"Unable to open new log file /var/log/samba: Is a directory"

HM 2K nfhm2k at gmail.com
Fri Mar 12 04:09:54 MST 2010


I restarted my system last night, today I can't access my file share.

I see the following:

[root at blade samba]# tail -f /var/log/messages
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]: [2010/03/12 11:59:53, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173)
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]: [2010/03/12 11:59:53, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(172)
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]:   process_name_refresh_request: unicast
name registration request received for name ELITE<00> from IP 192.168.0.210
on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]: [2010/03/12 11:59:53, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173)
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]: [2010/03/12 11:59:53, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(172)
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]:   process_name_refresh_request: unicast
name registration request received for name WORKGROUP<00> from IP
192.168.0.210 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]: [2010/03/12 11:59:53, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173)
Mar 12 11:59:53 blade nmbd[6538]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:set_socket_options(237)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unknown socket option
TCP_NODELAY_SO_RCVBUF
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/util_sock.c:set_socket_options(237)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unknown socket option SO_SNBUF
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/debug.c:reopen_logs(625)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unable to open new log file
/var/log/samba: Is a directory
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/debug.c:reopen_logs(625)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unable to open new log file
/var/log/samba: Is a directory
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/debug.c:reopen_logs(625)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unable to open new log file
/var/log/samba: Is a directory
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/debug.c:reopen_logs(625)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unable to open new log file
/var/log/samba: Is a directory
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]: [2010/03/12 12:00:22, 0]
lib/debug.c:reopen_logs(625)
Mar 12 12:00:22 blade smbd[6558]:   Unable to open new log file
/var/log/samba: Is a directory

Any ideas how to fix this?

Cheers.


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