nmbd

[Andrew Bartlett]

Joel Hammer wrote:
> 
> I am not sure why nmbd is not binding that socket. The usual reason (linux)
> is that some other program is already binding it (usually another copy of
> nmbd).
> This isn't permissions. nmbd is not suid but I can bind 137 as a regular user.

That can't happen.  137 is a low port, and is only bindable by root.  

> Maybe
> netstat -an | grep 137
> might show a process binding this port.
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:137             0.0.0.0:*
> (This is my nmbd process, at the local port listening to all ips.
> If your version of netstat supports -p, try
> netstat -anp | grep 137
> It also shows the process ID binding that port.
> Joel
> 
> >
> > [2001/10/07 23:49:13, 1] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(684)
> >   Netbios nameserver version 2.0.5a started.
> >   Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1998
> > [2001/10/07 23:49:13, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(886)
> >   bind failed on port 137 socket_addr=192.0.0.168 (Can't assign requested
> > addres
> > s)
> > [2001/10/07 23:49:13, 0] nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:make_subnet(135)
> > nmbd_subnetdb:make_subnet()
> >   Failed to open nmb socket on interface 192.0.0.168 for port 137.  Error was
> > Ca
> > n't assign requested address
> > [2001/10/07 23:49:13, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(742)
> >   ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting.
> >
> > > 4. What you see with ps ax | grep nmbd
> >
> > Nothing
> 
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