testparm says the interface line is malformed. Always run testparm after making a change to make sure the config is at least readable. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > well thank you very much! Unfortunately it didn't help any. > > look at my smb.conf file and see if that is messed up: (I added the ip > addr in networking) > > #======================= Global Settings ======================= > [global] > #opening ports for printer > smb ports = 137 138 139 445 > ## Browsing/Identification ### > # Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part > of > workgroup = WORKGROUP > # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field > server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) > # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section: > # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its WINS > Server > # wins support = no > # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client > # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both > ; wins server = w.x.y.z > # This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS. > dns proxy = no > # What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names > # to IP addresses > ; name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast > #### Networking #### > # The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to > # This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask; > # interface names are normally preferred > ; interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0 > interface 192.168.0.2/24 eth0 > # Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the > # 'interfaces' option above to use this. > # It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba machine is > # not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself. However, this > # option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly. > ; bind interfaces only = yes > #### Debugging/Accounting #### > # This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine > # that connects > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > # Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB). > max log size = 1000 > # If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following > # parameter to 'yes'. > # syslog only = no > # We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. > Everything > # should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log > # through syslog you should set the following parameter to something > higher. > syslog = 0 > # Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace > panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d > ####### Authentication ####### > # "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account > # in this server for every user accessing the server. See > # /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html > # in the samba-doc package for details. > # security = user > # You may wish to use password encryption. See the section on > # 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling. > encrypt passwords = true > # If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what > # password database type you are using. > passdb backend = tdbsam > obey pam restrictions = yes > # This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix > # password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the > # passdb is changed. > unix password sync = yes > # For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the > following > # parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan << > kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for > # sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge). > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n > *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . > # This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes > # when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in > # 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'. > pam password change = yes > # This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are mapped > # to anonymous connections > map to guest = bad user > ########## Domains ########### > # Is this machine able to authenticate users. Both PDC and BDC > # must have this setting enabled. If you are the BDC you must > # change the 'domain master' setting to no > # > ; domain logons = yes > # > # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set > # It specifies the location of the user's profile directory > # from the client point of view) > # The following required a [profiles] share to be setup on the > # samba server (see below) > ; logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U > # Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home directory > # (this is Samba's default) > # logon path = \\%N\%U\profile > # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set > # It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the client > # point of view) > ; logon drive = H: > # logon home = \\%N\%U > # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set > # It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be stored > # in the [netlogon] share > # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention > ; logon script = logon.cmd > # This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via the > SAMR > # RPC pipe. The example command creates a user account with a disabled > Unix > # password; please adapt to your needs > ; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos > "" %u > # This allows machine accounts to be created on the domain controller via > the > # SAMR RPC pipe. > # The following assumes a "machines" group exists on the system > ; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c "%u machine > account" -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u > # This allows Unix groups to be created on the domain controller via the > SAMR > # RPC pipe. > ; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g > ########## Printing ########## > # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather > # than setting them up individually then you'll need this > # load printers = yes > # lpr(ng) printing. You may wish to override the location of the > # printcap file > ; printing = bsd > ; printcap name = /etc/printcap > # CUPS printing. See also the cupsaddsmb(8) manpage in the > # cupsys-client package. > ; printing = cups > ; printcap name = cups > ############ Misc ############ > # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration > # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name > # of the machine that is connecting > ; include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m > # Most people will find that this option gives better performance. > # See smb.conf(5) and > /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/speed.html > # for details > # You may want to add the following on a Linux system: > # SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > # socket options = TCP_NODELAY > # The following parameter is useful only if you have the linpopup package > # installed. The samba maintainer and the linpopup maintainer are > # working to ease installation and configuration of linpopup and samba. > ; message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' & > # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. If this > # machine will be configured as a BDC (a secondary logon server), you > # must set this to 'no'; otherwise, the default behavior is recommended. > # domain master = auto > # Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges > # for something else.) > ; idmap uid = 10000-20000 > ; idmap gid = 10000-20000 > ; template shell = /bin/bash > # The following was the default behaviour in sarge, > # but samba upstream reverted the default because it might induce > # performance issues in large organizations. > # See Debian bug #368251 for some of the consequences of *not* > # having this setting and smb.conf(5) for details. > ; winbind enum groups = yes > ; winbind enum users = yes > # Setup usershare options to enable non-root users to share folders > # with the net usershare command. > > # Maximum number of usershare. 0 (default) means that usershare is > disabled. > ; usershare max shares = 100 > > # Allow users who've been granted usershare privileges to create > # public shares, not just authenticated ones > usershare allow guests = yes > > #======================= Share Definitions ======================= > > # Un-comment the following (and tweak the other settings below to suit) > # to enable the default home directory shares. This will share each > # user's home director as \\server\username > ;[homes] > ; comment = Home Directories > ; browseable = no > > # By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the > # next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them. > ; read only = yes > > # File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to > # create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775. > ; create mask = 0700 > > # Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want > to > # create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775. > ; directory mask = 0700 > > # By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone > # with access to the samba server. Un-comment the following parameter > # to make sure that only "username" can connect to \\server\username > # The following parameter makes sure that only "username" can connect > # > # This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes > ; valid users = %S > > # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain > Logons > # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.) > ;[netlogon] > ; comment = Network Logon Service > ; path = /home/samba/netlogon > ; guest ok = yes > ; read only = yes > > # Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store > # users profiles (see the "logon path" option above) > # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.) > # The path below should be writable by all users so that their > # profile directory may be created the first time they log on > ;[profiles] > ; comment = Users profiles > ; path = /home/samba/profiles > ; guest ok = no > ; browseable = no > ; create mask = 0600 > ; directory mask = 0700 > > [printers] > comment = All Printers > browseable = no > path = /var/spool/samba > printable = yes > guest ok = no > read only = yes > create mask = 0700 > > # Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable > # printer drivers > [print$] > comment = Printer Drivers > path = /var/lib/samba/printers > browseable = yes > read only = yes > guest ok = no > # Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers. > # You may need to replace 'lpadmin' with the name of the group your > # admin users are members of. > # Please note that you also need to set appropriate Unix permissions > # to the drivers directory for these users to have write rights in it > ; write list = root, @lpadmin > > # A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others. > ;[cdrom] > ; comment = Samba server's CD-ROM > ; read only = yes > ; locking = no > ; path = /cdrom > ; guest ok = yes > > # The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the > # cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain > # an entry like this: > # > # /dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0 > # > # The CD-ROM gets unmounted automatically after the connection to the > # > # If you don't want to use auto-mounting/unmounting make sure the CD > # is mounted on /cdrom > # > ; preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom > ; postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom > > > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:42 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > >> /etc/init.d/nmbd >> /etc/init.d/smbd >> >> >> So not smb, but smbd and nmbd if you want the name services. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> You know, I said that I think we found the problem. Unfortunately, that >>> doesn't mean I know how to fix it. Can you let me know that? >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> I think we just found the problem! >>>> y, that doesn't mean I kn ow how to fi >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> > hmmmmm I was going to try it both ways but when I type in 'sudo >>>> > service smb restart' the response is 'unrecognized service'. I then >>>> > checked to make sure samba was started (sudo service smb start) but >>>> > got the same response. Then I made sure it was installed (apt-get >>>> > install) but it is at the newest version. What gives? >>>> > >>>> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> type in 'smb ports=139 445'? or w/o the 'smb'? >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 AM, James Mcphee >>>> wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On Mon Mar 12, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'll make the backup but what do I add? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM, James Mcphee >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> You would add it to the [global] section of the smb.conf. It's a >>>> hairy config to edit, so be sure to run testparm on it to make sure it >>>> works before restarting. And make backups! >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Michael Havens >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> This must be text I have to add because I don't see anywhere in >>>> smb.conf that I can add the ports. Sorry but I need to know what to type in. >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:53 PM, James Mcphee >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf. It "might" work :) >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Michael Havens < >>>> bmike1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> okay james..... I am figuing that this is done at.... I've >>>> been looking for how to this for A while now. How do you do it? There it >>>> is. I found a GUI app that did it called 'firestarter'. Unfortunately >>>> opening the ports didn't help the situation any. ports 137-139 and 445 are >>>> now open. >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 6:50 PM, James Mcphee < >>>> jmcphe@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> The error pasted is about name services, not printing. XP >>>> being XP, have you tried setting the samba box up for port 139 instead of >>>> 445? >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Michael Havens < >>>> bmike1@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> it isn't fixed. >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Lisa Kachold < >>>> lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Glad the Plug could fix it! >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 6 Mar 2012 18:51, "Michael Havens" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> okay.... I enabled the guest account but that didn't >>>> improve the situation any. I checked localhost:631 and the printer is >>>> listed. (weird thing, from the laptop it is listed as a different model. It >>>> works so I don't really care) >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ==== >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 1) As you initially asked, your XP account name was >>>> changed. Please refer to the enabling of the guest account HowTo in: >>>> http://unixwiz.net/techtips/samba-xp-printing.html NOTE: I am >>>> assuming that these machines are protected inside your network, since it's >>>> usually a BAD IDEA to enable the guest account otherwise. Verify your >>>> WORKGROUP and NetBIOS name in XP. >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Please, then, attempt to connect from XP and tail the log >>>> and see what Samba is whining about? >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ==== >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Not sure of the logs name. Can you help me out? 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