SaMBa problems

robby · #1 19-Apr-2005, 15:00

Hi

this time i'm trying to set up a file-sharing network. I followed the instruction i found on a web tutorial. Samba configuration seems not so hard...only some lines to write on /etc/samba/smb.conf, adding users and restarting samba server.
But it don't work

From winXP machine i can't see the samba server...and i don't know why. It don't show any error messages...it just work as the samba server doesn't exist.

Can anyone tell me how can i set this thing working right?

this is /etc/samba/smb.conf

Code:

# Global Parameters

workgroup = HOME
netbios name = RobbyNb
encrypt passwords = yes

[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no

[documents]
path = /home/robby/Documents
read only = no
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes

dsmith · #2 28-Apr-2005, 09:44

Hello Robby. Sorry for the delay in the reply. Have you tried using smbclient from the server itself? This utility is ussually located under /usr/local/samba/bin depending on your installation.

Code:

/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -L <SERVER NAME>

Make sure you do this as a user that you have set up an smbclient password for. It should ask you for the password of that user. After that is should list a full listing of all of the available shares for that server. An example listing should look like:

Code:

Domain=[STEELER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.4]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        data            Disk      PEPG data files
        draft           Disk      PEPG drafting files
        project         Disk      ACAD project files
        transfer        Disk      PEPG data files
        source          Disk      Programming source files
        games           Disk      Game files
        image           Disk      CD ROM images & Music
        programs        Disk      Network shareable programs
        mount           Disk      Administration mount for all Network files
        account         Disk      Accounting only drive
        cdrom           Disk      Shared cdrom drive
        ftp             Disk      Public FTP access
        loop            Disk      CDROM IMAGE
        db              Disk      DB Computer Services files
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Steeler)
        ADMIN$          IPC       IPC Service (Steeler)
        darrin          Disk      Home Directories
Domain=[STEELER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.4]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        PEPG                 STEELER

If you don't get something like this than your server side is not set up properly.

Another very good test is to use testparm which should be located in the same location as smbclient. This takes no parameters and simply tests your smb.conf file for proper syntax.

Another comment is that your Global section seems rather sparse. Here is an example of mine:

Code:

[global]
    workgroup = PEPG
    server string = Steeler
    hosts allow = 192.168.192.0/255.255.255.0
    printcommand = /usr/bin/lpr -b -r -P%p %s
    printing = bsd
    log file = /var/log/samba.%m
    max log size = 10
    security = user
    encrypt passwords = yes
#Socket options edited by Darrin
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
        read raw = yes
        write raw = yes
        log level = 1
        oplocks = yes
        max xmit = 65535
        dead time = 15
        getwd cache = yes
        local master = yes
    domain master = yes
    preferred master = yes
    wins support = yes
    dns proxy = no

#Added by Darrin
    default case = lower
    mangle case = yes
    preserve case = no

While you don't need all of these, I think that the hosts allow, the server string and security fields are crucial.

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