[Samba] 3.0.2a - homes occasionally missing

Stewart, Eric eric at lib.usf.edu
Wed Apr 7 13:01:11 GMT 2004


	Clients are Windows 2000; server is running Samba version
3.0.2a.  We're experiencing a sporadic issue with the homes share
occasionally coming up missing.  All other shares remain mappable and
accessable.  If the workstation is rebooted, it can once again access
the share.
	This is new behavior; 2.2.8a did not have this problem.  As of
yet I haven't been able to figure out what circumstances might trigger
the homes share disappearing.
	Relevant sections of my smb.conf are reproduced below.

	I have gone through much documentation (though it wouldn't
surprise me if I missed something) and groups.google.com searches didn't
result in a solution (and only one dead on "I'm having this problem"
match).

======================================================
[global]
   guest account = nobody
   workgroup = <a domain>
   security = domain
   encrypt passwords = yes
   password server = *
   browseable = no
   local master = no
   os level = 1
   wins server = <my wins>
   preserve case = yes
   invalid users = root mail daemon
   log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
   lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
   share modes = yes
   allow trusted domains = no

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = no
   force directory mode = 0700
   force create mode = 0600
   locking = no
   nt acl support = no

[profile]
   comment = Profile directory - special share
   invalid users = nobody refdesk
   browseable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = no
   force directory mode = 0700
   force create mode = 0600
   locking = no
   profile acls = yes
   path = %H/profile

  [dos]
   comment = /samba/dos on Dudley
   browseable = yes
   path = /samba/dos
   read only = yes
   create mode = 0755
   locking = no

  [staff]
   comment = Share directory for staff (T:\)
   browseable = yes
   path = /home/dudley/staff/share
   read only = no
   valid users = @staff
   force group = staff
   force create mode = 0660
   force directory mode = 0770

Eric Stewart - Network Admin, USF Tampa Library - eric at lib.usf.edu
Managing sysadmins is like leading a neighborhood gang of neurotic pumas
       on jet-powered hoverbikes with nasty smack habits and opposable
       thumbs. - Feen, Benjy: Pumas on Hoverbikes: Sysadmin Management,
       http://www.monkeybagel.com/pumas.html


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