diff -Nur samba-2.0.10.orig/source/smbd/trans2.c samba-2.0.10/source/smbd/trans2.c
--- samba-2.0.10.orig/source/smbd/trans2.c	2006-08-07 20:04:26.000000000 +0200
+++ samba-2.0.10/source/smbd/trans2.c	2006-08-07 20:06:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -1379,12 +1379,6 @@
   data_size = max_data_bytes + 1024;
   pdata = *ppdata = Realloc(*ppdata, data_size); 
 
-  if (total_data > 0 && IVAL(pdata,0) == total_data) {
-    /* uggh, EAs for OS2 */
-    DEBUG(4,("Rejecting EA request with total_data=%d\n",total_data));
-    return(ERROR(ERRDOS,ERROR_EAS_NOT_SUPPORTED));
-  }
-
   memset((char *)pdata,'\0',data_size);
 
   switch (info_level) 
@@ -1652,12 +1646,6 @@
   tvs.actime = st.st_atime;
   mode = dos_mode(conn,fname,&st);
 
-  if (total_data > 0 && IVAL(pdata,0) == total_data) {
-    /* uggh, EAs for OS2 */
-    DEBUG(4,("Rejecting EA request with total_data=%d\n",total_data));
-    return(ERROR(ERRDOS,ERROR_EAS_NOT_SUPPORTED));
-  }
-
   switch (info_level)
   {
     case SMB_INFO_STANDARD: