I am trying to get samba working on SUNOS5.8. I got the following using DIAGNOSIS.txt. My current status is the SUNV880 server is viewable in Windows Explore. But when I click on it I get \\SUNV880 is not accessible. The smbd -D & nmbd -D daemons are running. Swat is working also. Please help. Steve (slhawks@cltco.com) ASSUMPTIONS ----------- In all of the tests I assume you have a Samba server called SUNV880 and a PC called STEVENH both in workgroup CLT. Make sure your /etc/resolv.conf file points to name servers that really do exist. root@sunv880 # find / -name 'resolv.conf' -print I see no resolv.conf file on our SUNV880. TEST 3: ------- Run the command "smbclient -L BIGSERVER" on the unix box. You should get a list of available shares back. root@sunv880 # smbclient -U% -L localhost added interface ip=207.90.75.251 bcast=207.90.75.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Domain=[CLT] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.0] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- root Disk Solaris root steve Disk Solaris share for PVCS IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 2.2.0) ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (Samba 2.2.0) Server Comment --------- ------- SUNV880 Samba 2.2.0 Workgroup Master --------- ------- CLT root@sunv880 # smbclient -U% -L sunv880 added interface ip=207.90.75.251 bcast=207.90.75.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 session request to SUNV880 failed (Called name not present) session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present) If you get a "session request failed" then the server refused the connection. There are a number of reasons for which smbd may refuse or decline a session request. The most common of these involve one or more of the following smb.conf file entries: hosts deny = ALL hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy bind interfaces only = Yes In the above, no allowance has been made for any session requests that will automatically translate to the loopback adaptor address 127.0.0.1. To solve this problem change these lines to: hosts deny = ALL hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy 127. Do NOT use the "bind interfaces only" parameter where you may wish to use the samba password change facility, or where smbclient may need to access local service for name resolution or for local resource connections. (Note: the "bind interfaces only" parameter deficiency where it will not allow connections to the loopback address will be fixed soon). Steven L. Hawks External IT Support Cole-Layer-Trumble Company (937) 276-5261 x 235