[Samba] Two nmbd processes on 2.2.6

[Noel Kelly]

Hello,

I have downloaded and compiled 2.2.6 to replace my 2.2.6pre.

I spent a large part of the day debugging the startup script because it
seemed to always be starting two nmbd processes instead of one.

Eventually I tried running just /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd - and still got
two nmbd processes.  Is this correct behaviour?

On the first server (Dell 4600) I thought it might be because it has one of
the new hyperthreading BIOS which makes Linux believe it has dual
processors.  The machine also had two NICs - one for each card?

However, I tried in on my old PII 233 single processor and single NIC and
sure enough two nmbds get started.

Have I missed something?  Are there supposed to be two running these days?
I simply compiled with the usual parameters (./configure --with-smbmount
--with-utmp --with-msdfs --with-automount) and have made sure only one nmbd
exists on the system.

Any ideas anyone?

Cheers
Noel


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