samba error

props666999 · 12-17-2004, 10:47 PM

i get this error under /etc/var/log/

Code:

root@abu:/var/log# cat samba.192.168.1.2
[2004/12/18 05:26:37, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(328)
  Denied connection from  (192.168.1.2)
[2004/12/18 05:26:37, 1] smbd/process.c:process_smb(883)
  Connection denied from 192.168.1.2
[2004/12/18 05:26:37, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(328)
  Denied connection from  (192.168.1.2)
[2004/12/18 05:26:37, 1] smbd/process.c:process_smb(883)
  Connection denied from 192.168.1.2

what ihave done so far
1) make the sample of /etc/samba/ to smb.conf ( and add allow host : windows box 'ip
2) deamons work fine smbd nmbd
3) ping from one box to another work fine

any idea would be very appreciated

acid_kewpie · 12-18-2004, 06:28 AM

please provide the smb.conf file.

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 10:28 AM

have you restarted the daemons after adding the winbox's IP to the smb.conf?

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 10:33 AM

Code:

#======================= Global Settings =====================================
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
   workgroup = MYGROUP

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = Samba Server

# Security mode. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible 
# values are share, user, server, domain and ads. Most people will want 
# user level security. See the HOWTO Collection for details.
   security = user

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
   hosts allow = 192.168.2.2

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
   load printers = yes

# you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
# you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
# system
;   printcap name = lpstat

# It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
# it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, cups, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
;   printing = cups

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
;  guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba.%m

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 50

# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
#   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
#   password server = *
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Use the realm option only with security = ads
# Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of
;   realm = MY_REALM

# Backend to store user information in. New installations should 
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards 
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
;   passdb backend = tdbsam

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting.
# Note: Consider carefully the location in the configuration file of
#       this line.  The included file is read at that point.
;   include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See the chapter 'Samba performance issues' in the Samba HOWTO Collection
# and the manual pages for details.
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY 

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
;   local master = no

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
;   os level = 33

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
;   domain master = yes 

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
;   preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for 
# Windows95 workstations. 
;   domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
;   wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
#	Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one	WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
;   wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The default is NO.
   dns proxy = no 

# These scripts are used on a domain controller or stand-alone 
# machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts
;  add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u
;  add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
;  add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
;  delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
;  delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
;  delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g


#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
; [netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
;    path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
;    browseable = no
;    guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to 
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
;[tmp]
;   comment = Temporary file space
;   path = /tmp
;   read only = no
;   public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
;[public]
;   comment = Public Stuff
;   path = /home/samba
;   public = yes
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   write list = @staff

# Other examples. 
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
;   comment = Fred's Printer
;   valid users = fred
;   path = /homes/fred
;   printer = freds_printer
;   public = no
;   writable = no
;   printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
;   comment = Fred's Service
;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
;   valid users = fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
;  comment = PC Directories
;  path = /usr/pc/%m
;  public = no
;  writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
;   public = yes
;   only guest = yes
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
;   valid users = mary fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   create mask = 0765

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 11:06 AM

Quote:

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
hosts allow = 192.168.2.2

That'll be your problem. If you check the error, it's refusing a connection from 192.168.1.2.

Are you behind a firewall and not using wireless connection? If so, you may want to change that to allow all hosts. On my samba server, I don't even have that listed....

Code:

[global]
workgroup = XXXXX
netbios name = XXXXX
security = SHARE

[shared]
comment = Shared directory
path = /home/sambashare/shared
force user = sambashare
force group = users
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[wwwroot]
comment = WWW Root Directories
path = /home/sambashare/wwwroot
force user = sambashare
force group = users
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 11:28 AM

i am behind a router , what i did after you reply was to comment the
hosts allow = 192.168.2.2

but still no progress ( still can't see the MYGROUP under windows workgroups

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 11:35 AM

What workgroup is your winbox set to? It would probably be a whole lot easier if both the Windows and the Linux are on the same workgroup.

By default, I think Windows uses "workgroup" for the workgroup name.

What if you use the IP address to access the share in Windows? Type Start > Run > //192.168.1.X/sharename and see what happens.

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 11:47 AM

My windows workgroups is : Workgroup

i did what you suggested ( type in //192.168.2.2//computer'sname but nothing comes up .

On my pc back home everything works fine . Slackware box and xp box work smoothly . This is my brother's system i do the same think but i have no idea why doesn't work .

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 01:15 PM

Not computer name, share name. If you had shared a directory, that would be what to type. For example, on the smb.conf I posted (my own), I would type //XXXXX/shared to open the shared directory. Alternatively, I would type in //192.168.X.X/shared to access the same directory.

As you're running only a print share, what I mean is to set the print location manually, as //192.168.X.X/printers

EITHER:
on the samba server, set the workgroup to "workgroup". Restart the daemon.

OR:
on the winbox, set the workgroup to "mygroup". Restart the client. (reboot)

That will probably fix your problem, if you're able to ping between the computers. If you can't ping between the computers (Win can ping Slack, AND Slack can ping Win), then there is no point in messing with the Samba configuration, because you will not get it working until the bigger problem is fixed. To fix that, I'd need to know more about your network topography, including your firewall configuration, whether you're on DHCP or statics, what the network configuration is on either computer, etc.

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 01:52 PM

Now xp and slackware declared in the same workgroup

i have restarted the daemons , rebooted xp

nothing

packets from each box can be successfully sent .

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 02:01 PM

Sending packages successfully is mostly meaningless.... pings are sent with ICMP, which is a fire-and-forget protocol. Does the other computer reply?

And what are your network settings? It seems a bit weird that the Winbox is apparently 192.168.1.2 and the Linux machine is 192.168.2.2. Do you have the ability to use DHCP in your setup? If so, set both machines to use it, that way you'll guarantee that they've got compatible settings on the same subnet.

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 02:31 PM

killerbob just thinking that ive got a dsl router . one ethernet port and the other is usb . the usb port is attached to the xp box .does this cause the problem ??

killerbob · 12-18-2004, 03:15 PM

actually, it could. It would depend on how the router is configured, and what make/model it is: it could be firewalling to two inputs from each other. I'm assuming you mean that it's got one ethernet port, one WAN port (DSL connection), and a USB connection for the PC?

Is your Linux box getting DHCP from the router? And does your Winbox have an ethernet port?

If yes to both, then you may find your setup an awful lot easier if you went out and bought a hub or a switch. Even just a junkpile 10mbit hub would be fast enough for DSL, though you'll find file sharing between computers a bit slow compared to 100mbit. Connect that to the ethernet connection on the router, and connect both computers to the hub. That way, it wouldn't be possible for the DSL router to affect the computers in any way.

props666999 · 12-18-2004, 09:05 PM

The winbox uses usb to gain access . This is the problem i think . You might send and receive icmp packets and everything seems fine but samba fails . I will do a different configuraton as i have a spare router and ethernet card .

keep in touch

killerbob many thanks !!!

vaworx · 12-20-2004, 12:50 AM

Check the following and let me know:

1. Edit /etc/inetd.conf (comment out the following)

Code:

# These are to start Samba, an smb server that can export filesystems to
# Pathworks, Lanmanager for DOS, Windows for Workgroups, Windows95, Lanmanager
# for Windows, Lanmanager for OS/2, Windows NT, etc.
# If you're running smbd and nmbd as daemons in /etc/rc.d/rc.samba, then you
# shouldn't uncomment these lines.
netbios-ssn    stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/smbd  smbd
netbios-ns     dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/nmbd  nmbd
#
#Samba Web Administration Tool:
swat           stream  tcp     nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat  swat

2. Make sure you have the following ports open for your local net -=> if you are using firewall i would recommend closing them for the outside world.

Code:

       ______________________________________________________________________
       netbios-ns      137/tcp         nbns
       netbios-ns      137/udp         nbns
       netbios-dgm     138/tcp         nbdgm
       netbios-dgm     138/udp         nbdgm
       netbios-ssn     139/tcp         nbssn
       and of course 901/tcp if you want to use the SwAT web interface for samba configuration
       ______________________________________________________________________

3. give your samba server the share option in [global] for testing because afters you might want to play with the smbpasswd tool in order to make all the necessary changes for your workgroup users.

4. Here is a sample smb.conf

Code:

# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
# many!) most of which are not shown in this example
#
# For a step to step guide on installing, configuring and using samba,
# read the Samba HOWTO Collection.
#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
# may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
# to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.
#
#======================= Global Settings =====================================
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
   workgroup = Slackware

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = Samba Server

# Security mode. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible
# values are share, user, server, domain and ads. Most people will want
# user level security. See the HOWTO Collection for details.
   security = user

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
   hosts allow = 192.168.0.1/24 192.168.2. 127.

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
   load printers = yes

# you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
# you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
# system
;   printcap name = lpstat

# It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
# it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, cups, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
;   printing = cups

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
;  guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba.%m

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 50

# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
#   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
#   password server = *
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Use the realm option only with security = ads
# Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of
;   realm = MY_REALM

# Backend to store user information in. New installations should
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
   passdb backend = tdbsam

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting.
# Note: Consider carefully the location in the configuration file of
#       this line.  The included file is read at that point.
# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See the chapter 'Samba performance issues' in the Samba HOWTO Collection
# and the manual pages for details.
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
;   local master = no

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
;   os level = 33
# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
;   domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
;   preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
;   domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
   wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
#       Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one  WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
;   wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The default is NO.
   dns proxy = no

# These scripts are used on a domain controller or stand-alone
# machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts
;  add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u
;  add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
;  add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
;  delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
;  delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
;  delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g

# These options are for encrypted passwords
#       created by Vladimir Abadzhiev Date: 12.19.04
  encrypt passwords = yes
  smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   writable = no
   create mode = 0750
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
; [netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
;    path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
;    browseable = no
;    guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
[tmp]
   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /tmp
   read only = no
   public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
[public]
   comment = Public Stuff
   path = /home/samba
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   write list = @staff

# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
;   comment = Fred's Printer
;   valid users = vladimir
;   path = /homes/vladimir
;   printer = vladimir_printer
;   public = no
;   writable = no
;   printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
[leeched]
   comment = Leeched Stuff
   path = /leeched
   valid users = vladimir
   public = no
   writable = yes
   printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
;  comment = PC Directories
;  path = /usr/pc/%m
;  public = no
;  writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
;   public = yes
;   only guest = yes
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
;   valid users = mary fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   create mask = 0765