On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:41:37 -0500, Stormblaze <stormblaze@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:46:16 -0500, Stormblaze <stormblaze@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:24:11 +0100, shrek-m@xxxxxx <shrek-m@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Stormblaze wrote: > > > > > > >># service smb status > > > >>smbd (PID 4766 4759) wird ausgeführt... > > > >>nmbd (PID 4763) wird ausgeführt... > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > make sure that your smbd- and "nmbd"-services are running > > > > I do a ps -A and I see two instances of smbd listed but yet swat > > doesn't report it as running. > > > > > > > > >>"master browser" "nmbd.log" > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > in the nmbd.log you should have an entry about an master-browser > > > this can take a while, ca. 10 minutes ? > > > > Yes I see this entry. I also saw something I'm not sure is right. The > > entry reads: > > > > Samba name server LINUXSERVER is now a local master browser for > > workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet xxx > > > > Where xxx is my outside IP. Is that supposed to be set to that? Or to > > my local IP? > > > > > > > > > > > > >># tail -f /var/log/samba/* > > > >>==> /var/log/samba/nmbd.log <== > > > >> > > > >> Samba name server XP1800 is now a local master browser for workgroup > > > >>MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.101.20 > > > >> > > > >> ***** > > > >>[2004/11/10 18:57:50, 0] > > > >>nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(396) > > > >> ***** > > > >> > > > >> Samba name server XP1800 is now a local master browser for workgroup > > > >>MYGROUP on subnet 192.168.2.11 > > > >> > > > >Shrek I don't understand what you're trying to tell me. > > > > > > > > > > make sure that all your clients are in the same workgroup > > > your XP-user exist in the /etc/samba/smbpasswd > > > > Yes. For testing I'm logging in as adminstrator and there is an entry > > in this file > > > > root = administrator admin > > > > > you have disabled the XP-firewall for your lan > > > > I run iptables on the linux server and NPF on my local machine. > > However, since even on the same box swat has stopped reporting that > > smbd is running.... > > > > > in your smb.conf your_share_section you should evtl. have > > > "browseable = yes" > > > and you should evtl. remove > > > "username = nobody" > > > > I removed the username nobody thing. > > > > > and you could try in the global-section > > > "hosts allow = <your_subnet>" > > > "encrypt passwords = yes" > > > > Changed it to this. > > > > I also tried adding the interfaces option and forcing it to be my > > local one so samba sets up as browser for my local subnet. > > > > The problem I'm having right now though is that earlier today I was > > able to start the smbd daemon through swat and it's status showed > > running. Same for the nmbd. However, right now the smbd isn't showing > > as running from swat. nmbd does. > > > > If I do a ps -A I see two instances of smbd running. At this point I > > can't even get to where I was earlier. > > > > > > -- > > "We should have a way of telling people they have bad breath without > > hurting their feelings. Like: Well I'm bored. Let's go brush our > > teeth. Or, I've got to make a phone call...hold this gum in your > > mouth. > > > > Well, got to where I was before at least. I deleted the smb.conf file > completely and now swat will start and stop smbd just fine and the > status changes. Even though I have some of the options set they don't > seem to make it into the smb.conf file like the workgroup setting. > I'll try to manually create the file and see. Maybe this newer version > of swat is buggy. > > > > -- > "We should have a way of telling people they have bad breath without > hurting their feelings. Like: Well I'm bored. Let's go brush our > teeth. Or, I've got to make a phone call...hold this gum in your > mouth. > Well, got it working. Well I can see the shares. Apparently it's a permissions thing. Using user security level requires me to set things up differently and I'm still not sure how. Using share level security was what I was used to. Set it to that and voila it worked. I'll investigate how to set up user security later I guess. Thanks for all the help you guys. -- "We should have a way of telling people they have bad breath without hurting their feelings. Like: Well I'm bored. Let's go brush our teeth. Or, I've got to make a phone call...hold this gum in your mouth.
