smb remote volumes (backup / restore) broken

Details

Detail name Value
Changelog Number 19173
Type Bug
Status Resolved
Affected Versions Exasol 8.0.0
Fix Versions Exasol 8.29.0
Resolution Date 2024-07-12

Description

Listing the content of a remote archive volume of type smb (Samba) could fail with error:

Could not list files on Samba volume.

Workaround

Install the missing packages for smb remote volumes via

% yum install samba-client

Fix

The missing Samba packages are now installed by default.