can't start rmid when log directory is on mounted Samba network drive

Name: nt126004 Date: 08/16/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-beta-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-beta-b14, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :

Windows NT version 4.0

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
All our Windows NT computers use a mounted network drive
(through Samba) for their development tasks. The network
drive is on a Solaris 8 server.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When starting the RMI activation deamon and specifying a
log directory that is a Samba mounted network drive the
rmid fails with a message describing it can't find some
sort of message.

rmid -log <some non local drive>

This only happens on Windows NT, for an rmid on a Linux
workstation is able to write its state to a remote (Samba)
mounted partition.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. mount a samba drive on Windows NT, e.g. P:
2. start rmid with log option that points to mounted
network drive, rmid -log P:\log
3. await the message

Activation.main: an exception occurred: The system cannot
find message for message number 0x%1
in message file for %2
java.io.IOException: The system cannot find message for
message number 0x%1
in message file for %2
at java.io.RandomAccessFile.setLength(Native Method)
at sun.rmi.log.ReliableLog.recoverUpdates
(ReliableLog.java:686)
at sun.rmi.log.ReliableLog.recover
(ReliableLog.java:208)
at sun.rmi.server.Activation.startActivation
(Activation.java:144)
at sun.rmi.server.Activation.main
(Activation.java:1977)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
use a log directoy that is local
(Review ID: 160581)
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