smbd

rwhitworth · 04-24-2003, 10:50 AM

Running Redhat 8.0.

On start-up, SMB says [OK]

But when I look at the processes running, I have nmbd but no smbd.

"service smb start" says [OK], but it seems to be lying.

SWAT says smbd and nmbd are not running.

If I hit the "Start smbd" button, it still says smbd isn't running... but now the process appears, and it is running!

What on earth is going on?

Ideally (of course) I would like it to start properly when I boot the system, and sit there in the background without making any further fuss!

gauge73 · 04-24-2003, 02:57 PM

How are you checking whether or not the service is running? I would recommend the following if you're not using it:

# ps -ef | grep smbd
# ps -ef | grep nmbd

Also, what startup file do you have them in, and how is that line written?

Finally, did you try running testparm to see if your smb.conf was good?

rwhitworth · 04-25-2003, 08:50 AM

By trial-and-error, it all seems to work fine if I comment out the following line from my smb.conf:

bind interfaces only = yes

The system is also being used as my internet firewall, so I was quite keen to ensure that I don't get any unwanted intruders. However, it doesn't seem to me that leaving that line out is leaving me terribly vulnerable.

The other networking stuff I've got in smb.conf comprises:

hosts allow = 192.168.1. localhost
interfaces = 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0

jamrock · 04-26-2003, 05:18 PM

It would be best to use a dedicated machine as the firewall. There have been recent vulnerabilities in Samba. I really woudn't run Samba on a machine attached to the Internet.

If you must run Samba on the machine, make sure you have the latest version and that you keep it current.

The more software you have on a machine, the easier it is for someone to find a way in.