smb.conf file location after make install

gardenair · 01-05-2012, 04:16 AM

hi,
I have installed samba 3.5.12 on my CentOS5.1.I have uninstall old samba files from my system using yum and download samba 3.5.12.After decompressing I took following steps

Code:

1-   ./autogen.sh 
2-   ./configure
3-    make
4-    make isntall

Usually smb.conf file reside on /etc/samba/smb.conf or /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf but I does not find any smb.conf file after installation

Kindly guide me what should be the issue.
thanks,
gardenair

rockstar05 · 01-05-2012, 05:02 AM

Hi,

please find that file using find command.

If it doesn't works then please put the output of following command

#rpm -qa | grep samba*

Thanks

gardenair · 01-05-2012, 05:06 AM

It show nothing

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa | grep samba
[root@localhost ~]#

Thanks,
gardenair

deep27ak · 01-05-2012, 05:11 AM

while installing packages from zip file you should look out for

README or INSTALL or similar files which contains almost all the helpful details.

So I would advise you to look at all the files inside your downloaded package.You might find something helpful

rockstar05 · 01-05-2012, 05:22 AM

Hi,

yes this means that you have not correctly installed the samba packages please re-install the samba packages by using rpm or yum with full dependencies.

#rpm -ivh <full path samba rpm stored>

OR

#yum install samba* -y

command.

Please read README manual given in that decompressed folder.

Thanks

fukawi1 · 01-05-2012, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockstar05

yes this means that you have not correctly installed the samba packages please re-install the samba packages by using rpm or yum with full dependencies.

#rpm -ivh <full path samba rpm stored>

OR

#yum install samba* -y

I believe rpm and yum, will only show results if the package was installed via these utilities. Since the OP compiled samba from source, rpm/yum dont know anything about it, and thus wont return any results.

OP, i would suggest firstly,

Code:

# updatedb && locate smb.conf

failing that, you may need to create it yourself.
try searching through the makefile for the config file location

Code:

cd /path/to/makefile
grep "CONFIGFILE" makefile

and create your smb.conf there.

gardenair · 01-05-2012, 07:24 AM

Thanks for the replies. Well I have tried

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# updatedb && locate smb.conf
/etc/pam_smb.conf
/etc/samba/smb.conf.rpmsave
/root/samba-3.5.12/docs/htmldocs/manpages/smb.conf.5.html
/root/samba-3.5.12/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5
/root/samba-3.5.12/docs-xml/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.xml
/root/samba-3.5.12/docs-xml/scripts/indent-smb.conf.pl
/root/samba-3.5.12/docs-xml/xslt/smb.conf-html.xsl
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/smb.conf.default
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/dce-dfs/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/tridge/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/tridge/smb.conf.WinNT
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/tridge/smb.conf.fjall
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/tridge/smb.conf.lapland
/root/samba-3.5.12/examples/tridge/smb.conf.vittjokk
/root/samba-3.5.12/packaging/LSB/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/packaging/centos5.1/setup/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/packaging/centos5.1-CTDB/setup/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/packaging/SGI/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/packaging/Solaris/smb.conf.default
/root/samba-3.5.12/source4/setup/provision.smb.conf.dc
/root/samba-3.5.12/source4/setup/provision.smb.conf.member
/root/samba-3.5.12/source4/setup/provision.smb.conf.standalone
/root/samba-3.5.12/testdata/samba3/smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.domain
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.hostsdeny
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.hostsequiv
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.invalidusers
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.preexec
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.preexec_cl_fl
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.preexec_close
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.server
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.share
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.user
/root/samba-3.5.12/testsuite/build_farm/template/basicsmb.smb.conf.validusers
/usr/local/samba/man/man5/smb.conf.5
/usr/local/samba/swat/help/manpages/smb.conf.5.html
/usr/share/doc/pam_smb-1.1.7/pam_smb.conf.example
[root@localhost ~]#

Here I can see numbers of smb.cong file but these are not proper configurationsf file.

As you said

Code:

cd /path/to/makefile
grep "CONFIGFILE" makefile

I does not know where is the makefile path and it means
grep smb.cong makefile
these are not clear to me.

For more information about samba folder,after extracting the compress file it is now in /home .
kindly just explain & guide me from the file output command
thanks,
gardenair

TB0ne · 01-06-2012, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gardenair

Thanks for the replies. Well I have tried

Code:

[root@localhost ~]# updatedb && locate smb.conf
/etc/pam_smb.conf
/etc/samba/smb.conf.rpmsave

Here I can see numbers of smb.cong file but these are not proper configurations file.

The .rpmsave file above should be the one that was saved when you updated the RPM.

Quote:

As you said

Code:

cd /path/to/makefile
grep "CONFIGFILE" makefile

I does not know where is the makefile path and it means grep smb.cong makefile these are not clear to me. For more information about samba folder,after extracting the compress file it is now in /home. kindly just explain & guide me from the file output command

The makefile path is wherever you uncompressed the Samba software...that would be, THE PLACE WHERE THE MAKEFILE IS. And if you type in the grep command, it will FIND that in the makefile, and TELL YOU where the config file is.

If you're having problems with things like this, it would be far better if you upgraded using the "yum update samba" command, or by getting someone else at your site to do this. Why are you compiling Samba from source, rather than using the packages?? And don't you have a backup of your system, which would include that config file????

sKaar · 01-09-2012, 03:17 AM

if you configure the prefix properly, the software will install in the correct place, but to test, you can use a different prefix like.
make install --prefix=somethingorother...
then you look in there to see where the file would have gone.