[Samba] nmbd error: workgroup name is too long
samba at coombscloud.com
samba at coombscloud.com
Wed Feb 7 16:31:51 UTC 2018
Hey all,
> Backup you smb.conf and run.
> sed "s,\x1B\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g" smb.conf
> This removes all esc ansi special and color characters.
> Try that first before deleting files.
The checksums on the input to sed and on the output from sed matched.
> Double check your smb.conf, stop samba binaries and then remove
> any .tdb files in /var/lib/samba (or where yours are), restart Samba
> and see how you go on.
...
> I think the problem is now in his Samba cache and deleting these
> shouldn't be a big problem, it is, after all, a Samba standalone
> server.
I deleted /var/db/samba4/{*.tdb,*.dat} and restarted samba. That seems to have done the trick!
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.
Regards,
Kirk Coombs
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