nmbd failed to start on RH6.1

Charles Moon cmoon at mmcable.com
Mon Jan 24 21:04:21 GMT 2000


> Any one of a thousand and one ways of misconfiguring it is the
> most likely culprit.  You didn't mention anything about your
> configuration, so I don't know what to tell you.

The following is the content of smb.conf

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2000/01/24 12:07:09

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = ACCI
        netbios name = PAUL
        security = DOMAIN
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        password server = 192.168.1.1
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        wins server = 192.168.1.1
        guest account = guest
        hosts allow = 192.168.1.

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        print ok = Yes
        browseable = No

[cdrom]
        path = /mnt/cdrom
        guest ok = Yes
        browseable = No

[cdrom1]
        path = /mnt/cdrom1
        guest ok = Yes
        browseable = No


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Colby [mailto:kevinc at grainsystems.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 1:46 PM
> To: cmoon at mmcable.com
> Subject: Re: nmbd failed to start on RH6.1
> 
> 
> Charles Moon wrote:
> > 
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d contains a file called smb.  When I run by
> > performing "# /smb start" I get the folowing:
> > 
> > Starting SMB services  [   OK   ]
> > Starting NMB services  [FAILED]
> > 
> > I am assuming that something is not correct in the smb.conf.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > What will cause NMB to fail?
> 
> Any one of a thousand and one ways of misconfiguring it is the
> most likely culprit.  You didn't mention anything about your
> configuration, so I don't know what to tell you.
> 
> You are trying to do the PDC stuff with the TNG code?
> (This is the TNG/PDC/NTDomain list, you know.)
> 
> 	- Kevin Colby
> 	  kevinc at grainsystems.com


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