Samba problems ( still after using diagnose.txt )

Igor igorv at rdd.neca.nec.com.au
Fri Jul 24 01:08:11 GMT 1998


Hi Andrew,

I'm having problems with Samba, on FreeBSD 2.2.5.

I have tried both Version 1.9.17p2 ( Which came with the release ), and
the latest version
1.9.18p8 ( from samba web site, and recompiled for FreeBSD  ).

Both smbd, and nmbd are started from the command line as follows

( When compilying the code I changed the SBIN directory to sbin (
instead of bin )

/usr/local/sbin/smbd -D
/usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D

I also tried using inetd ( with same results )

I followed the suggested test method as outlined in DIAGNOSING.txt with
the following results.

Test 1:    Passed
Test 2:    Passed
Test 3:    Failed  ( Continuted with testing )
Test 4:    Passed
Test 5:    Passed
Test 6:    Passed

I can use smbclient to connect to shares on by NT4.0 Workstation ( with
plain passwords ).

I'm now totally at the end of thing to try, and hope you can make some
suggestions.

( Also don;t know if this is relavant, but ethernet card is a Digital
21143 based 100BaseTX card )


Thanks in advance

Igor van de Griendt



Result from smbclient -L TIGGER ( Tigger is Unix host name )
-------------------------------------------------
bash# smbclient -L tigger -d 5
1998/07/24 10:48:52 client started (version 1.9.18p8)
Initialising global parameters
params.c:pm_process() - Processing configuration file
"/usr/local/lib/smb.conf"
Processing section "[global]"
doing parameter workgroup = SICA
doing parameter server string = Network Server ( Samba )
doing parameter hosts allow = 192.168.168. 127.
doing parameter load printers = yes
doing parameter printcap name = /etc/printcap
doing parameter printing = bsd
doing parameter guest account = pcguest
doing parameter max log size = 50
doing parameter security = user
doing parameter socket options = TCP_NODELAY
doing parameter interfaces = 192.168.168.1/255.255.255.0
doing parameter preferred master = yes
doing parameter wins support = yes
doing parameter dns proxy = yes
doing parameter debug level = 5
pm_process() returned Yes
adding IPC service
load_client_codepage: loading codepage 850.
Added interface ip=192.168.168.1 bcast=192.168.168.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
Opening sockets
resolve_name: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name TIGGER
getlmhostsent: lmhost entry: 192.168.168.1 tigger
Connecting to 192.168.168.1 at port 139
Connected
Sent session request
Session request failed (0,0) with myname=TIGGER destname=TIGGER
Unspecified error 0x0
Your server software is being unfriendly
bash#
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

BTW Do you need the lmhosts file if running a DNS?

PS. I started with a very small smb.conf file, with no luck, so i
started using the file below ( from the example directory ).

Attached is a copy of my smb.conf file:

[File: smb.conf]

# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
# many!) most of which are not shown in this example
#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
# may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command
"testparm"
# to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors.
#
#======================= Global Settings
=====================================
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
   workgroup = SICA

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = Network Server ( Samba )

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
   hosts allow = 192.168.168. 127.

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
   load printers = yes

# you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
# you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
# system
;   printcap name = lpstat

# It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
# it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
   printing = bsd

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
  guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
;   log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
;   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 50

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
   security = user
# Use password server option only with security = server
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
;  password level = 8

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
;  encrypt passwords = yes

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
;  username map = /etc/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
   interfaces = 192.168.168.1/255.255.255.0
# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
#  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
# a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
;   local master = no

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
;   os level = 33

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
;   domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
   preferred master = yes

# Use only if you have an NT server on your network that has been
# configured at install time to be a primary domain controller.
;   domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
;   domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS
Server
   wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT
both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
;   wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names

# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
   dns proxy = yes

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
;  preserve case = no
;  short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
;  default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
;  case sensitive = no

   debug level = 5

#============================ Share Definitions
==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   read only = no
   writable = yes
   create mask = 0750

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
; [netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
;    path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
;    browseable = no
;    guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /usr/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = yes
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
[tmp]
   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /tmp
   read only = no
   public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
;[public]
;   comment = Public Stuff
;   path = /home/samba
;   public = yes
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   write list = @staff

# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in
fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool
directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
;   comment = Fred's Printer
;   valid users = fred
;   path = /homes/fred
;   printer = freds_printer
;   public = no
;   writable = no
;   printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires
write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
;   comment = Fred's Service
;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
;   valid users = fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that
connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You
could
# also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
;  comment = PC Directories
;  path = /usr/pc/%m
;  public = no
;  writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that
all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user,
so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this

# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of
course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user
instead.
[public]
   path = /usr/public
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that
two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users.
In this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have
the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be
extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
;   valid users = mary fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   create mask = 0765




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