Hello,

I have a mandriva linux running a samba server for over a year, suddenly the server won't start anymore. I tried everything from updating the samba server to checking the log file. Here is the exact issue.

when I run /sbin/service smb restart
the SMB is unable to stop NMB is able to stop
SMB Failed to start NMB started fine.


here is the exact message I get on the screen.

"Starting SMB services: /bin/bash: line 1: 28419 File size limit exceeded(core dumped) smbd -D [FAILED]"

I'd appriciate any advice.

Thank You so much,
AJ

What type of filesystem is this on?

Hello,

It's a 400GB hard drive I believe running NTFS.

Thank You,
Aj

NTFS as in windows file system?

Sorry I'm not positive what file system is it. I know there is linux installed.

Thanks
AJ

Try typing

fdisk -l

in a terminal and tell us what you get back

Here is a print out what the file system is. Thank you for all the help

Aj
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 7 56196 6 FAT16
/dev/sda2 * 8 2598 20812207+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 60396 60801 3261195 db CP/M / CTOS / ...
/dev/sda4 2599 60395 464254402+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 2599 60395 464254371 83 Linux

Partition table entries are not in disk order
[root@dslhw-build samba]#

Now we need to see smb.conf. It is located in /etc/samba.

What is that sda3 partition? What do you use it for? Are you really running a cp/m operating system?

And the output of

mount

Hi,

I'm not sure what the sd3 partiontion is, yes I've confirmed that the smb.conf is in the right directory.

output of mount

/dev/sda5 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /mnt/floppy type supermount (rw,sync,dev=/dev/fd0,fs=ext2:vfat,--)
/dev/sda1 on /mnt/win_ type vfat (rw,umask=0022,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/sda3 on /mnt/win_2 type vfat (rw,umask=0022,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/sda2 on /mnt/win_c type ntfs (ro,umask=0022,nls=utf8)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
nfsd on /proc/fs/nfsd type nfsd (rw)


Thanks
AJ

Not see that smb.conf is in /etc/samba, but to see a copy of smb.conf that is in /etc/samba (ie, post it here)

There is a problem with the partition table. sda3 is being called vfat by mount but has type db (cp/m usually) from fdisk. A vfat partition should be type 4, 5, 6(typically), b, c, or e.

Also, the question then is whether that partition is supposed to be FAT16 or FAT32.

I suppose this could be the problem, but the first thing to see is what is in smb.conf.

try this

then try to start your samba.

Here is the smb.conf Thanks
Aj

# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2002/09/18 18:09:52

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = DEMO
netbios name = DEMO-BUILD
server string = Samba Server %v %h
interfaces = eth1
max log size = 0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
printcap name = lpstat
os level = 0
preferred master = no
domain master = no
dns proxy = no
wins server = 10.5.2.1
guest account = adm
restrict anonymous = no
max protocol = NT
acl compatibility = winnt
ldap ssl = No
server signing = Auto
map to guest = Bad User
guest ok = yes

[opt]
path = /opt
read only = No
browseable = YES

[aj]
path = /home/aj
read only = No

[root]
path = /
read only = No

[tftpboot]
path = /tftpboot
read only = No