[Samba] nmbd don't start but gives no error (termux)

[Rowland Penny]

On Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:58:10 +0200
f0rhum via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

>
> Hi Rowland
> 
> > disable netbios = yes
> > smb ports = 4445
> > nbt port = 1137
> 
> Does it make sense to have these 3 all together? 

Well, no.
The first two together, or the last two together, but not all three
together, you need netbios for the nbt port.


> I can't get the
> Internet to clearly tell me if I can have name resolution without
> smb1 and without dns, i.e only having smb2 AND NOT dns. What about
> the error smb1 unix extensions unknown parameter ?

As I said 'smb1 unix extensions' replaced 'unix extensions' (this is
for the upcoming 'smb3 unix extensions), so if your Samba version isn't
new enough, use 'unix extensions' instead.

> 
> I can connect the server's //IP/Share with SMB2 from PC & camera
> but I can't from both with //serverName/share even when I have the 3
> lines above in smb.conf and server reloaded. 

To use a hostname (or as you put it 'serverName'), you need to run a
dns server, or Avahi, or use SMBv1.

> I can't the server as
> root even that my phone is rooted because the package is not intended
> for that Embedded advice in smb.conf comments is to use high ports
> 4445 [1139] and iptables
> 
> I have added these which should allow me to use any clients without
> specifying "-p port" : iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p udp
> --destination-port 137 -j REDIRECT --to-port 1137 iptables -t nat -A
> PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 139 -j REDIRECT --to-port 1139
> iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --destination-port 445 -j
> REDIRECT --to-port 4445 

Well that should work, I never thought of it.

Rowland