Subject: port-i386/3731: Netbsd unable to read nfs files larger that 2 gig in size
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: George E. Navas <navas@bayarea.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/09/1997 16:29:18
>Number: 3731
>Category: port-i386
>Synopsis: Netbsd unable to read nfs files larger that 2 gig in size
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Jun 9 16:35:00 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: George E. Navas
>Organization:
George E. Navas navas@bayarea.net
Voice: (408)260-5000 Fax:(408)260-5003 http://www.bayarea.net
>Release: NetBSD 1.2C
>Environment:
System: NetBSD shell2 1.2C NetBSD 1.2C (SHELL2) #3: Thu Mar 27 13:28:46 PST 1997 navas@shell2:/usr/src.12cmar8/sys/arch/i386/compile/SHELL2 i386
>Description:
the dump program is able to create files larger than 2 gig
for example 3 gig, but if you try to read it over the nfs
mounted file system it fails.
>How-To-Repeat:
backup a large file system that creates a disk file larger than
2 gig and then try to read it or tail it when is nfs mounted
from another system.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: