[Samba] Samba first time run

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@WilliamEdwards

The "/usr/local/samba/sbin/samba" command has no output.
root# ps aux | grep samba shows samba is not running.

Thanks.
--
Léa

On 27/03/2023 17:23, William Edwards wrote:
>> Op 27 mrt. 2023 om 17:14 heeft Lm Loge via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> het volgende geschreven:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I just installed samba (very carefully) from the sources on Debian 11.
>> 1. I installed the packages for libraries and utilities required to build and install Samba
>> (using "bootstrap_generated-dists_debian11_bootstrap.sh", downloaded from the "wiki.samba.org" website).
>> 2. I downloaded the sources (https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/stable/samba-4.18.0.tar.gz).
>> 3. After extracting the source package, I ran "configure", "make" and "make-install" which completed successfully.
>>
>> Now, when I run (as root) "/usr/local/samba/sbin/samba" nothing happens, really nothing.
> Do you mean ‘the program exits’ or ‘the program has no output’?
>
>> Given that the installation is brand new, I noticed there is no "/usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf" file.
>> I didn't provisioned that Samba AD DC.
>> (I stricty just did what I mentioned above).
>>
>> Can Samba be started the way I am trying to?
>> Is it normal nothing happens?
>>
>> Best regards.
>> --
>> Léa Massiot