samba share after boot requires nmbd command?

tomViolet · 02-02-2011, 08:14 AM

Hi all,

I'm running a fedora 14 file server with samba for a windows network. When I reboot my file server my samba share is no longer available. After a long search I found that if i run nmbd as root, the share is accessible again.
I guess I can run nmbd everytime I reboot but I think something is wrong with my setup and it's one of those things that if I just ignore it will come back and bite me from behind.

Any advice or info on this is appreciated.

stress_junkie · 02-02-2011, 08:22 AM

nmbd provides Windows name service. It is very possible that your clients require this information to make a connection. I would include nmbd in your normal startup configuration.

tomViolet · 02-02-2011, 08:34 AM

I assumed nmbd is part of smbd and not a separate service for NetBIOS name resolving.

In the Service Configuratior GUI in Gnome nmb service comes with the following description:

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Starts and stops the Samba smbd and nmbd daemons used to provide SMB network services.

while the smb service has the description:

Quote:

Starts and stops the Samba smbd daemon used to provide SMB network services.

does that mean that I should replace smbd with nmbd in my startup configuration?

stress_junkie · 02-02-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tomViolet

does that mean that I should replace smbd with nmbd in my startup configuration?

No. They run together, simultaneously.

tomViolet · 02-02-2011, 09:24 AM

Thanks for your help.

michaelk · 02-02-2011, 10:47 AM

Check the logs (/var/log/samba) for errors. Might be some clues as to why it does not start at boot up.

Noway2 · 02-02-2011, 11:41 AM

I have seen occasions where a service (service B) requires another service (service A) in order to start and if that service (service A) isn't running yet service B won't start, but manually starting it works fine. The work around I have used is to move service B later in the script list (e.g. move from S15 to S97) to cause it to wait a little longer before starting.