Hi all. I?m using the binary distribution of SAMBA 1.9.16 on SCO3.2v4.2. Last weekend we got a new server. Installed all applications and all worked fine (as expected) ... but: the win/nt clients could map the shares, but they could not browse the SAMBA-box! I checked the "browseable=" options, but everything looked ok. Increasing the debug level and stepping through the logfiles showed that "/usr/local/samba/var/locks/browse.dat" could not be opened. This failed because of missing access permission of ../var and ../var/locks to our users! After setting the directory permissions - everything works fine again!!! Due to the last "cannot browse" articles in this list, I post this one. Perhaps someone has got the same error. Once again: You all made a real good work on SAMBA! Go on. best regards rick -- snail: ANZER GmbH - Pieperstr. 14 - 32791 Lage - Germany email: rick_@t-online.de voice: (0049) 5232 / 9777-21 fax: (0049) 5232 / 78094
Dave Lawson wrote:> > Thanks for the info Rick! > We also have the problem that the Samba server does not show up on the > browse list in NT 4 SP3. We need to explicitly specify the Samba server > name.What does your log file on the samba box says, when you try to browse your network? You maybe have to increase the log level=... first in smb.conf. What network protocols have you installed? tcp/ip is enough ... you don?t need any other protocol.> On some PC's, even that doen't work and we need to specify the ip. > Have you encountered this? Any ideas?Seems to be a conversion problem between machine name <-> ip adress. Remember, this is done using the .../hosts file on your LOCAL machine! Have a look at it. Can you *ping* from your local machine to the samba box using the machine name or have you to use the ip adress? hope this helps (for the first) rick -- snail: ANZER GmbH - Pieperstr. 14 - 32791 Lage - Germany email: rick_@t-online.de voice: (0049) 5232 / 9777-21 fax: (0049) 5232 / 78094
> Dave Lawson wrote: > > > > Thanks for the info Rick! > > We also have the problem that the Samba server does not show up on the > > browse list in NT 4 SP3. We need to explicitly specify the Samba server > > name. > > What does your log file on the samba box says, when you try to browse > your network? You maybe have to increase the log level=... first in > smb.conf. >Here is log.nmb file: 1999/02/03 19:15:34 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18p10 started Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997 1999/02/03 19:15:35 becoming a daemon Added interface ip=x.x.x.1 bcast=x.x.255.255 nmask=255.255.0.0 Added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0 making subnet name:x.x.x.1 Broadcast address:x.x.255.255 Subnet mask:255.255.0.0 making subnet name:127.0.0.1 Broadcast address:127.255.255.255 Subnet mask:255.0.0.0 making subnet name:UNICAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:x.x.y.1 Subnet mask:x.x.y.1 making subnet name:REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:0.0.0.0 Subnet mask:0.0.0.0 register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not responding. register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not responding. register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not responding. register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not responding. etc...> What network protocols have you installed? tcp/ip is enough ... you > don?t need any other protocol. >yes. only running tcp/ip also, <snip> workgroup = NT_DOMAIN01 interfaces = x.x.x.1/16 localhost guest account = pcguest security = share dead time = 1 socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 local master = no preferred master = no wins support = no domain master = no os level = 0 wins server = x.x.y.1 dns proxy = no wins proxy = no <snip> anything else glaringly wrong? Regards, Dave Lawson Menasco Aerospace Oakville, Ontario
> Dave Lawson wrote: > > >> Here is log.nmb file: > >> 1999/02/03 19:15:34 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18p10 started > >> Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997 >> 1999/02/03 19:15:35 becoming a daemon >> Added interface ip=x.x.x.1 bcast=x.x.255.255 nmask=255.255.0.0 >> Added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0 >> making subnet name:x.x.x.1 Broadcast address:x.x.255.255 Subnet >> mask:255.255.0.0 > > making subnet name:127.0.0.1 Broadcast address:127.255.255.255 Subnet >> mask:255.0.0.0 >> making subnet name:UNICAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:x.x.y.1 Subnet >> mask:x.x.y.1 >> making subnet name:REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:0.0.0.0Subnet>> mask:0.0.0.0 >> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not >> responding. >> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not >> responding. >> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not >> responding. >> etc...> WINS server not responding?! Have you got a WINS server? Something wrong > with this WINS server - I guess ...Thanks for your continued interest in this browsing problem. Yes we really do have a NT wins server (although its not in my juristiction) and I've got the right IP for it. Something wrong with WINS server? Definitely a convenient place to blame.>> workgroup = NT_DOMAIN01 >> interfaces = x.x.x.1/16 localhost >> guest account = pcguest >> security = share >> dead time = 1 >> socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 >> local master = no >> preferred master = no >> wins support = no>You don?t want WINS support? Have you tried to set this to YES?Here is a snip from the smb.conf man page. wins support (G) This boolean controls if Samba will act as a WINS server. You should not set this to true unless you have a multi-subnetted network and you wish a particular nmbd to be your WINS server. Note that you should *NEVER* set this to true on more than one machine in your network. The way I read this, there should not be more than one WINS server on a subnet, so I think I'll keep my setting to "no". Did I read this wrong?>> domain master = no >> os level = 0 >> wins server = x.x.y.1>Here you entered your WINS server! Have you tried to uncomment this >line?yes. wins server was always uncommented. smb.conf says the following: wins server (G) This specifies the DNS name (or IP address) of the WINS server that Samba should register with. If you have a WINS server on your network then you should set this to the WINS servers name.>> dns proxy = no > >> wins proxy = no > >hope this helps >best regards >rickwe'll lic this thing somehow i hope Regards, Dave
Dave Lawson wrote:> > > > Here is log.nmb file: > 1999/02/03 19:15:34 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18p10 started > Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997 > 1999/02/03 19:15:35 becoming a daemon > Added interface ip=x.x.x.1 bcast=x.x.255.255 nmask=255.255.0.0 > Added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0 > making subnet name:x.x.x.1 Broadcast address:x.x.255.255 Subnet > mask:255.255.0.0 > making subnet name:127.0.0.1 Broadcast address:127.255.255.255 Subnet > mask:255.0.0.0 > making subnet name:UNICAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:x.x.y.1 Subnet > mask:x.x.y.1 > making subnet name:REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:0.0.0.0 Subnet > mask:0.0.0.0 > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not > responding. > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not > responding. > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not > responding. > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not > responding. > etc... >WINS server not responding?! Have you got a WINS server? Something wrong with this WINS server - I guess ...> workgroup = NT_DOMAIN01 > interfaces = x.x.x.1/16 localhost > guest account = pcguest > security = share > dead time = 1 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 > local master = no > preferred master = no > wins support = noYou don?t want WINS support? Have you tried to set this to YES?> domain master = no > os level = 0 > wins server = x.x.y.1Here you entered your WINS server! Have you tried to uncomment this line?> dns proxy = no > wins proxy = nohope this helps best regards rick -- snail: ANZER GmbH - Pieperstr. 14 - 32791 Lage - Germany email: rick_@t-online.de voice: (0049) 5232 / 9777-21 fax: (0049) 5232 / 78094