[Samba] Weird message in log files

[Santos Rodrigo-ARS052]

> Smb specialists,
> 
> 	I did some tests inside test server using Samba 2.2.8a. I used the below configuration:
> _____________________________________________________________________________
> # ../bin/testparm -x -L pscdv001 ../lib/smb.conf | more
> Load smb config files from ../lib/smb.conf
> Processing section "[DVfcsload]"
> Processing section "[rodrigo]"
> Processing section "[ipc$]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 8 chars
> These may give errors while browsing or may not be accessible
> to some older clients
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>         workgroup = MFG4
>         netbios aliases = pscdv001
>         server string = PCS Samba Server - Desenvolvimento 3
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
>         null passwords = Yes
>         smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
>         password level = 8
>         username level = 8
>         log level = 0
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%L/log.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         deadtime = 4
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
>         include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.pscdv001
> 
> [DVfcsload]
>         comment = FCS_LOADER PSCDV001
>         path = /jfcs/loader
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0775
>         directory mask = 0775
>         hosts allow = 10.114.132.54 187.10.16.33 187.10.32.100 10.114.132.196
> 
> [rodrigo]
>         comment = My folder
>         path = /home/ars052
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0775
>         directory mask = 0775
>         hosts allow = 187.10.16.216
> 
> [ipc$]
>         path = /tmp
>         hosts allow = 187.10.16.0/23 187.10.64.0/23 10.114.132.0/23 187.10.32.0/23 127.0.0.1
>         hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
> _____________________________________________________________________________
> 
> 	From my desktop I mapped the SHARE [rodrigo] and I have no problems to access it. Therefore, analysing the logs files, specifically the client log file in the server, I saw some weird messages:
> 
> ...
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> [2005/03/15 18:04:18, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
>   Denied connection from  (187.10.16.216)
> ...> 
> 
> 	The weird thing is that this messages are logged only when I open some file inside the shared directory from samba. Using "windows explorer", I mapped the share associating a driver letter and using on the server the command "tail -f log.client". At the moment of openning file, a tenth of this messages are logged. The IP address showed is the IP of my Desktop and the open file operation is sucedeed without any error messages from windows. See also that in the smb.conf file, on the SHARE [rodrigo] I put a explicit configuration that allow my host 187.10.16.216 to access that SHARE.
> 
> 	Why these messages are logged ?? What is wrong inside my configuration ?? Is wrong ?
> 
> Tks in advance,
> 
> Rodrigo José dos Santos
> Solvo S.A. 
> IT UNIX Administrator Senior (Solaris Specialist) 
> Computing Engineer 
> Phone: (55) 19 3847 6003 
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> EMAIL: ars052 at motorola.com 
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