[Samba] rpc_pipe_open_ncalrpc: connect(/run/samba/ncalrpc/EPMAPPER) failed: No such file or directory

[Peter Milesson]

On 01.10.2023 7:41, Michael Tokarev via samba wrote:
> This question has already been asked in the past, but there was
> no answer.
>
> The above message is logged quite often in 
> /var/log/samba/log.samba-dcerpcd.
> This is a stand-alone anonymous read-only server.
>
> Is it something to worry about?  It smells like samba isn't working
> properly.
>
> If yes, how can I fix it?
>
> If no, how can I stop samba from logging un-interesting messages?
>
> What dcerpcd is used for to begin with?  I don't remember it running
> before (but iirc it is a new thing in 4.16).
>
> Thanks,
>
> /mjt
>
Hi Michael,

That message is there for ages, exists at least from 4.17.x. It doesn't 
seem to impact operations though.

A look at the directory structure gives that the directory 
/run/samba/ncalrpc/np/epmapper exists. It also existed in previous Samba 
installations (Debian, Samba 4.17.x and later).

Best regards,

Peter