Running Samba 2.0.6 on Alpha VMS

[J Beets]

Hello John/ other VMS Samba users,

Thanks for your help. I had upgraded to Samba 2.0.6 from 2.0.3 hoping it 
would help but you're right - all the versions of Samba are affected including 
2.0.6

Adding /FLAGS=LISTEN stopped smbd crashing on start up.

I now have one remaining error in the smb.log file - can you help?

(I have no printers on the VMS server)

[2001/11/27 09:11:24, 1] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVER.C;2:(643) 
  smbd version 2.0.6 started. 
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1992-1998 
[2001/11/27 09:11:25, 0] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA.SOURCE.PARAM]LOADPARM.C;2:(1797) 
  No path in service printers - using /tmp 
[2001/11/27 09:11:26, 0] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA_VMS.SOURCE.LIB]UTIL_SID.C;1:(262) 
  string_to_sid: Sid  does not start with 'S-'. 
[2001/11/27 09:11:26, 0] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA_VMS.SOURCE.PASSDB]PASSDB.C;1:(812) 
  unable to generate machine SID. 
[2001/11/27 09:11:26, 0] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA_VMS.SOURCE.PASSDB]PASSDB.C;1:(872) 
  unable to read file SAMBA_ROOT/VAR/PRIVATE/MACHINE.SID. Error was 
can't assign  requested address  
[2001/11/27 09:11:26, 0] 
CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVER.C;2:(677) 
  ERROR: Samba cannot create a SAM SID. 

Is this a privilege problem? Samba was installed under the System username.
The smb.conf file is currently the default with only the workgroup name 
changed and [tmp] enabled

Thanks for your help, smb.conf file follows ...

Regards,

Joop Beets

$ type smb.conf 
[global] 
   server string = Samba %v running on %h (OpenVMS) 
   workgroup = Workgroup 
   encrypt passwords = Yes 
;   mangled names = No 
;   encrypt passwords = No 
   hide dot files = No 
   map system = Yes 
   printing = bsd 
   printcap name = /sys$sysroot/tcpip$lpd/tcpip$printcap.dat 
   print command = print %s /queue=%p /delete/name=SAMBA_PRINT 
   lppause command = samba_lppause %p %j 
   lpresume command = samba_lpresume %p %j 
   lpq command = samba_lpstat %p 
   lprm command = samba_lprm %p %j 
;   lpq cache time = 0 ;future when next OpenVMS release uses 
SYS$GETQUI() 
;   smbrun = project_root:[samba_vms.bin]smbrun.exe_axp 
   load printers = yes 
;   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 
   socket options = SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_KEEPALIVE 
;   keepalive = 30 
;   guest account = pcguest 
;  This next option sets a separate log file for each client. Remove 
;  it if you want a combined log file. 
;   log file = /usr/local/samba/log.%m 
;   log_file = /samba_root/var/%m.log 
;    log file = sys$output/ 

;  You will need a world readable lock directory and "share modes=yes" 
;  if you want to support the file sharing modes for multiple users 
;  of the same files 
;  lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks 
  share modes = yes 
  security = user 
; 
; new stuff 
;  debug pid = Yes 
;  debug uid = Yes 
  level2 oplocks = True 
; magic script = SAMBA_MAGIC.COM ;experimental, will this work on 
OpenVMS? 
; magic output = SAMBA_MAGIC.LOG 
; new stuff 
;  max xmit = 8192 

  blocking locks = True 
  message command = samba_message %f %t %s 
; ole locking compatibility must be off, or VMS will create a giant empty files! 
  ole locking compatibility = no 

; unix password sync = no ! VMS password chat. 
;  password chat = "*Enter OLD password*" %o\n \ 
;     "*Enter NEW password*" %n\n \ 
;     "*Reenter NEW password*" %\n\n \ 
;     "*Password changed*" 
; 
;  passwd program = SET PASSWORD 
;  passwd chat debug = True  ; Debug only 
; 
; nmbd 
; local master = yes ;default 
; preferred master = no; default 

[homes] 
   comment = Home Directories 
   browseable = no 
   read only = no 
   create mode = 0750 
   fstype = ODS2 

[printers] 
   comment = All Printers 
   browseable = no 
   printable = yes 
   public = no 
   writable = no 
   create mode = 0700 
;   printing=OpenVMS 

; you might also want this one, notice that it is read only so as not to give 
; people without an account write access. 
; 
 [tmp] 
   comment = Temporary file space 
   path = /tmp 
   read only = yes 
   public = yes 

 

> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 18:53:58 -0600
> From: "John E. Malmberg" <wb8tyw at qsl.network>
> To: samba-vms at samba.org
> Subject: Re: Running Samba 2.0.3 on Alpha VMS
> 
> J Beets <jbeets at cnd.co.newzealand> wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:23:53
> > 
> > Hello Alpha VMS Samba users,
> > 
> > I'm running Samba V2.0.3 Binaries on Alpha VMS 7.2-1 with UCX (TCPIP) 
> Ver 
> > 5.1 ECO-2.
> > 
> > The binaries all Linked okay and installed without problems and the 
NMBD 
> > and SMBD_1 and SMBD_2 processes all started - however the smbd_1 
> > process stops soon after with the error:
> > 
> >  "Internet ACP Error during process startup, Nolisten Service Disabled - 
> > SMBD Server" on the system console.
> 
> 
> I have never run the SAMBA 2.0.3 release, but there was a report earlier 
> on this list that a fresh install on SAMBA for OpenVMS will need the 
> /LISTEN flag set on the SMBD service.
> 
> Apparently this flag used to be set by default.  I do not have any 
> documentation on this flag either.  You may want to contact the CSC 
> about it.
> 
> All versions of SAMBA for OpenVMS from 1.19.x to 2.0.6 on the OpenVMS 
> Freeware
> 
> CD-ROM are probably affected.
> 
> 
> > 
> > the log.smb file contains:
> > 
> > DSA1:[KITS.SAMBA-2_0_3.SOURCE.LIB]SYSTEM.C;1:(362) 
> >   WARNING: no chroot!
> 
> 
> OpenVMS does not have a single root directory, so a chroot() function is
> meaningless.
> 
>  
> -John
> 
> wb8tyw at qsl.network
> Personal Opinion Only
> 
>