fixsbm can't fix message base
$ chksmb sysopstest/systesttest1
CHKSMB v3.20-Linux master/beca0e621 SMBLIB 3.00 - Check Synchronet Message Base
Checking sysopstest/systesttest1 Headers
0% #1 (000020) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
1% #2 (000320) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
2% #3 (000620) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
4% #4 (000920) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
5% #5 (000C20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
7% #6 (000F20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
8% #7 (001220) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
10% #8 (001520) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
11% #9 (001820) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
13% #10 (001B20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
14% #11 (001E20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
16% #12 (002120) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
17% #13 (002420) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
18% #14 (002720) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
20% #15 (002A20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
21% #16 (002D20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
23% #17 (003020) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
24% #18 (003320) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
26% #19 (003620) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
27% #20 (003920) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
29% #21 (003C20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
30% #22 (003F20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
32% #23 (004220) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
33% #24 (004520) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
34% #25 (004820) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
36% #26 (004B20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
37% #27 (004E20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
39% #28 (005120) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
40% #29 (005420) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
42% #30 (005720) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
43% #31 (005A20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
45% #32 (005D20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
46% #33 (006020) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
48% #34 (006320) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
49% #35 (006620) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
51% #36 (006920) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
52% #37 (006C20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
53% #38 (006F20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
55% #39 (007220) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
56% #40 (007520) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
58% #41 (007820) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
59% #42 (007B20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
61% #43 (007E20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
62% #44 (008120) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
64% #45 (008420) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
65% #46 (008720) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
67% #47 (008A20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
68% #48 (008D20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
69% #49 (009020) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
71% #50 (009320) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
72% #51 (009620) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
74% #52 (009920) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
75% #53 (009C20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
77% #54 (009F20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
78% #55 (00A220) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
80% #56 (00A520) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
81% #57 (00A820) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
83% #58 (00AB20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
84% #59 (00AE20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
85% #60 (00B120) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
87% #61 (00B420) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
88% #62 (00B720) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
90% #63 (00BA20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
91% #64 (00BD20) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
93% #65 (00C020) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
94% #66 (00C320) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
96% #67 (00C620) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
97% #68 (00C920) Current Watches, Warnings Header field contains control characters
100%
Checking sysopstest/systesttest1 Data Blocks
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Checking sysopstest/systesttest1 Index
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Checking sysopstest/systesttest1 Hashes
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Status Total (=): 4
Total Indexes (=): 4
Active Indexes (=): 4
Active Headers (=): 4
Active Header Blocks ( ): 11 2,816 bytes used
Active Data Blocks ( ): 4 1,024 bytes used
Header Records ( ): 69
Deleted Indexes ( ): 0
Deleted Headers ( ): 65
Deleted Header Blocks ( ): 195 49,920 bytes used
Deleted Data Blocks ( ): 128 32,768 bytes used
Oldest Message (import) ( ): 160 days (0 max)
Largest Message (data) ( ): 390 bytes (#33)
Control Characters in Header Fields (!): 68
sysopstest/systesttest1 Message Base has Errors!
Total Deleted Messages : 65 82,688 bytes used
'fixsmb' can be used to repair many message base problems.
$ fixsmb sysopstest/systesttest1
FIXSMB v3.19-Linux master/beca0e621 SMBLIB 3.00 - Rebuild Synchronet Message Base
Opening sysopstest/systesttest1
0% #1 (000020) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
1% #2 (000320) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
2% #3 (000620) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
4% #4 (000920) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
5% #5 (000C20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
7% #6 (000F20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
8% #7 (001220) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
10% #8 (001520) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
11% #9 (001820) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
13% #10 (001B20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
14% #11 (001E20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
16% #12 (002120) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
17% #13 (002420) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
18% #14 (002720) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
20% #15 (002A20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
21% #16 (002D20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
23% #17 (003020) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
24% #18 (003320) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
26% #19 (003620) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
27% #20 (003920) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
29% #21 (003C20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
30% #22 (003F20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
32% #23 (004220) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
33% #24 (004520) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
34% #25 (004820) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
36% #26 (004B20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
37% #27 (004E20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
39% #28 (005120) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
40% #29 (005420) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
42% #30 (005720) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
43% #31 (005A20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
45% #32 (005D20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
46% #33 (006020) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
48% #34 (006320) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
49% #35 (006620) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
51% #36 (006920) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
52% #37 (006C20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
53% #38 (006F20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
55% #39 (007220) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
56% #40 (007520) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
58% #41 (007820) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
59% #42 (007B20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
61% #43 (007E20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
62% #44 (008120) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
64% #45 (008420) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
65% #46 (008720) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
67% #47 (008A20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
68% #48 (008D20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
69% #49 (009020) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
71% #50 (009320) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
72% #51 (009620) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
74% #52 (009920) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
75% #53 (009C20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
77% #54 (009F20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
78% #55 (00A220) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
80% #56 (00A520) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
81% #57 (00A820) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
83% #58 (00AB20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
84% #59 (00AE20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
85% #60 (00B120) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
87% #61 (00B420) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
88% #62 (00B720) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
90% #63 (00BA20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
91% #64 (00BD20) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
93% #65 (00C020) Current Watches, Warnings Not indexing deleted message
100%
Sorting index...
Re-writing index...
Saving message base status (4 total messages).
Closing message base.
Done.
However running chksmb again shows the same issues. Let me know if you'd like me to upload any files to vert for you to investigate.