I made a scriptfile on my redhat 9 to mount a netwerkshare on a Windows 2000 Server (kyara).
>> mount -t smbfs //kyara/share /mnt/nfs -o username=blah,password=bloeh

This works, but when I test it on a Redhat 8, I get this error:

32123: session request to KYARA failed (Not listening on called name)
32123: session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)
SMB connection failed

I've tried smbmount, checked shares with smbclient -L, but nothing
When I check smbstatus on the Redhat8 server i get this:

Samba version 2.2.7
Service uid gid pid machine
----------------------------------------------
Failed to open byte range locking database
ERROR: Failed to initialise locking database
Can't initialise locking module - exiting

I've checked many threads on this forum, the internet, but I've found nothing that solved my problem.

If anyone can help me, please do

jeff

Jeff,

I think the problem is that windows computers don't read a backslash in the smbclient command (two linux computers would) I would try:

smbclient \\ windows computer name\share name


Hope this Helps,

Dave S.

Howzit

It maybe that your linux box is unable to resolv the name of u're M$ box. Edit this file /etc/hosts and place this entry xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx KYARA. To test then ping KYARA and see if name gets resolved. Also try the following smbclient -L //remote_server to see if any shares come up. Then mount the way u had mentioned before. If u want to mount this automatically each time then place a entry //remote_server/share /mnt/network smbfs username=xxx,password=xxx 0 0.

Chow

Yep,

I can ping the MS Server, so it resolves the host name.
When I try smbclient -L //remote_server, I don't see any shares.
I just get some errors

session request to kyara failed (not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (not .....)

Strange thing is, when I run the scriptfile on another linux machine, it connects to (the same) MS Server.

Jeff,

I was wondering if you've set up your /etc/samba/smb.conf correctly, the reason I saying that, is when you run smbstatus, it's showing a pid, but the files are locked.(that tells me that nobody is using any shared resources on your linux machine. I'm thinking that you might not have renamed your workgroup in the etc/samba/smb.conf

Hope that helps,

Dave S.

Howzit

What I understood from u're question is a straight forward mount from a windows pc therefor u need not have samba running on your box. When u type // RH recognizes that this is a samba share u trying to mount. Check one more thing which is Nessa's to connect smb shares. chkconfig --list netfs this should say that netfs on for runlevel 345. To change this setup (menu) or chkconfig --level 345 netfs on then reboot and try again.

chow

Jeff,

I just thought of one more thing to check, and that would be your security settings (in Red Hat 8 &9)

Dave S.

With smbclient you don't need the // its just
smbclient -L hostname

Do you have a firewall running the the RH PC?

First of all, thx for the many and quick response !!!

Answers to all of the above:

- I've changed the workgroup in smb.conf-file. Smbstatus ok.
- chkconfig --list netfs = runlevel 345 ON.
- On the redhat8 I disabled the firewall.
- I've tried mounting with \\\\server\\share , smbmount,...

and...still the same problem

So if you guys still feel like helping, i'm not gonna stop ya )

jeff

Howzit

try mounting like this //remote_server/share /mnt/network -U username

chow

yep,

Nope, I still get the same error...

32123: session request to KYARA failed (Not listening on called name)
32123: session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)
SMB connection failed


jeff