[Samba] Network path not found

Sun Oct 26 20:32:57 GMT 2003

Hello Thomas

I am having similar problems trying to get Samba going on Mandrake 9.1. 
I never had any such problems with Slackware. If I find a solution, 
hopefully sooner rather than later, I'll post it here.

Good luck

Clive

Thomas Hehl wrote:

>OK, I need help!!!!
>
>First, I've set up about 30 Samba servers over the last five years. I'm working on Mandrake 9.1.
>
>I keep getting "Network path not found" from my Windows 2000 workstation when trying to connect to my Samba server and can't understand why. I can ping the IP adddress 10.7.5.5, but when I try to find \\10.7.5.5, I get Network path not found.
>
>I turned up the logging to 10 and nothing but routine messages show up in the log. I ran testparm and it looks fine.
>
>I don't know where else to look. Any suggestions? Attached is the output from testparm.
>
>Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
>Processing section "[WebData]"
>Loaded services file OK.
>Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
># Global parameters
>[global]
>	coding system = 
>	client code page = 850
>	code page directory = /var/lib/samba/codepages
>	workgroup = WEBSTAFF
>	netbios name = 
>	netbios aliases = 
>	netbios scope = 
>	server string = forerunnerintl.org web server
>	interfaces = 
>	bind interfaces only = No
>	security = USER
>	encrypt passwords = Yes
>	update encrypted = No
>	allow trusted domains = Yes
>	hosts equiv = 
>	min passwd length = 5
>	map to guest = Bad User
>	null passwords = No
>	obey pam restrictions = No
>	password server = 
>	smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>	root directory = 
>	pam password change = No
>	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
>	passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
>	passwd chat debug = No
>	username map = 
>	password level = 0
>	username level = 0
>	unix password sync = No
>	restrict anonymous = No
>	lanman auth = Yes
>	use rhosts = No
>	admin log = No
>	log level = 10
>	syslog = 1
>	syslog only = No
>	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>	max log size = 50
>	timestamp logs = Yes
>	debug hires timestamp = No
>	debug pid = No
>	debug uid = No
>	protocol = NT1
>	large readwrite = Yes
>	max protocol = NT1
>	min protocol = CORE
>	read bmpx = No
>	read raw = Yes
>	write raw = Yes
>	nt smb support = Yes
>	nt pipe support = Yes
>	nt status support = Yes
>	announce version = 4.9
>	announce as = NT
>	max mux = 50
>	max xmit = 16644
>	name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
>	max ttl = 259200
>	max wins ttl = 518400
>	min wins ttl = 21600
>	time server = No
>	unix extensions = No
>	change notify timeout = 60
>	deadtime = 0
>	getwd cache = Yes
>	keepalive = 300
>	lpq cache time = 10
>	max smbd processes = 0
>	max disk size = 0
>	max open files = 10000
>	name cache timeout = 660
>	read size = 16384
>	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>	stat cache size = 50
>	use mmap = Yes
>	total print jobs = 0
>	load printers = Yes
>	printcap name = /etc/printcap
>	disable spoolss = No
>	enumports command = 
>	addprinter command = 
>	deleteprinter command = 
>	show add printer wizard = Yes
>	os2 driver map = 
>	strip dot = No
>	mangling method = hash
>	character set = 
>	mangled stack = 50
>	stat cache = Yes
>	domain admin group = 
>	domain guest group = 
>	machine password timeout = 604800
>	add user script = 
>	delete user script = 
>	logon script = 
>	logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
>	logon drive = 
>	logon home = \\%N\%U
>	domain logons = No
>	os level = 20
>	lm announce = Auto
>	lm interval = 60
>	preferred master = Auto
>	local master = Yes
>	domain master = Auto
>	browse list = Yes
>	enhanced browsing = Yes
>	dns proxy = No
>	wins proxy = No
>	wins server = 
>	wins support = No
>	wins hook = 
>	kernel oplocks = Yes
>	lock spin count = 3
>	lock spin time = 10
>	oplock break wait time = 0
>	add share command = 
>	change share command = 
>	delete share command = 
>	config file = 
>	preload = 
>	lock dir = /var/cache/samba
>	pid directory = /var/run/samba
>	utmp directory = 
>	wtmp directory = 
>	utmp = No
>	default service = 
>	message command = 
>	dfree command = 
>	valid chars = 
>	remote announce = 
>	remote browse sync = 
>	socket address = 0.0.0.0
>	homedir map = auto.home
>	time offset = 0
>	NIS homedir = No
>	source environment = 
>	panic action = 
>	hide local users = No
>	host msdfs = No
>	winbind uid = 
>	winbind gid = 
>	template homedir = /home/%D/%U
>	template shell = /bin/false
>	winbind separator = \
>	winbind cache time = 15
>	winbind enum users = Yes
>	winbind enum groups = Yes
>	winbind use default domain = No
>	comment = 
>	path = 
>	alternate permissions = No
>	username = 
>	guest account = nobody
>	invalid users = 
>	valid users = 
>	admin users = 
>	read list = 
>	write list = 
>	printer admin = 
>	force user = 
>	force group = 
>	read only = Yes
>	create mask = 0744
>	force create mode = 00
>	security mask = 0777
>	force security mode = 00
>	directory mask = 0755
>	force directory mode = 00
>	directory security mask = 0777
>	force directory security mode = 00
>	force unknown acl user = 00
>	inherit permissions = No
>	inherit acls = No
>	guest only = No
>	guest ok = No
>	only user = No
>	hosts allow = 
>	hosts deny = 
>	status = Yes
>	nt acl support = Yes
>	profile acls = No
>	block size = 1024
>	max connections = 0
>	min print space = 0
>	strict allocate = No
>	strict sync = No
>	sync always = No
>	use sendfile = No
>	write cache size = 0
>	max print jobs = 1000
>	printable = No
>	postscript = No
>	printing = bsd
>	print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
>	lpq command = lpq -P%p
>	lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
>	lppause command = 
>	lpresume command = 
>	queuepause command = 
>	queueresume command = 
>	printer name = 
>	use client driver = No
>	default devmode = No
>	printer driver = 
>	printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
>	printer driver location = 
>	default case = lower
>	case sensitive = No
>	preserve case = Yes
>	short preserve case = Yes
>	mangle case = No
>	mangling char = ~
>	hide dot files = Yes
>	hide unreadable = No
>	delete veto files = No
>	veto files = 
>	hide files = 
>	veto oplock files = 
>	map system = No
>	map hidden = No
>	map archive = Yes
>	mangled names = Yes
>	mangled map = 
>	browseable = Yes
>	blocking locks = Yes
>	csc policy = manual
>	fake oplocks = No
>	locking = Yes
>	oplocks = Yes
>	level2 oplocks = Yes
>	oplock contention limit = 2
>	posix locking = Yes
>	strict locking = No
>	share modes = Yes
>	copy = 
>	include = 
>	exec = 
>	preexec close = No
>	postexec = 
>	root preexec = 
>	root preexec close = No
>	root postexec = 
>	available = Yes
>	volume = 
>	fstype = NTFS
>	set directory = No
>	wide links = Yes
>	follow symlinks = Yes
>	dont descend = 
>	magic script = 
>	magic output = 
>	delete readonly = No
>	dos filemode = No
>	dos filetimes = No
>	dos filetime resolution = No
>	fake directory create times = No
>	vfs object = 
>	vfs options = 
>	msdfs root = No
>
>[WebData]
>	comment = Forerunner web site data
>	path = /usr/src/WebData
>	read only = No
>	guest ok = Yes
>  
>

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Clive DaSilva
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