I use FFS to sync Qnap NAS and local PCs.
My NAS is secured so that, if an unknown user tries to access it through any protocol (including Samba), the IP of the user PC is banned.
I noticed that, with 11.8 version, at the end of sync activity the IP of my device was always banned.
After some investigations in the access log file of the NAS, I discovered that, in the last sync operations, FFS tries to access the NAS by using the PC name, as it were the user name (it seems a mistake of variable used in the code). Of course the NAS does not recognise the PC name as user and bans the IP.
By downgrading to 11.6 the problem disappeared.
Can developers look at this?
I stay at disposal for clarification.
Probable bug on 11.8 - Samba protocol
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Do you have more details? I don't know what you mean by "FFS tries to access the NAS by using the PC name".
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Thank you for replying.
Meanwhile I also tested version 11.9 and the problem is still present.
I attach here below an extract of the event Log of the NAS.
You can see that, during FFS operations, the NAS receives Login attempts on SAMBA (that is strange in anycase, why should the device log-in into the NAS server?), where the attempt is not done with "Myuser" (the user connected to the network) but with "PC_NAME$", the name of the device connected. This happens both with local LAN connection as well as with VPN connection.
Using the version 11.6 these attempts do not exist and everything works...
Meanwhile I also tested version 11.9 and the problem is still present.
I attach here below an extract of the event Log of the NAS.
You can see that, during FFS operations, the NAS receives Login attempts on SAMBA (that is strange in anycase, why should the device log-in into the NAS server?), where the attempt is not done with "Myuser" (the user connected to the network) but with "PC_NAME$", the name of the device connected. This happens both with local LAN connection as well as with VPN connection.
Using the version 11.6 these attempts do not exist and everything works...
Severity Level Date Time User Source IP Connection Type Accessed Resource Action
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:16 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_db Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:16 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_db Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Software/sync.ffs_lock Delete
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Multimedia/sync.ffs_lock Delete
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Lavoro/ABA/sync.ffs_lock Delete
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_lock Delete
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Software/sync.ffs_db Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:11 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Software/sync.ffs_db Read
Warning 30/03/2021 19:39:10 PC_NAME$ 10.0.0.2 Samba --- Login Fail
Warning 30/03/2021 19:39:09 PC_NAME$ 10.0.0.2 Samba --- Login Fail
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:09 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/Google Drive/Lettera assunzione FIRMATA.pdf Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:09 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Multimedia/sync.ffs_db Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:09 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/Google Drive/Lettera assunzione FIRMATA.pdf Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:09 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Multimedia/sync.ffs_db Read
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:09 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_db.0c48.ffs_tmp -> Doc/sync.ffs_db Rename
Warning 30/03/2021 19:39:08 PC_NAME$ 10.0.0.2 Samba --- Login Fail
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:08 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_db Delete
Warning 30/03/2021 19:39:06 PC_NAME$ 10.0.0.2 Samba --- Login Fail
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:06 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_lock Write
Warning 30/03/2021 19:39:00 PC_NAME$ 10.0.0.2 Samba --- Login Fail
Information 30/03/2021 19:39:00 Myuser 10.0.0.2 Samba Doc/sync.ffs_lock Read
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Can you create a Process Monitor pml file when using FFS 11.9? This might give a clue what FFS is doing when these "PC_NAME$" log entries are generated. Please also provide a matching Samba log file for comparison.