Need help getting samba running

mfoley · 03-15-2018, 10:15 PM

It's sad, but it seems that every time I try to configure a samba server I need help from LQ. Here's my smb.conf:

Code:

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = QUADMON Samba Server
security = user
kernel oplocks = false
log file = /var/log/samba.clients
   max log size = 50
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY 
   dns proxy = no 
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

[QUADMARK]
   comment = Marks Windows Folder
   path = /home/mfoley/Desktop/mfoley
   read only = no
   public = yes
   create mask = 0660

When I try to connect from a Windows 7 VM on the same subnet I get the message, "The network path \\192.168.0.17\quadmark could not be found."

I can connect to a different samba server (192.168.0.15) on the same subnet. In fact, I used 192.168.0.15's smb.conf as my starting point. I've entered credentials in smbpasswd. /usr/sbin/smbd and /usr/sbin/nmbd are running. There is nothing at all in the /var/log/samba/ log files. From the Windows cmd line I can ping 192.168.0.17

Running Slackware64 14.2, Samba 4.4.16

What am I doing wrong?

pan64 · 03-18-2018, 01:18 PM

it is probably case sensitive (?)

michaelk · 03-18-2018, 03:33 PM

Quote:

guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes

These parameters are for shares and should not be in the global section. If a firewall is running does it allow CIFS traffic? Can you see the share on the server itself using the smbclient command? Can you see the server using the net view command from Windows?