[Samba] Need Help Getting Windows XP To Use Samba Properly

[Ryan Novosielski]

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You can set the logs to level 10 using the params in the manual for
smb.conf. Also a neat trick, though, is to include the config file
"smb.conf.%m", which may or may not exist for all machine names, and
include the debug parameter in there. This allows you to add the log
level 10 for only the client(s) you want so as not to waste disk space
on a busy machine.

=R

On 12/29/2010 01:10 PM, Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC 520 SMXS/MXDEC wrote:
> Jeremy,
> 
> This makes sense, I'll try it.  Excellent idea.
> 
> I'm new to Samba, so how do I get it to run in debug mode and do the
> logging option you mentioned?
> 
> Sorry to sound so juvenile, my experience with Samba is in reverse -
> getting Linux boxes to use Windows servers.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jra at samba.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:33 AM
> To: Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC 520 SMXS/MXDEC
> Cc: tms3 at tms3.com; samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Need Help Getting Windows XP To Use Samba Properly
> 
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:22:46AM -0700, Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC
> 520 SMXS/MXDEC wrote:
>> TMS3,
>>
>> Thanks for joining in, really appreciate it.
>>
>> I'm trying to keep it all straight, I'm relatively new to Samba (but
> learning quickly).
>>
>> What I now know:
>>
>> 1.  Sniffer on XP box reveals that XP does see the broadcasts from
> Samba. 
>>
>> 2.  The Microsoft support tool/command "Browstat status" shows that XP
> does recognize Samba as the server (if Computer Browser service
> disabled, otherwise XP may/may not elect itself as the master -
> unpredictable), but also shows that XP is unable to pull down the browse
> list form the Samba box.  
> 
> This is the key. Separate out the logs by incoming client name,
> run smbd at debug level 10 and then look in the log.<xp client name>
> to see if it's trying to fetch the browse list, and if so why
> it goes wrong.
> 
> Jeremy.


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