[gentoo-user] Samba freakiness; why isn't it reading MY /etc/samba/smb.conf file?

[Michael Sullivan]

I just rebooted the computer to make sure this wasn't some weird RAM
remnant, but the computer booted up:

carter ~ # /etc/init.d/samba status
 * status:  started
carter ~ # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global] 
workgroup = MYGROUP 
security = user 
encrypt passwords = yes 
guest account = guest
wins support = yes
local master = yes 
os level = 99 
domain master = yes 
preferred master = yes
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
interfaces = eth0

[tmp] 
path=/tmp 
writeable=yes

[homes]
path=/samba/michael
valid users=michael
writable=yes
carter ~ # testparm 
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[tmp]"
Processing section "[homes]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

[global]
	workgroup = MYGROUP
	interfaces = eth0
	guest account = guest
	os level = 99
	preferred master = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	wins support = Yes
	hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.

[tmp]
	path = /tmp
	read only = No

[homes]
	path = /samba/michael
	valid users = michael
	read only = No

At the top there you see that Samba IS started.  Under that you see MY
smb.conf, and at the bottom you see the smb.conf that's being loaded.
Nothing really in the logs that would suggest what's going on here:

carter ~ # cat /var/log/samba/*
cat: /var/log/samba/cores: Is a directory
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0] nmbd/nmbd.c:854(main)
  nmbd version 3.4.6 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2009
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0] nmbd/asyncdns.c:155(start_async_dns)
  started asyncdns process 20980
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:337(become_domain_master_browser_wins)
  become_domain_master_browser_wins:
  Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup MYGROUP,
subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:351(become_domain_master_browser_wins)
  become_domain_master_browser_wins: querying WINS server from IP
192.168.1.2 for domain master browser name MYGROUP<1b> on workgroup
MYGROUP
[2010/06/21 16:39:40,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:110(become_domain_master_stage2)
  *****
  
  Samba server CARTER is now a domain master browser for workgroup
MYGROUP on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
  
  *****
[2010/06/21 16:39:40,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:292(become_domain_master_browser_bcast)
  become_domain_master_browser_bcast:
  Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup MYGROUP on
subnet 192.168.1.2
[2010/06/21 16:39:40,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:305(become_domain_master_browser_bcast)
  become_domain_master_browser_bcast: querying subnet 192.168.1.2 for
domain master browser on workgroup MYGROUP
[2010/06/21 16:39:48,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:110(become_domain_master_stage2)
  *****
  
  Samba server CARTER is now a domain master browser for workgroup
MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.2
  
  *****
[2010/06/21 16:39:56,  0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:395(become_local_master_stage2)
  *****
  
  Samba name server CARTER is now a local master browser for workgroup
MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.2
  
  *****
[2010/06/21 16:39:33,  0] smbd/server.c:1073(main)
  smbd version 3.4.6 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2009
[2010/06/21 16:39:33,  0] printing/print_cups.c:103(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server /var/run/cups/cups.sock:631 - No such
file or directory
[2010/06/21 16:39:33,  0] printing/print_cups.c:103(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server /var/run/cups/cups.sock:631 - No such
file or directory
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0] smbd/server.c:457(smbd_open_one_socket)
  smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
[2010/06/21 16:39:34,  0] smbd/server.c:457(smbd_open_one_socket)
  smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use