[Samba] Is samba isntalled or not?

[Jair]

Thanks Doug,

actually I already tried this

[root at localhost RPMS]# rpm -e samba-client-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
error: package samba-client-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm is not installed

I am lost.

Jair


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Curtis" <doug.curtis at world-mail.org>
To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Is samba isntalled or not?


> You may be confusing the version you compiled with the RPMS that come with
> Linux.
>
> The /etc/init.d/smb script comes with the samba-2.0.7 rpm package.  You
can
> use the rpm version or if you want to remove the samba rpm's, you have to
type
> the whole name of the package.
> IE; rpm -e samba-client-2.0.7-36
>
> Once you have the rpms removed, you can run the version you compiled.  I
> believe there is a sample startup script in one of the directories under
the
> source.
>
> Doug
>
> Quoting Jair <jairds at shaw.ca>:
>
> > all,
> >
> > I am having a weird situation .
> >
> > I downloaded the latest samba version and followed the installation
> > instructions.
> >
> >  ./configure
> > make
> > etc...
> >
> >
> >  Then I tried to run samba but if use /etc/init.d/smb restart I get
> >
> >  bash: /etc/init.d/smb: No such file or directory
> >
> >  because there is no such file at all.
> >
> > If I  try the following:
> >
> > [root at localhost RPMS]# ls sam*
> > samba-client-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm  samba-common-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
> > [root at localhost RPMS]# rpm -ivh samba*
> > Preparing...                ###########################################
> > [100%]
> > package samba-client-2.0.7-36 is already installed
> > package samba-common-2.0.7-36 is already installed
> >
> > and then , if I try
> >
> > [root at localhost RPMS]# rpm -e samba
> > error: package samba is not installed
> > [root at localhost RPMS]#
> >
> >
> > So, at this point I dont know if samba is installed or not
> >
> >
> > Any help will be appreciated.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Jair
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