[SOLVED] running samba on 13.37.... only one problem

unclejed613 · 05-26-2011, 10:53 PM

every machine on the local network, one macbook, one winxp machine, one vista machine and another slack box can see my samba "movies" share.... all except for an xbox 360 which the family uses as a media center.
here's my smb.conf:

Code:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2011/05/09 20:20:56

[global]
	workgroup = STBM
	interfaces = 192.168.0.9
	bind interfaces only = Yes
	security = SHARE
	map to guest = Bad User
	guest account = jed
	lanman auth = Yes
	log file = /var/log/samba/sambalog
	max log size = 50
	acl compatibility = winnt
	server signing = auto
	add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u
	delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
	add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
	delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
	delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
	set primary group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
	add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
	logon path = %5C%5C%25N%5C%25U%5Cprofile
	logon home = %5C%5C%25N%5C%25U
	os level = 33
	lm announce = Yes
	preferred master = Yes
	local master = No
	domain master = No
	dns proxy = No
	guest ok = Yes
	hosts allow = 192.168.0., 127.

[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	read only = No

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	guest ok = No
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No

[movies]
	path = /jed-docs/downloads/movies
	username = jed
	read only = No
	hosts allow = 192.168.0.
	hide files = bin/lib/

allend · 05-27-2011, 04:22 AM

Try using "guest ok = Yes" in the [movies] service. I do not think that "guest ok = Yes" should appear in the global section of smb.conf.

unclejed613 · 05-27-2011, 06:27 AM

it was done that way by SWAT. i'm trying to figure out what the xbox is looking for that's not there...

xj25vm · 05-27-2011, 07:39 AM

You might want to follow the login attempts in the samba log and see what's happening. Shutdown all the clients, power on the XBox, try to connect - and see what the last few lines in the Samba log on the server tell you.

allend · 05-27-2011, 07:51 AM

You could look at this http://viperxx.com/index.php/Xbox_360_Linux_Samba

From http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...mb.conf.5.html. Note the (S) for service.

Quote:

guest ok (S)

If this parameter is yes for a service, then no password is required to connect to the service. Privileges will be those of the guest account.

This paramater nullifies the benifits of setting restrict anonymous = 2

See the section below on security for more information about this option.

Default: guest ok = no

Maybe SWAT got it wrong?

unclejed613 · 05-27-2011, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xj25vm

You might want to follow the login attempts in the samba log and see what's happening. Shutdown all the clients, power on the XBox, try to connect - and see what the last few lines in the Samba log on the server tell you.

just tried again, no login attempts at all.... config set up for guest=yes globally, all shares browseable, etc. the xbox just does not see the share out there at all

i'm thinking the xbox is trying a port that samba doesn't have active, or looking for some "secret sauce" and not finding it.

acummings · 05-28-2011, 12:32 AM

FWIW, here's a *most insecure* smb.conf which makes smb easy and handy to use (I both rarely and manually start smb and also I only do so on my *secured lan*)

FWIW, as previously said, to do with guest is *not* in the global. I do not have an Xbox.

Code:

[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
workgroup = WORKGROUP
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
domain master = no
restrict anonymous = no
preferred master = no
max protocol = NT
server signing = Auto
domain logons = no
local master = yes
passdb backend = smbpasswd
netbios name = P5Q_SW122_SMB
encrypt passwords = yes

[home_al]
path = /home/al
read only = no
force user = root
force group = root
guest account = root
case sensitive = no
guest only = yes
guest ok = yes
browseable = yes
printable =no

# [mnt_dat_sda8]
# path = /mnt/dat_sda8
[mnt_sda_8]
path = /mnt/sda_8
read only = no
force user = root
force group = root
guest account = root
case sensitive = no
guest only = yes
guest ok = yes
browseable = yes
printable =no

--
Alan.

xj25vm · 05-28-2011, 03:32 AM

Just few notes - I don't know if it will make a difference:

1. According to the samba website, "map to guest" option is not of any use when using "security = share".
2. I would start with a much simpler smb.conf - and build your way from there.
3. Looking on the internet, most examples involving samba and xbox seem to use "security=user". Make sure your xbox user has the same password on xbox and on the server, using smbpasswd.

I would start with the following, and then add to it if it works:

Code:

[global]
workgroup = STBM
security = user
guest account = jed
log file = /var/log/samba.%m
max log size = 1000
mangling method = hash2
mangle prefix = 6

[movies]
path = /jed-docs/downloads/movies
username = jed
read only = No

manwichmakesameal · 05-28-2011, 09:25 AM

If you are using your xbox as a media center, you may want to try a dlna option. You can map the same directories that you are sharing for samba to be used for the dlna server. AlienBOB has a slackbuild for minidlna here. It's pretty easy to set up and I know it works because it's what I use for my 360. I couldn't get samba to work, so decided on this.

unclejed613 · 05-29-2011, 02:46 PM

spent two hours installing ffmpeg and it's dependencies so i could install minidlna. went through the minidlna.conf file and set up what i needed.... now, running minidlna i get the following:

Code:

bash-4.1# minidlna
minidlna: error while loading shared libraries: libavformat.so.52: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
bash-4.1#

what if i just open port 8200 in samba?

unclejed613 · 05-29-2011, 04:52 PM

ok, got it working.... installed the alien bob slack build of ffmpeg, then tried minidlna again and it worked, and now the xbox sees the share and plays files from it.... marking as solved