Samba sharing between 2 fedora boxes = can't do it!

spoovy · 03-22-2010, 02:04 PM

I want to share a directory between two fedora 12 KDE boxes, peony and dandelion. I have set it up as simple as I can ('share' level security), but it just doesn't want to play. I've followed two guides and many links and suggestions and no go. Any help here very much appreciated.

Any idea what might cause this error? I can ping the server ok, using hostname or the IP as shown here.

[spoovy@dandelion etc]$ sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.2.3/store /mnt
[sudo] password for spoovy:
Password:
mount error(113): No route to host
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Thanks in advance

Spoov

blacky_5251 · 03-22-2010, 02:50 PM

It could be one of two things - your firewalls or SELinux.

To disable these (assuming your machines are not exposed on the internet) so that you can see if they are the problem or not, use these commands when logged in as root:-

Code:

service iptables stop
setenforce 0

The first command stops the iptables firewall. Use the same command with "start" to restart it. The second puts SELinux into "Permissive" mode where it reports errors, but allows them. Use the same command with 1 instead of 0 to set it back to "Enforcing".

If the mount works when either or both of these are disabled, then you need to check your log files (e.g. /var/log/audit/audit.log for SELinux and /var/log/messages for iptables/firewall) to see what is being disallowed and then modify your system to allow the connections.

spoovy · 03-22-2010, 04:16 PM

Thanks, unfortunately it still doesn't work, but with a different error reason this time:

[spoovy@dandelion ~]$ sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.2.3/store /mnt
Password:
mount error(112): Host is down
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Does this illuminate at all? cos i'm still in the dark here..

blacky_5251 · 03-22-2010, 07:37 PM

Is Samba running on both machines? Can you still ping between them?

grail · 03-22-2010, 10:27 PM

Not to start a flame or anything but my first query was why are you using Samba to talk between two Linux machines?

spoovy · 03-23-2010, 05:38 AM

blacky_5251 - yes I keep checking to make sure with $ service smb restart; it is deffo running on both machines. Yes ping-ing still works both ways too.

grail - I used to use NFS but I am trying to migrate to samba as it is more versatile and secure, and I would like to know how to use it.

blacky_5251 · 03-23-2010, 07:00 PM

Try testing the connections with "smbclient". Here's an example:-

Code:

[irb@crms ~]$ smbclient -L eddie -U irb
Enter irb's password:
Domain=[ADL] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Eddie Samba Server Version 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1)
        crmshtmldoc     Disk      CRMS HTML Documentation
        opt             Disk      Zaphod opt directory
        root            Disk      Zaphod Root Directory
        crms            Disk      CRMS
        HP_LaserJet_P2055dn Printer   Duplexing Network HP LaserJet P2055dn Printer
        irb             Disk      Home Directories
Domain=[ADL] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        EDDIE                Eddie Samba Server Version 3.0.33-3.15.el5_4.1
        MARVIN

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        ADL                  EDDIE
[irb@crms ~]$

You don't specify a user on your mount command either, so perhaps it is attempting to connect as root, but fails because root is not a valid Samba user on the destination server. Try adding "-o user=your_remote_userid" to the end of the command and see if that helps.

Also, check out your log files:-

Code:

/var/log/samba/smbd.log
/var/log/samba/nmbd.log
/var/log/secure
/var/log/messages