i am trying to share files with the rest of my windoze network. I am running FC5 and i only been using FC5 for about 3 weeks. So i am a TRUE newbie. when i go to services it says nmbd service is running but smbd is stopped. Can anyone please give me some direction on where to start diaging this problem.

THANKS!

You can use the command testparm to check your smb configuration.

Thanks for the quick reply


Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[HD2]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

[global]
workgroup = HOME
server string = Samba Server
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = No
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
acl compatibility = winnt
server signing = auto
preferred master = No
domain master = No
dns proxy = No
ldap ssl = no
cups options = raw

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[HD2]
path = /mnt/hd2
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
case sensitive = No
strict locking = No
msdfs proxy = no


i m not sure what this is showing me .. i do not see any errors ...its setup pretty much like i would want it ... i think

I just through it very quickly.

try
ps -A | grep mb

you should see
smbd
nmbd
nmbd

if that is not the case you should try to restart smbd (don't know the command in Fedora)

Take a look at /var/log/samba/log.smbd (or smbd.log).

ok looked at this
ps -A |grep mb
looking at it started or restarted look the same here is what i get after i restart the services..

2949 ? 00:00:06 superkaramba
3428 ? 00:00:00 nmbd
but i can not get smbd started...

here is what in the /var/log/samba.smbd.log


[2006/12/14 22:17:10, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
smbd version 3.0.23c-1.fc5 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
smbd: symbol lookup error: smbd: undefined symbol: cupsLangDefault
[2006/12/16 00:25:12, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
smbd version 3.0.23c-1.fc5 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
smbd: symbol lookup error: smbd: undefined symbol: cupsLangDefault

i found an article that say do a yum update cups ... i will keep you informed

Ok ..updated CUPS .... All is fixed ..SMBD started with out a problem .. Call this one fixed .. i want to thank all that replied !!!