samba - Aug 2020 - Recurring Error: The specified network name is no longer available

Hi Rowland,
Sorry for the delay, my current smb.conf is:
[global]? ? ? ? log file = %S.log? ? ? ? log level = 3? ? ? ? workgroup =
WORKGROUP? ? ? ? security = user? ? ? ? passdb backend = tdbsam? ? ? ? printing
= cups? ? ? ? printcap name = cups? ? ? ? load printers = yes? ? ? ? cups
options = raw? ? ? ? lanman auth = no? ? ? ? ntlm auth = yes? ? ? ? client
lanman auth = no
[Anonymous]? ? ? ? comment = anonymous file share? ? ? ? path =
/samba/anonymous_shared_directory? ? ? ? browseable = yes? ? ? ? writable = yes?
? ? ? guest ok = yes? ? ? ? guest only = yes? ? ? ? read only = no? ? ? ? force
user = nobody
[homes]? ? ? ? comment = Home Directories? ? ? ? valid users = %S, %D%w%S? ? ? ?
browseable = No? ? ? ? read only = No? ? ? ? inherit acls = Yes
[printers]? ? ? ? comment = All Printers? ? ? ? path = /var/tmp? ? ? ? printable
= Yes? ? ? ? create mask = 0600? ? ? ? browseable = No
[print$]? ? ? ? comment = Printer Drivers? ? ? ? path = /var/lib/samba/drivers?
? ? ? write list = @printadmin root? ? ? ? force group = @printadmin? ? ? ?
create mask = 0664? ? ? ? directory mask = 0775
[sambashare]? ? ? ? comment = Samba on Server? ? ? ? path =
/home/root/sambashare? ? ? ? available = yes? ? ? ? valid users = root? ? ? ?
read only = no? ? ? ? browseable = yes? ? ? ? public = yes? ? ? ? writable = yes

OS is: Window 10
Samba version is:?version 4.10.4

Thank you,
Gerard    On Thursday, 13 August 2020, 14:45:30 UTC, Rowland penny via samba
<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
 
 On 13/08/2020 14:13, Gerard Owusu via samba wrote:
> Hi,
> I am struggling to complete my installation of Samba to share files to my
Samba Server.
> The error:The specified network name is no longer available - keeps
recurring irrespective of the changes I make from online forums.
> Please help.
> Kind regards,
> Gerard
Please post your current smb.conf and tell us what OS and Samba version 
you are using.

Rowland



-- 
To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
instructions:? https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba

On 14/08/2020 12:54, Gerard Owusu wrote:
> Hi Rowland,
>
> Sorry for the delay, my current smb.conf is:
>
> [global]
> ? ? ? ? log file = %S.log
> ? ? ? ? log level = 3
> ? ? ? ? workgroup = WORKGROUP
> ? ? ? ? security = user
> ? ? ? ? passdb backend = tdbsam
> ? ? ? ? printing = cups
> ? ? ? ? printcap name = cups
> ? ? ? ? load printers = yes
> ? ? ? ? cups options = raw
> ? ? ? ? lanman auth = no
> ? ? ? ? ntlm auth = yes
> ? ? ? ? client lanman auth = no
>
> [Anonymous]
> ? ? ? ? comment = anonymous file share
> ? ? ? ? path = /samba/anonymous_shared_directory
> ? ? ? ? browseable = yes
> ? ? ? ? writable = yes
> ? ? ? ? guest ok = yes
> ? ? ? ? guest only = yes
> ? ? ? ? read only = no
> ? ? ? ? force user = nobody
Now that is interesting, you have a share that you obviously want to be 
a 'guest' share, but you haven't set 'map to guest = bad
user' in
[global], so it will never be used. You also do not need the 'force 
user' line in the share, the 'guest only' line does the same thing.

Rowland

Hi Rowland,
Made some changes as shown below:
[global]? ? ? ? log file = %S.log? ? ? ? log level = 3? ? ? ? workgroup =
WORKGROUP? ? ? ? security = user? ? ? ? passdb backend = tdbsam? ? ? ? printing
= cups? ? ? ? printcap name = cups? ? ? ? load printers = yes? ? ? ? cups
options = raw? ? ? ? lanman auth = no? ? ? ? ntlm auth = yes
[Anonymous]? ? ? ? comment = anonymous file share? ? ? ? path =
/samba/anonymous_shared_directory? ? ? ? browseable = yes? ? ? ? writable = yes?
? ? ? guest ok = yes? ? ? ? read only = yes
[homes]? ? ? ? comment = Home Directories? ? ? ? valid users = %S, %D%w%S? ? ? ?
browseable = No? ? ? ? read only = No? ? ? ? inherit acls = Yes
[printers]? ? ? ? comment = All Printers? ? ? ? path = /var/tmp? ? ? ? printable
= Yes? ? ? ? create mask = 0600? ? ? ? browseable = No
[print$]? ? ? ? comment = Printer Drivers? ? ? ? path = /var/lib/samba/drivers?
? ? ? write list = @printadmin root? ? ? ? force group = @printadmin? ? ? ?
create mask = 0664? ? ? ? directory mask = 0775
[sambashare]? ? ? ? comment = Samba on Server? ? ? ? path =
/home/root/sambashare? ? ? ? available = yes? ? ? ? valid users = root? ? ? ?
read only = no? ? ? ? browseable = yes? ? ? ? writable = yes
Then I tried to map to the server as shown below:


Still getting the same error.
Kind regards,
Gerard
    On Friday, 14 August 2020, 12:09:31 UTC, Rowland penny via samba <samba
at lists.samba.org> wrote:
 
 On 14/08/2020 12:54, Gerard Owusu wrote:
> Hi Rowland,
>
> Sorry for the delay, my current smb.conf is:
>
> [global]
> ? ? ? ? log file = %S.log
> ? ? ? ? log level = 3
> ? ? ? ? workgroup = WORKGROUP
> ? ? ? ? security = user
> ? ? ? ? passdb backend = tdbsam
> ? ? ? ? printing = cups
> ? ? ? ? printcap name = cups
> ? ? ? ? load printers = yes
> ? ? ? ? cups options = raw
> ? ? ? ? lanman auth = no
> ? ? ? ? ntlm auth = yes
> ? ? ? ? client lanman auth = no
>
> [Anonymous]
> ? ? ? ? comment = anonymous file share
> ? ? ? ? path = /samba/anonymous_shared_directory
> ? ? ? ? browseable = yes
> ? ? ? ? writable = yes
> ? ? ? ? guest ok = yes
> ? ? ? ? guest only = yes
> ? ? ? ? read only = no
> ? ? ? ? force user = nobody
Now that is interesting, you have a share that you obviously want to be 
a 'guest' share, but you haven't set 'map to guest = bad
user' in
[global], so it will never be used. You also do not need the 'force 
user' line in the share, the 'guest only' line does the same thing.

Rowland



-- 
To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
instructions:? https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba