[Samba] IPC$ service

[Nick Couchman]

I see this in 2.2.5, as well.  I think it happens when a user connects
to the
server but does not open a specific share.  I don't think it is anything
to
worry about.

--Nick

David Evans-Roberts wrote:

> We use samba purely as for file serving from Solaris 7 or 8 servers.
THE
> PDC and BDCs are NT machines.  We have been using Samba 2.0.7, but
used
> 2.2.5 for a new server.  One noticeable difference is that smbstatus
lists a
> number of entries "IPC$         nobody   nobody" which we did not see
in
> 2.0.7.  Is this normal in 2.2.5 or something I should be ivestigating?

>
> Eg
> trout# smbstatus
>
> Samba version 2.2.5
> Service      uid      gid      pid     machine
> ----------------------------------------------
> dar3338$     npb      ports     4109   beldon   (192.9.202.168) Fri
Aug 16
> 12:30:21 2002
> der3339$     rbe      hm        3828   ettrick  (192.9.202.246) Fri
Aug 16
> 09:02:23 2002
> ddr3325$     hai      rpu       3997   leith    (192.9.202.150) Fri
Aug 16
> 11:58:58 2002
> IPC$         nobody   nobody    3828   ettrick  (192.9.202.246) Fri
Aug 16
> 10:26:36 2002
> djr3328$     rma      hm        3849   glespin  (192.9.202.14) Fri Aug
16
> 10:01:06 2002
> ddr3330$     ngf      ports     3058   cargen   (192.9.202.85) Thu Aug
15
> 14:34:11 2002
> IPC$         nobody   nobody    3621   moffat   (192.9.202.60) Thu Aug
15
> 16:13:51 2002
> IPC$         nobody   nobody    3849   glespin  (192.9.202.14) Fri Aug
16
> 10:00:54 2002
> ddr3325$     ngf      ports     3058   cargen   (192.9.202.85) Thu Aug
15
> 16:26:28 2002
>
> Regards
>
> David Evans-Roberts
>
>
>
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