[Samba] weird log file ???

[toddandmargo]

---- On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:16:20 -0700 Rowland Penny via samba<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote ---- 
 > On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:05:40 -0700
 > toddandmargo via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
 > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > ---- On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:59:47 -0700 toddandmargo via
 > > samba<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote ---- 
 > >  > 
 > >  > 
 > >  > ---- On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:46:56 -0700 Rowland Penny via
 > >  > samba<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote ---- 
 > >  >  > On Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:33:43 -0700
 > >  >  > toddandmargo via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
 > >  >  > 
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > # rpm -qa samba
 > >  >  > > samba-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > I have a weird log file:
 > >  >  > > /var/log/samba/samba-log.______________________________
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > This pops up every times i try to SMB scan from my Xerox
 > >  >  > > WorkCentre 3550 
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > It contains stuff like:
 > >  >  > > # cat samba-log.______________________________ | grep -i error
 > >  >  > >   get_mydnsfullname: getaddrinfo failed for name
 > >  >  > > FedoraServer.xxxx.local [Unknown error] get_mydnsfullname:
 > >  >  > > getaddrinfo failed for name FedoraServer.xxxx.local [Unknown
 > >  >  > > error] pid[19650] Error writing 163 bytes to client
 > >  >  > > ipv4:192.168.255.21:49850. -1. (Broken pipe)
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > # cat samba-log.______________________________ | grep -i
 > >  >  > > failed interpret_string_addr_internal: getaddrinfo failed for
 > >  >  > > name FedoraServer.xxxx.local (flags 34) [Name or service not
 > >  >  > > known] get_mydnsfullname: getaddrinfo failed for name
 > >  >  > > FedoraServer.xxxx.local [Unknown error]
 > >  >  > > interpret_string_addr_internal: getaddrinfo failed for name
 > >  >  > > FedoraServer.xxxx.local (flags 34) [Name or service not known]
 > >  >  > > get_mydnsfullname: getaddrinfo failed for name
 > >  >  > > FedoraServer.xxxx.local [Unknown error] Server exit
 > >  >  > > (construct_reply_chain: srv_send_smb failed.)
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > ????
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > > Many thanks,
 > >  >  > > -T
 > >  >  > > 
 > >  >  > 
 > >  >  > 
 > >  >  > smb.conf ????????
 > >  >  > 
 > >  >  > Rowland
 > >  >  
 > >  > smb.conf is YUGE.
 > >  > 
 > 
 > Just post the [global] part then 
 > 
 > Without it, we have absolutely no way to know how you are running Samba
 > 
 > Rowland
 > 
 

This works from another Linux machine:
# mount -t cifs -o username=workcentre,password=AAAAAA  //192.168.255.12/public tmp