Clients are Windows 2000; server is running Samba version
3.0.2a. We're experiencing a sporadic issue with the homes share
occasionally coming up missing. All other shares remain mappable and
accessable. If the workstation is rebooted, it can once again access
the share.
This is new behavior; 2.2.8a did not have this problem. As of
yet I haven't been able to figure out what circumstances might trigger
the homes share disappearing.
Relevant sections of my smb.conf are reproduced below.
I have gone through much documentation (though it wouldn't
surprise me if I missed something) and groups.google.com searches didn't
result in a solution (and only one dead on "I'm having this
problem"
match).
=====================================================[global]
guest account = nobody
workgroup = <a domain>
security = domain
encrypt passwords = yes
password server = *
browseable = no
local master = no
os level = 1
wins server = <my wins>
preserve case = yes
invalid users = root mail daemon
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
share modes = yes
allow trusted domains = no
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = no
force directory mode = 0700
force create mode = 0600
locking = no
nt acl support = no
[profile]
comment = Profile directory - special share
invalid users = nobody refdesk
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = no
force directory mode = 0700
force create mode = 0600
locking = no
profile acls = yes
path = %H/profile
[dos]
comment = /samba/dos on Dudley
browseable = yes
path = /samba/dos
read only = yes
create mode = 0755
locking = no
[staff]
comment = Share directory for staff (T:\)
browseable = yes
path = /home/dudley/staff/share
read only = no
valid users = @staff
force group = staff
force create mode = 0660
force directory mode = 0770
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