ERROR: nmbd is already running

[Gerald Carter]

iordache wrote:
> 
> I have the following situation, in log.nmb:
> "[1999/03/23 07:46:08, 1] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(672)
>   Netbios nameserver version 2.0.3 started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1998
> [1999/03/23 07:46:08, 0] lib/pidfile.c:pidfile_create(86)
>   ERROR: nmbd is already running. File
> /usr/local/samba/var/locks/nmbd.pid exists and process id 464 is
> running."
> This message is repeating for one minute _every second_, 
> and again 10-15
> minutes later, _all day_ wich cause a pretty big log file.
> Is this a normal situation ?

Are you trying to running nmbd from inetd.conf and already 
have it running as a daemon (-D switch)?


Cheers,
jerry
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                            Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter	
Engineering Network Services                           Auburn University 
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