CIFS Server Release Notes

Problem
The delete operation on a large number of files from a directory takes a long time to complete.
Workaround
One workaround is to close the Windows Explorer after the delete process is started. Beginning
with A.02.03.01, another workaround is to set the "change notify timeout" smb.conf
parameter to zero. When set to zero, change notification messages will not be sent and the long
delays will not occur. Clients will then need to initiate updates (pressing F5) to view changes
that may have occurred on the file share. Beginning with A.02.03.01, the "change notify
timeout" parameter moves from a global to share level parameter. The "change notify
timeout" parameter is not available from A.02.04 onwards.
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