[Samba] Is samba isntalled or not?

[John H Terpstra]

On Wed, 7 May 2003, Jair wrote:

> 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

Try:
	rpm -e samba-client-2.0.7-36

Do NOT add the .i386.rpm (that is part of the file name, not the package
name)

- John T.

>
> 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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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org