may be returned in the logs:
CIFS VFS: Unexpected lookup error -5
- Periodically accessing a share avoids the errors.
- Shares have to be unmounted and then remounted to regain access.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- 6
- 7
- 8
- SMB
- SMB2
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