[SOLVED] samba doesn't start in a slack 11 box

nass · 03-17-2011, 08:41 AM

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure what has happened as this is a file server that just works and i'm not tampering with it..

but today I was trying to access some files and I couldn't connect...

the reason is that smbd wasn't running.

I try to fire it up but no luck. the rc.samba script prints the 'starting smbd', but never gets to 'starting nmbd'.

I tried starting the daemon on its own, 'smbd -d=3' nothing gets printed out. and i don't get a prompt either (didn't expect to)

netstat -paet doesn't listen on ports 137-139 or 445.. bummer

top shows smbd at startup for 1-2 seconds chewing 2% cpu.. then nothing.

testparm says the smb.conf is OK.

i don't know what else to try.. Any ideas?

THank you

EDIT: I unistalled and reinstalled the tgz package, but the problem persists..

+Alan Hicks+ · 03-17-2011, 08:57 AM

What do your logs say?

Please provide your smb.conf.

nass · 03-17-2011, 12:26 PM

well /var/log/samba/log.smbd prints out the following (in a single attempt to start it up)

Quote:

[2011/03/17 20:09:11, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
smbd version 3.0.23c started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
[2011/03/17 20:09:11, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_cache_reload(85)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused
[2011/03/17 20:09:11, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_cache_reload(85)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused

I don't have cups enabled at all as you'll see in my smb.conf

The nmbd output (if I start it manually) is:

Quote:

Netbios nameserver version 3.0.23c started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
[2011/03/17 20:16:06, 0] nmbd/asyncdns.c:start_async_dns(151)
started asyncdns process 9334

ok I JUST found the answer

in /var/log/samba.smbd

Quote:

[2011/03/17 16:37:44, 2] lib/interface.c:interpret_interface(154)
Can't determine ip for broadcast address 192.168.144.0/24
[2011/03/17 16:37:44, 2] lib/interface.c:interpret_interface(154)
Can't determine ip for broadcast address 192.168.145.0/24

apparently it halted because it can't find the subnet 192.168.144. and 192.168.145. (these are both vpn, and the server is not running currently)

thank you for pointing me to the logs

should have done that first