Hello everyone, I wrote an email a couple of days ago, but haven't received an answer yet. Perhaps it was a bit confusing, so I'll try again. How can I make sure that NetBIOS name lookups work in the config file? I mean the %m macro. What is the command I can test it with? Because I have a feeling that this macro works only sometimes. For example I have a setting of log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log, and there are log files with netbios names and ip addresses too. (nbname.log, x.x.x.x.log). Any ideas would be appreciated... Kolos
>I have a setting of log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log, and there are log >files with netbios names and ip addresses too. (nbname.log, x.x.x.x.log). > >Any ideas would be appreciated... > >This is the behavior by design (I believe) but at least it is understandable once you know what is going on. When a client connects, the only thing you know about it is its IP address. Even if the very first thing it does is to query the network for naming related information, or to be queried by the server for its name there is still this name-less connection. You should notice that most of these files are 0 length. I know there was a better explanation of what is happening, but it came down to the fact that it was normal. -- Paul Gienger Office: 701-281-1884 Applied Engineering Inc. Systems Architect Fax: 701-281-1322 URL: www.ae-solutions.com mailto: pgienger@ae-solutions.com