[Samba] Samba 3.5.8 / Windows error and system errors while mapping network drive on some PC's

[John Drescher]

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Dodson, Eric (COT)
<EricN.Dodson at ky.gov> wrote:
> Problem: We have a share defined using Samba 3.5.8 on AIX 6.1. Several
> people can map a Windows Network Drive to the share and it works fine.
> Several other people get Windows errors or system errors when trying to
> map a drive to the same share.
>
>
>
> Command line errors (from the net use command):
>
> System error 59
>
> or
>
> System error 64
>
>
>
> Windows Explorer error:
>
> The specified network name is no longer available.
>
>
>
> I can map the drive fine from my PC. I can go to another PC and try to
> map a drive to the same share using my same Samba ID and password as
> defined in Samba on AIX and I get the above errors. All of the PC's have
> matching XP Pro 2002 SP3 and anti-virus versions.
>
>
>
> I need help in determining the cause of the problem and the solution.
> The only pattern I have seen so far is that the older PC's work and the
> newer PC's (same brand) don't work. The newer PC's have a network cards
> from different vendors. I have upgraded a PC with errors to the newest
> network driver and still have the same errors. It seems to be a
> PC-specific problem. Maybe it's related to policy differences or
> installed Microsoft Update differences, etc.
>
>
>
> I have had our AIX admin upgrade from Samba 3.2.0 to 3.5.8 and we still
> have the same errors. I have had our AIX admin set the log level from 1
> to 3 and add the %m option to the log file setting. I have captured a
> Samba log file on AIX from my working PC and compared it to a log from
> an erroring PC:
>
>
>
> 1. The log.<computer_name> file that works contains a "Got user" entry
> (below) showing my Samba ID, my actual domain name, and my computer
> name. The log.<computer_name> file from the computer getting Windows
> drive mapping errors does not have this type of entry:
>
>
>
> [                              ]
> libsmb/ntlmssp.c:747(ntlmssp_server_auth)
>
>  Got user=[MyUserName] domain=[MyDomainName]
> workstation=[MyComputerName] len1=24 len2=24
>
>
>
> 2. The log.<computer_name> file from the computer getting Windows drive
> mapping errors ends with two additional entries (below). The
> log.<computer_name> file that works does not end with these two entries
> (timestamps removed for comparison):
>
>
>
> [                              ] smbd/connection.c:31(yield_connection)
>
>  Yielding connection to
>
> [                              ] smbd/server.c:902(exit_server_common)
>
>  Server exit (failed to receive smb request)
>
>
>
> The smb.conf file from AIX 6.1 (actual IP's replaced):
>
>
>
> [global]
>
>        unix charset = CP850
>
>        display charset = CP850
>
>        workgroup = INSP
>
>        server string = InSp
>
>        guest account = guest
>
>        log level = 3
>
>        log file = /var/log.%m
>
>        max log size = 3000
>
>        load printers = No
>
>        domain master = Yes
>
>        dns proxy = No
>
>        wins server = IP1..., IP2..., IP3..., IP4...
>
>        ldap ssl = no
>
>
>
> [MyShare]
>
>        path = /MyShare
>
>        read only = No
>
>        create mask = 0775
>
>
>
> I have done a lot of searching on the errors and only found suggestions
> to upgrade Samba and upgrade network drivers. This is my first post, so
> please let me know if additional information would help.
>

Is the WINS server entered in the windows client? Is the nmbd daemon running?

John