FYI: invalid 'password server' can cause segfault

Brian Slesinsky skybrian at epicentric.com
Tue Dec 14 00:55:59 GMT 1999


While installing Samba 2.0.6 using 'security=server', I at first used a
domain name (whatever.epicentric.com) for the 'password server'
parameter,
before realizing that it should be the NetBIOS name (WHATEVER).  An
incorrect value appears to cause a segfault (on Solaris).  The
workaround is "don't do that then" but thought I'd report it in case
other people run into the same problem.  Perhaps there needs to be a
better error message?

- Brian

Log file excerpt:

[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 1] smbd/server.c:main(643)
  smbd version 2.0.6 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1992-1998
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 1] smbd/files.c:file_init(216)
  file_init: Information only: requested 10000 open files, 1014 are
available.
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 0]
libsmb/clientgen.c:attempt_netbios_session_request(3258
)
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(40)
  ===============================================================
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(41)
  INTERNAL ERROR: Signal 11 in pid 8068 (2.0.6)
  Please read the file BUGS.txt in the distribution
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(43)
  ===============================================================
[1999/12/13 15:13:13, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(2456)
  PANIC: internal error

(Signal 11 is a segfault.)


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