[Samba] how to configure smb.conf after installing samba-dc.x86_64 0:4.8.3-4.el7 centos7 (trusted: samba at lists.samba.org)

[Rowland Penny]

On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:40:03 -0500
samba.x.eliezer613 at spamgourmet.com wrote:

> Hi Rowland, actually just trying to learn AD. Have a 'regular' samba
> server running here for years. In as much as a smb.conf it seems to
> have one :
> 
> [global]
>         dns forwarder = 192.168.25.253
>         netbios name = DC1
>         realm = DC1.INTERNAL
>         server role = active directory domain controller
>         workgroup = REDACTED
> 
> [netlogon]
>         path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol/dc1.internal/scripts
>         read only = No
> 
> [sysvol]
>         path = /var/lib/samba/sysvol
>         read only = No
> 
> Since this is a AD/DC I presume there should not be browseable shares
> like [homes] or [data]

It is recommended to only use a DC for authentication.

> 
> The following was run on the AD/DC...
> 
> # smbclient -L dc1 -N
> Connection to dc1 failed (Error NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED)
> 
> I don't think samba is really running..
> 
> # service samba restart
> 
> # journalctl -xe
> 
> [2019/02/19 18:37:26.212234,  0]
> ../source4/smbd/server.c:466(binary_smbd_main)
> Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1033]:   samba version 4.8.3
> started. Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1033]:   Copyright Andrew
> Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2018
> Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal systemd[1]: PID file /run/samba/samba.pid
> not readable (yet?) after start.
> Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1034]: [2019/02/19
> 18:37:26.404987, 0] ../source4/smbd/server.c:638(binary_smbd_main)
> Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1034]:   binary_smbd_main: samba:
> using 'standard' process model
> Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1034]: [2019/02/19
> 18:37:26.405753,
> 0] ../source4/smbd/service.c:112(server_service_startup) Feb 19
> 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1034]:   server_service_startup: Failed
> to start service 'rpc' - NT_STATUS_INVALID_SYSTEM_SERVICE Feb 19
> 18:37:26 dc1.internal samba[1034]: [2019/02/19 18:37:26.406035,
> 0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(exit_daemon) Feb 19 18:37:26
> dc1.internal samba[1034]:   exit_daemon: STATUS=daemon failed to
> start: Samba failed to start services, error code -107 Feb 19
> 18:37:26 dc1.internal systemd[1]: samba.service never wrote its PID
> file. Failing. Feb 19 18:37:26 dc1.internal systemd[1]: Failed to
> start Samba AD Daemon. -- Subject: Unit samba.service has failed
> -- Defined-By: systemd
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Seeing as this is running on Centos, where did you get the Samba
packages from ?
I ask this because the standard Centos packages cannot be used to
provision a domain.

Does /run/samba exist ?

Rowland