smbd runaway process

[jdogg707]

I am having a huge issue each and every time I run Windows from Parallels. A large number of smbd, hundreds in fact, start up and eat all available system resources. I have windows sharing turned off, shared folders disabled, and still cannot seem to stop this from happening. I end up having to restart my computer after every use of Parallels, which isn't going to work for me.

Any ideas?

 

[nivenh]

i had the same problem, here's how i fixed it...

edit /etc/smb.conf and add...

local master = no
domain master = no
preferred master = no
os level = 0

worked like a charm after a reboot.

 

[Paul Linden]

I am having a huge issue each and every time I run Windows from Parallels. A large number of smbd, hundreds in fact, start up and eat all available system resources. I have windows sharing turned off, shared folders disabled, and still cannot seem to stop this from happening. I end up having to restart my computer after every use of Parallels, which isn't going to work for me.

Any ideas?

Try editing smb.conf to add, e.g. "max smbd processes = 5" (or some other low value) to the [global] section.

I've heard that this doesn't always work though, but downloading and reinstalling the last Mac OS X combo update has helped some people.

Edit: or try nivenh's suggestion - I didn't know about that.

 

[jdogg707]

i had the same problem, here's how i fixed it...

edit /etc/smb.conf and add...

local master = no
domain master = no
preferred master = no
os level = 0

worked like a charm after a reboot.

Thanks for the info, I'll give it a try when I get home!