It sounds like a nmbd issue? What does it show in log.nmb or nmb.log?
Sundar
Vaughn Treude wrote:
>Hello all:
>
>First for the good news: for the first time, I get to use Linux in a
>real-life project! One of the things this project requires is interfacing to
>Windows boxes, so one of the things I need to do is get Samba running on my
>old Winbook notebook, on which I've installed Red Hat 7.1. I seem to have it
>almost there, but not quite. I can ping the notebook from elsewhere on the
>network, so I know that the NIC is working. I can go outbound from the
>notebook using smbclient with no problems. The samba daemons both run, and
>the log files don't indicate any errors. I can see the notebook in the
>Network Neighborhood from Explorer in Windows. But if I click on it there,
>there's a long pause followed by a message that says the machine is "not
>available." I get a similar response when trying to mount it via "net use"
>in the DOS prompt: it says it can't locate the machine on the network. I've
>set the debug level to 3 for both daemons and I still don't see any
>indication of errors, nor do I see any record of any login attempts from
>external machines. So I must have something set up wrong. The wierd thing
>is that I used a working version of smb.conf from a RH 7.2 machine on the
>same network, just modifying the machine name. I'll list that below, just in
>case there's something that's marginal. I've also set up the smbpasswd file
>and created two entries in it (though I don't think I'm getting that far.
>Any suggestions you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Vaughn Treude
>Nakota Software, Inc.
>Custom Industrial Software Development
>
>The smb.conf file follows below:
>
># This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
># smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
># here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
># many!) most of which are not shown in this example
>#
># Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
># is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
># for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
># may wish to enable
>#
># NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
># to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors.
>#
>#======================= Global Settings =====================================
>[global]
>
># workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
>
># server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
> server string = Vaughn's Machine
>
># This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
># connections to machines which are on your local network. The
># following example restricts access to two C class networks and
># the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
># the smb.conf man page
>; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
># note - I've obscured the IP address, but I know it's valid in the real file
> hosts allow = x.0.0. 127.
>
># if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
># than setting them up individually then you'll need this
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> load printers = yes
>
># It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
># yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
># bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
> printing = lprng
>
># Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
># otherwise the user "nobody" is used
> guest account = pcguest
>
># this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
># that connects
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>
># Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
> max log size = 0
>
># Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
># security_level.txt for details.
> security = user
># Use password server option only with security = server or
># security = domain
>; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
># Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
># all combinations of upper and lower case.
>; password level = 8
>; username level = 8
>
># You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
># ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
># Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> encrypt passwords = yes
> smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
># The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious errors
># when Samba is built with support for SSL.
>; ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
>
># The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
># update the Linux sytsem password also.
># NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
># NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
># the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
># to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
>; unix password sync = Yes
>; passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>; passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
>*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
># Unix users can map to different SMB User names
>; username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
># 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 = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
>
># Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
># See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>
># Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
># If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
># here. See the man page for details.
>; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
>
># Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
># request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
># a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
>; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
># Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
>; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
>
># Browser Control Options:
># set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
># browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
>; local master = no
>
># OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
># elections. The default value should be reasonable
>; os level = 33
>
># Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
># allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
># if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
>; domain master = yes
>
># Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
># and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
>; preferred master = yes
>
># Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
># Windows95 workstations.
> domain logons = yes
>
># if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
># per user logon script
># run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
>; logon script = %m.bat
># run a specific logon batch file per username
>; logon script = %U.bat
>
># All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
># 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be specified
># the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host" means use the unix
># system gethostbyname() function call that will use either /etc/hosts OR
># DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config, /etc/nsswitch.conf
># and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system configuration
># dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
># in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
># The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that are NOT
># on the local network segment
># - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
>; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
>
># Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
># WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
>; wins support = yes
>
># 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
>
># WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
># behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
># at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>; wins proxy = yes
>
># DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
># via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
># this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> dns proxy = no
>
># Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
># NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
>; preserve case = no
>; short preserve case = no
># Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
>; default case = lower
># Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
>; case sensitive = no
>
>#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
>[homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> writable = yes
> valid users = %S
> create mode = 0664
> directory mode = 0775
>
># Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
>; [netlogon]
>; comment = Network Logon Service
>; path = /home/netlogon
>; guest ok = yes
>; writable = no
>; share modes = no
>
>
># Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
># the default is to use the user's home directory
>;[Profiles]
>; path = /home/profiles
>; browseable = no
>; guest ok = yes
>
>
># NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
># specifically define each individual printer
>[printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = no
># Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
> guest ok = no
> writable = no
> printable = yes
>
># This one is useful for people to share files
>;[tmp]
>; comment = Temporary file space
>; path = /tmp
>; read only = no
>; public = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
># the "staff" group
>;[public]
>; comment = Public Stuff
>; path = /home/samba
>; public = yes
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>; write list = @staff
>
># Other examples.
>#
># A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
># home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool
>directory,
># wherever it is.
>;[fredsprn]
>; comment = Fred's Printer
>; valid users = fred
>; path = /homes/fred
>; printer = freds_printer
>; public = no
>; printable = yes
>
># A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
># access to the directory.
>;[fredsdir]
>; comment = Fred's Service
>; path = /usr/somewhere/private
>; valid users = fred
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>
># a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
># this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
># also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
># The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
>;[pchome]
>; comment = PC Directories
>; path = /usr/pc/%m
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all
>files
># created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
># any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
># directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
># be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
>;[public]
>; path = /home/share
>; public = yes
>; only guest = yes
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>
># The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
># users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In
>this
># setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
># sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
># as many users as required.
>;[myshare]
>; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
>; valid users = mary fred
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>; create mask = 0765
>
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