samba - Oct 2011 - issue with tesparam

OS: Debian squeeze
Samba: 3.5.6

# testparm --section-name=global -s 2>&1|grep ALIX
returns nothing

# grep ALIX /etc/samba/smb.conf
  netbios name = ALIX
works


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Regards
	Harry Jede

> From: Harry Jede [mailto:walk2sun at arcor.de]
> Sent: 04 October 2011 23:06
> 
> OS: Debian squeeze
> Samba: 3.5.6
> 
> # testparm --section-name=global -s 2>&1|grep ALIX
> returns nothing
> 
> # grep ALIX /etc/samba/smb.conf
>   netbios name = ALIX
> works
The example testparm command you give works for me on CentOS 5.2 with
samba3-3.4.9-42.el5 and on CentOS 5.6 with samba3-3.5.11-44.el5.  Build the
command up slowly and try to identify where it is failing:

# testparm -s	# Do you get any output?
# testparm --section-name=global -s		# Do you get the right
section?
# testparm --section-name=global -s | grep ALIX		# Does grep work?



Moray.
"To err is human; to purr, feline."

On 10:57:22 wrote Moray Henderson:
> The example testparm command you give works for me on CentOS 5.2 with
> samba3-3.4.9-42.el5 and on CentOS 5.6 with samba3-3.5.11-44.el5. 
> Build the command up slowly and try to identify where it is failing:
> 
> # testparm -s	# Do you get any output?
> # testparm --section-name=global -s		# Do you get the right
> section?
Yes
> # testparm --section-name=global -s | grep ALIX		# Does 
grep work?
Yes

I have some other bugs/issues found with the Debian Samba packages :-( . 
In backports is a 3.5.11 package. So I will try this. If it has the same 
problems I compile my own one and go with upstream in the future.

> Moray.
> "To err is human; to purr, feline."

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Regars
	Harry Jede