At work we have a Windows file server which I have mounted via my fstab. Using caja I can copy single files from this server to my local file system just fine. However, when I attempt to copy folders that have many files and a subdirectories the copy progress dialog hangs (see screenshot). I can close the copy dialog but caja will refuse to copy any other files, (even just local files) until I `killall caja` and restart it.
I can do the same copy via the command-line without problem (eg `cp -R /mnt/software/the/folder ~/Downloads`).
No interesting output from `sudo journalctl -f` while all this is happening.
My fstab mounts it like so:
//companyserver/GroupFolders/Research/software /mnt/software cifs noauto,user=adamb,password=mypassword,dom=COMPANY_DOMAIN,uid=adamb,gid=adamb
I have tried setting up a VM with a samba server and using it to copy the exact same folders, but caja does not lockup. I suspect there's some subtle differences between a samba server and our Windows file server.
I'm running Ubuntu-Mate 17.10 (64bit). What's the best way to track down the problem? I'm a developer so I could do some basic debugging if needed.
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.