This bug is still around. Running KUbuntu 16.04 LTS (kernel 4.4.0-83-generic) with mount.cifs version: 6.4 During my research, I found this explanation from 2007 on the samba.org mailing list: https://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2007-September/002214.html But it doesn't answer the question of how to remove them. I have tried remounting, which didn't fix the problem. Then I restarted both the CIFS client and the server too, without success.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478649 Title: Files named cifsxxxx (x is various numbers) suddenly appear in many directories of cif mounts Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: samba I using my set-up with samba shares for 2-3 years and have never noticed this before. I assume it started just some weeks or months ago. I am using the following mount options on my Ubuntu 9.10 machine (the problem was already on 9.04, as I just upgraded a few days ago) mount.cifs ...... -o domain=<mydomain>,credentials=/home/$USER/.smbcredentials,nobrl,iocharset=utf8 The samba server is running on a Debian 5.0 xen-DomU with samba version 3.2.5. The xen-Dom0 is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Linux xen-samba 2.6.24-24-xen #1 SMP Tue Aug 18 18:15:39 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux). I have not found any file corruptions on the shares yet. So I guess the cifsxxxx files are some sort of temp files. They do not do any harm except looking ugly and eating up filespace. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Nov 8 21:00:54 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Package: smbclient 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5 ProcEnviron: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: samba Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/478649/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
