samba - May 2014 - Samba36 error on install - Freebsd 9.2

Hello,

I have attempted to install samba36 on a base install of FreeBSD 9.2

I have installed this same package about 30 days ago and had no problems what so
ever.

after the install, I add the line to FreeBSD /etc/rc.conf file -
samba_enable="YES"

Reboot the server and an error appears - WARNING /var/db/samba is not a
directory

I make the basic smb.conf changes like I have always done and I cannot browse
shares

I scan the server IP for ports 137-139 and they are not open and neither are the
services running.

What happend to this port for FreeBSD???

I have tried 4 times with fresh reloads etc and always get the same result.

Thank you
Kell

On 07/05/14 17:12, Kell Jemison wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have attempted to install samba36 on a base install of FreeBSD 9.2
>
> I have installed this same package about 30 days ago and had no problems
what so ever.
>
> after the install, I add the line to FreeBSD /etc/rc.conf file -
samba_enable="YES"
>
> Reboot the server and an error appears - WARNING /var/db/samba is not a
directory
>
> I make the basic smb.conf changes like I have always done and I cannot
browse shares
>
> I scan the server IP for ports 137-139 and they are not open and neither
are the services running.
>
> What happend to this port for FreeBSD???
Go on, I give in, what has happened to this FreeBSD PORT???

or, to put it another way, have you tried asking FreeBSD about this 
issue, it doesn't sound like a samba issue, it sounds like a packaging 
issue.

Rowland
>
> I have tried 4 times with fresh reloads etc and always get the same result.
>
> Thank you
> Kell

Please send the output of

cat /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba

and

cat /etc/rc.conf

also the output of rc when you start the server. On my FreeBSD 10 I 
would use something like

service samba_server start
or
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba_server start

Otherwhise - port or pkg related questions / issues should be routed to 
the responsible person for this port or pkg. In order to find out who is 
responsible for a package you can use the pkg suite cmd pkg_info 
${PackageName} or navigate to freshports


http://www.freshports.org/CATEGORY/UNIQUENAME
in your case
http://www.freshports.org/net/samba36


For Samba it should be Timur. You can contact him via mail BUT only if 
you ensured that you misconfiguration did not cause the problem: 
timur at FreeBSD.org 
<mailto:timur at
FreeBSD.org?subject=net/samba41%20on%20FreeBSD%2010.0%2DRELEASE%20%28amd64%29&body=Hi%20Timur%0A%0A...%0A%0ABest%20regards%0A>

;)



Am 07.05.14 18:12, schrieb Kell Jemison:
> Hello,
>
> I have attempted to install samba36 on a base install of FreeBSD 9.2
>
> I have installed this same package about 30 days ago and had no problems
what so ever.
>
> after the install, I add the line to FreeBSD /etc/rc.conf file -
samba_enable="YES"
>
> Reboot the server and an error appears - WARNING /var/db/samba is not a
directory
>
> I make the basic smb.conf changes like I have always done and I cannot
browse shares
>
> I scan the server IP for ports 137-139 and they are not open and neither
are the services running.
>
> What happend to this port for FreeBSD???
>
> I have tried 4 times with fresh reloads etc and always get the same result.
>
> Thank you
> Kell

If I remember correctly, I did something like this in rc.conf

samba_enable="YES"
nmbd_enable="YES"
smbd_enable="YES"
winbindd_enable="NO"

but you find those potential variables in each individual rc-script and 
ajust them to your needs


Also did you see if the directory exists?
ls -lach /var/db/samba
otherwhise create it
mkdir -m 0755 /var/db/samba


Kind Regards
Leander


Am 07.05.14 18:12, schrieb Kell Jemison:
> Hello,
>
> I have attempted to install samba36 on a base install of FreeBSD 9.2
>
> I have installed this same package about 30 days ago and had no problems
what so ever.
>
> after the install, I add the line to FreeBSD /etc/rc.conf file -
samba_enable="YES"
>
> Reboot the server and an error appears - WARNING /var/db/samba is not a
directory
>
> I make the basic smb.conf changes like I have always done and I cannot
browse shares
>
> I scan the server IP for ports 137-139 and they are not open and neither
are the services running.
>
> What happend to this port for FreeBSD???
>
> I have tried 4 times with fresh reloads etc and always get the same result.
>
> Thank you
> Kell