[Samba] Problems with smbd...

[rasper.lemm at daimlerchrysler.com]

Hello together!
I run Samba 3.0.9-2.3 on Suse 9.2. This Server is in an Active Directory
Domain, but it is not able to make it a domainmemberserver. So i uses the
following configuration:

/etc/samba/smb.conf
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[global]
security = Server
domain logons = no
NIS homedir = no
encrypt passwords = yes
update encrypted = no
password server = EMEA
guest account = nobody
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

# host access security
hosts allow = ip-range

# browsing
workgroup = RABBIT  #AD- Domainname
domain master = no
local master = no
preferred master = no
os level = 0

# printing
disable spoolss = yes
load printers = no
show add printer wizard = no

#other options
smb ports = 445
interfaces = eth0
bind interfaces only = yes
disable netbios = yes
min password length = 8

#file handling
keepalive = 30
share modes = yes
locking = yes
strict locking = yes
create mask = 0770
directory mask = 0770
hide dot files = no

#handle european characters
#character set = ISO8859-1
#client code page = 850

#Defaults
inherit acls = yes
inherit permissions = no
read only = no
browseable = no
available = no
guest ok = no

#=============
#Shares
[Abteilung]
browseable = yes
available = yes
comment = Abteilungsdaten
path = /usr/abt/
oplock contention limit = 1
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This solution works more or less good. My mainproblem: many times a day the
message

/var/log/messages
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SERVERNAME smbd[28175]:   password server not available
Jan 25 12:00:28 SERVERNAME smbd[28175]: [2006/01/25 12:00:28, 0]
auth/auth_server.c:server_cryptkey(83)
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appears and then noone can access the shares. Resarting samba does not
solve the problem. Google was not able to give me a useable result, so i
ask you for help.

PS: sorry for my poor english grammar!!

greets Lucky_dc!