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From: Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Need help with samba (Possibly OT)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:53:26
Message-Id: 1276559533.14940.19.camel@camille.espersunited.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Need help with samba (Possibly OT) by Stroller
1 On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 22:43 +0100, Stroller wrote:
2 > If it's been some time since this system was used, are you still using
3 > the 192.168.1.x subnet? If your ISP sent you a new router, you might
4 > now be on 192.168.0.x. IMO change this to:
5 > hosts allow = 192.168. 127.
6 >
7 I bought a brand new Linksys Wireless-N router a few months ago. I
8 configure it to start addresses after 192.168.1.1 because that's what
9 we've always used, it's what all the computers on our LAN are set up
10 for, and I see no reason to change it.
11 > Also run `smbtree` (works without a password).
12 >
13 > I appreciate that Samba tends not to make any sense when you're
14 > inexperienced, but there ought to be lots of troubleshooting guides
15 > out there. Google "troubleshooting samba", follow through the steps
16 > suggested by 2 or 3 and report back & tell us what you've done.
17 >
18 > Stroller.
19 >
20
21 I actually started today at
22 http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/install.html
23
24 carter ~ # testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf
25 Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
26 rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384)
27 Processing section "[homes]"
28 Processing section "[printers]"
29 Processing section "[print$]"
30 Processing section "[tmp]"
31 Loaded services file OK.
32 Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
33 Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
34
35 [global]
36 workgroup = MYGROUP
37 server string = Samba Server %v
38 map to guest = Bad User
39 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
40 max log size = 50
41 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
42 printcap name = cups
43 dns proxy = No
44 hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.
45
46 [homes]
47 comment = Home Directories
48 path = /samba
49 valid users = michael, amy
50 read only = No
51 browseable = No
52 browsable = No
53
54 [printers]
55 comment = All Printers
56 path = /var/spool/samba
57 printable = Yes
58 browseable = No
59 browsable = No
60
61 [print$]
62 path = /var/lib/samba/printers
63 write list = @adm, root
64 guest ok = Yes
65
66 [tmp]
67 comment = Temporary file space
68 path = /samba
69 valid users = michael, amy
70 read only = No
71 guest ok = Yes
72
73 michael@camille ~ $ smbclient -L carter
74 Enter michael's password:
75 Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6]
76
77 Sharename Type Comment
78 --------- ---- -------
79 print$ Disk
80 tmp Disk Temporary file space
81 IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server 3.4.6)
82 Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6]
83
84 Server Comment
85 --------- -------
86 CARTER Samba Server 3.4.6
87
88 Workgroup Master
89 --------- -------
90 MYGROUP CARTER
91
92 michael@camille ~ $ smbclient //carter/tmp
93 Enter michael's password:
94 Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6]
95 tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
96
97
98 Then I went to the Samba Checklist:
99 http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/diagnosis.html
100
101 1: Run testparm; already did that.
102 2: Ping test:
103
104 michael@camille ~ $ ping carter
105 PING carter.espersunited.com (192.168.1.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
106 64 bytes from carter.espersunited.com (192.168.1.2): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64
107 time=0.157 ms
108 64 bytes from carter.espersunited.com (192.168.1.2): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64
109 time=0.145 ms
110 ^C
111 --- carter.espersunited.com ping statistics ---
112 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
113 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.145/0.151/0.157/0.006 ms
114
115 carter ~ # ping camille
116 PING camille.espersunited.com (192.168.1.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
117 64 bytes from camille.espersunited.com (192.168.1.3): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64
118 time=0.158 ms
119 64 bytes from camille.espersunited.com (192.168.1.3): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64
120 time=0.155 ms
121 ^C
122 --- camille.espersunited.com ping statistics ---
123 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
124 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.155/0.156/0.158/0.012 ms
125
126 3: carter ~ # smbclient -L carter
127 Enter root's password:
128 Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6]
129
130 Sharename Type Comment
131 --------- ---- -------
132 print$ Disk
133 tmp Disk Temporary file space
134 IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server 3.4.6)
135 Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6]
136
137 Server Comment
138 --------- -------
139 CARTER Samba Server 3.4.6
140
141 Workgroup Master
142 --------- -------
143 MYGROUP CARTER
144
145 4: michael@camille ~ $ nmblookup -B BIGSERVER __SAMBA__
146 querying __SAMBA__ on 192.168.1.255
147 192.168.1.2 __SAMBA__<00>
148
149 4: carter ~ # nmblookup -B camille *
150 querying xorg.conf.new on 192.168.1.3
151 name_query failed to find name xorg.conf.new
152
153 *I'm not sure what finding xorg.conf.new has to do with Samba, but it's
154 on the checklist...
155
156 And this is getting me nowhere very very quickly.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Need help with samba (Possibly OT) Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org>