Problems with installation

[Martin Mielke]

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> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 17:29:25 -0400
> From: Roland Younes <roland at bagh.com>
> To: Samba List <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
> Subject: Problems with installation
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> Hi,
>
> I am new with Samba, so excuse my primitive questions.
>
> I just started installing Samba on an SGI origin unsing IRIX 6.4. with
> windows NT workstations.
> I was following the UNIX_INSTALL.txt file and I got blocked and step 4
> where I should test my "smb.conf" file with the executable "testparm".
>
> After I installed Samba by first doing make, then make install... I took
> the sample "smb.conf" from the directory  /packaging/SGI. I configured
> it to serve my purpose. I moved the file /usr/local/samba/var as
> mentioned in the makefile and the UNX_INSTALL.txt file. I tried to run
> testparm but I recieved the message:
>     testparm - Command not found.
> I checked the path and added in my .login the following:
>     setenv PATH
> $PATH:/usr/local:/usr/local/samba:/usr/local/samba/bin:/usr/local/samba/var
>
> I restarted, this modification didn't work, so I tried the following:
>     set
> PATH=$PATH:/usr/local:/usr/local/samba:/usr/local/samba/bin:/usr/local/samba/var
>
> Neither did this one worked.
> (By the way I am using the csh shell, if someone could tell me what is
> the right syntax).
>
> When none of these two worked, I went to the "directory
> /usr/local/samba/bin" where the executable files are located and triend
> to run testparm from there... Same error message.
>
> I figured that I did something wrong, but don't know what yet...
>
> Could anyone help pls?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Roland
>

Hi Roland,

as you installed Samba as root, the testparm is not in your search path. To execute
it, go to the directory where it's located and type:

    ./testparm

This will execute the testing tool for you.


Hope this helps.


Martin

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