It sounds like a nmbd issue? What does it show in log.nmb or nmb.log?

Sundar


Vaughn Treude wrote:

>Hello all:
>
>First for the good news:  for the first time, I get to use Linux in a 
>real-life project!  One of the things this project requires is interfacing to 
>Windows boxes, so one of the things I need to do is get Samba running on my 
>old Winbook notebook, on which I've installed Red Hat 7.1.  I seem to have it 
>almost there, but not quite.   I can ping the notebook from elsewhere on the 
>network, so I know that the NIC is working.  I can go outbound from the 
>notebook using smbclient with no problems.  The samba daemons both run, and 
>the log files don't indicate any errors.  I can see the notebook in the 
>Network Neighborhood from Explorer in Windows.  But if I click on it there, 
>there's a long pause followed by a message that says the machine is "not 
>available."  I get a similar response when trying to mount it via "net use" 
>in the DOS prompt:  it says it can't locate the machine on the network.  I've 
>set the debug level to 3 for both daemons and I still don't see any 
>indication of errors, nor do I see any record of any login attempts from 
>external machines.  So I must have something set up wrong.  The wierd thing 
>is that I used a working version of smb.conf from a RH 7.2 machine on the 
>same network, just modifying the machine name.  I'll list that below, just in 
>case there's something that's marginal.  I've also set up the smbpasswd file 
>and created two entries in it (though I don't think I'm getting that far.  
>Any suggestions you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Vaughn Treude
>Nakota Software, Inc.
>Custom Industrial Software Development
>
>The smb.conf file follows below:
>
># This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
># smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
># here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
># many!) most of which are not shown in this example
>#
># Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash) 
># is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
># for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
># may wish to enable
>#
># NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
># to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors. 
>#
>#======================= Global Settings =====================================
>[global]
>
># workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
>   workgroup = WORKGROUP
>
># server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>   server string = Vaughn's Machine
>
># This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
># connections to machines which are on your local network. The
># following example restricts access to two C class networks and
># the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
># the smb.conf man page
>;   hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
># note - I've obscured the IP address, but I know it's valid in the real file
>    hosts allow = x.0.0. 127.
>
># if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
># than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>   printcap name = /etc/printcap
>   load printers = yes
>
># It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
># yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
># bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
>   printing = lprng
>
># Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
># otherwise the user "nobody" is used
>  guest account = pcguest
>
># this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
># that connects
>   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>
># Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>   max log size = 0
>
># Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
># security_level.txt for details.
>   security = user
># Use password server option only with security = server or
># security = domain
>;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
># Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
># all combinations of upper and lower case.
>;  password level = 8
>;  username level = 8
>
># You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
># ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
># Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
>  encrypt passwords = yes
>  smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
># The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious errors
># when Samba is built with support for SSL.
>;   ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
>
># The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
># update the Linux sytsem password also.
># NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
># NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
>#        the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
>#        to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
>;  unix password sync = Yes
>;  passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>;  passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n 
>*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
># Unix users can map to different SMB User names
>;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
># Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
># on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
># of the machine that is connecting
>;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
>
># Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
># See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
>   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>
># Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
># If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
># here. See the man page for details.
>;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 
>
># Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
>#  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
>#	a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
>;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
># Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
>;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
>
># Browser Control Options:
># set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
># browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
>;   local master = no
>
># OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
># elections. The default value should be reasonable
>;   os level = 33
>
># Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
># allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
># if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
>;   domain master = yes 
>
># Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
># and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
>;   preferred master = yes
>
># Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for 
># Windows95 workstations. 
>   domain logons = yes
>
># if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
># per user logon script
># run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
>;   logon script = %m.bat
># run a specific logon batch file per username
>;   logon script = %U.bat
>
># All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
># 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be specified
># the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host" means use the unix
># system gethostbyname() function call that will use either /etc/hosts OR
># DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config, /etc/nsswitch.conf
># and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system configuration
># dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
># in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
># The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that are NOT
># on the local network segment
># - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
>; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
>
># Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
># WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
>;   wins support = yes
>
># WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
>#	Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
>;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>
># WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
># behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
># at least one	WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>;   wins proxy = yes
>
># DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
># via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
># this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
>   dns proxy = no 
>
># Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
># NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
>;  preserve case = no
>;  short preserve case = no
># Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
>;  default case = lower
># Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
>;  case sensitive = no
>
>#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
>[homes]
>   comment = Home Directories
>   browseable = no
>   writable = yes
>   valid users = %S
>   create mode = 0664
>   directory mode = 0775
>
># Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
>; [netlogon]
>;   comment = Network Logon Service
>;   path = /home/netlogon
>;   guest ok = yes
>;   writable = no
>;   share modes = no
>
>
># Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
># the default is to use the user's home directory
>;[Profiles]
>;    path = /home/profiles
>;    browseable = no
>;    guest ok = yes
>
>
># NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to 
># specifically define each individual printer
>[printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /var/spool/samba
>   browseable = no
># Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>   guest ok = no
>   writable = no
>   printable = yes
>
># This one is useful for people to share files
>;[tmp]
>;   comment = Temporary file space
>;   path = /tmp
>;   read only = no
>;   public = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
># the "staff" group
>;[public]
>;   comment = Public Stuff
>;   path = /home/samba
>;   public = yes
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>;   write list = @staff
>
># Other examples. 
>#
># A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
># home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool 
>directory,
># wherever it is.
>;[fredsprn]
>;   comment = Fred's Printer
>;   valid users = fred
>;   path = /homes/fred
>;   printer = freds_printer
>;   public = no
>;   printable = yes
>
># A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
># access to the directory.
>;[fredsdir]
>;   comment = Fred's Service
>;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
>;   valid users = fred
>;   public = no
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>
># a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
># this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
># also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
># The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
>;[pchome]
>;  comment = PC Directories
>;  path = /usr/pc/%m
>;  public = no
>;  writable = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all 
>files
># created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
># any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
># directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
># be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
>;[public]
>;   path = /home/share
>;   public = yes
>;   only guest = yes
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>
># The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
># users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In 
>this
># setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
># sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
># as many users as required.
>;[myshare]
>;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
>;   valid users = mary fred
>;   public = no
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>;   create mask = 0765
>
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