Is the load due to samba or something else?  If you do a top, what are 
the "top" processes running when your at a load of 7?  smbd? nmbd? are 
you using software raid? could it be doing a rebuild at that time?

Thanks!

On 07/29/2011 08:19 AM, Jon Schewe wrote:
> I've got a fileserver that from time to time it's load climbs to
> around 7. When this happens samba refuses more connections stating
> that the maximum number of connections has been reached. I've not set
> any connection maximums, so I shouldn't have any limits as the
> defaults are all unlimited. Has anyone else run into this?
>
> Jon
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