On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:01:57 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:45:15 +0000, Richard wrote: > > > is there an idiots guide to setting up samba on debian ? > > Uf... samba is not idiot-proof :-) > > > I'm ending up with multiple services on samba and winbindd but smbd not > > running. > > Before going any further with the samba beast, are you sure you need to > set it up the server side? What are your goals? > > > Also which version of samba should I be using. > > > > 1377 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > 1378 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > 1379 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > 1380 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > 1386 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > 1388 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/samba -D > > (...) > > There are many running instances of samba, I only have 3, but this could > have changed since lenny. > > (...) > > > this is from samba.log :- > > > > =============================================================== > > [2012/01/16 13:38:34.819332, 0] > > smbd/server_exit.c:171(exit_server_common) > > Abnormal server exit: open_sockets_smbd() failed > (...) > > [2012/01/16 13:40:23.908335, 0] lib/util_sock.c:664(open_socket_in) > > bind failed on port 445 socket_addr = 127.0.0.1. Error = Address > > already in use > > [2012/01/16 13:40:23.908838, 0] smbd/server.c:569(smbd_open_one_socket) > > smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use > > [2012/01/16 13:40:23.908976, 0] lib/util_sock.c:664(open_socket_in) > > bind failed on port 139 socket_addr = 127.0.0.1. Error = Address > > already in use > (...) > > [2012/01/16 13:40:23.909262, 0] smbd/server.c:756(open_sockets_smbd) > > open_sockets_smbd: No sockets available to bind to. > (...) > > > > > > Any ideas please ???? > > Your samba service is crashing because of the above errors, I'd say related > to the network interface you have set. Check your smb.conf variables: > > interfaces = > bind interfaces only = > > Greetings, > Thanks, I've managed to get smbd up and running, the application needs to be a server and not just a client, as one of the directories is used by another computer. Not my app ,my son's :(. What I'm not seeing is any broadcast on x.x.x.255, the firewall should be open in both directions on the samba ports. Play again in the morning. -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy/Sid amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

