smbd nmbd executables do not run

[Kohei Yoshida]

On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 16:05, Michael Dyer wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am doing my first samba install and have run into an issue.  Followed
> install details to the letter, however, when I try to start the smbd and
> nmbd daemons I get the following:
>  
> bash: smbd:  command not found
> and
> bash:  nmbd:  command not found
>  
> I see it with ls, other executables in that directory work...am I missing
> something here?  Any help appreciated.

You can either

./smbd -D
./nmbd -D

in the directory where they are located, or

/full/path/to/smbd -D
/full/path/to/nmbd -D

or put symlinks to them in a location such as /usr/sbin then as root

smbd -D
nmbd -D

from anywhere you are.

Kohei