SAMBA server config problem

[PVR]

I configured my RH 7.3 machine as samba server. config files details are given below
[global]
coding system =
client code page = 850
code page directory = /usr/share/samba/codepages
workgroup = GEITC
netbios name =
netbios aliases =
netbios scope =
server string = IDTBIO Samba Server
interfaces =
bind interfaces only = No
security = USER
encrypt passwords = Yes
update encrypted = No
allow trusted domains = Yes
hosts equiv =
min passwd length = 5
map to guest = Never
null passwords = No
obey pam restrictions = No
password server =
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
root directory =
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*a
l*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
passwd chat debug = No
username map =
password level = 0
username level = 0
unix password sync = Yes
restrict anonymous = No
lanman auth = Yes
use rhosts = No
log level = 2
syslog = 1
syslog only = No
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
timestamp logs = Yes
debug hires timestamp = No
debug pid = No
debug uid = No
protocol = NT1
large readwrite = No
max protocol = NT1
min protocol = CORE
read bmpx = No
read raw = Yes
write raw = Yes
nt smb support = Yes
nt pipe support = Yes
announce version = 4.5
announce as = NT
max mux = 50
max xmit = 65535
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
max packet = 65535
max ttl = 259200
max wins ttl = 518400
min wins ttl = 21600
time server = No
unix extensions = No
change notify timeout = 60
deadtime = 0
getwd cache = Yes
keepalive = 300
lpq cache time = 10
max smbd processes = 0
max disk size = 0
max open files = 10000
read size = 16384
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
stat cache size = 50
use mmap = Yes
total print jobs = 0
load printers = Yes
printcap name = /etc/printcap
disable spoolss = No
enumports command =
addprinter command =
deleteprinter command =
show add printer wizard = Yes
os2 driver map =
strip dot = No
character set =
mangled stack = 50
stat cache = Yes
domain admin group =
domain guest group =
machine password timeout = 604800
add user script =
delete user script =
logon script =
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
logon drive =
logon home = \\%N\%U
domain logons = No
os level = 20
lm announce = Auto
lm interval = 60
preferred master = Auto
local master = Yes
domain master = Auto
browse list = Yes
enhanced browsing = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins proxy = No
wins server = 3.212.229.75
wins support = No
wins hook =
kernel oplocks = Yes
oplock break wait time = 0
add share command =
change share command =
delete share command =
config file =
preload =
lock dir = /var/cache/samba
utmp directory =
wtmp directory =
utmp = No
default service =
message command =
dfree command =
valid chars =
remote announce = 3.212.231.255 3.212.231.255 3.235.211.255
remote browse sync =
socket address = 0.0.0.0
homedir map = auto.home
time offset = 0
NIS homedir = No
source environment =
panic action =
hide local users = No
host msdfs = No
winbind uid =
winbind gid =
template homedir = /home/%D/%U
template shell = /bin/false
winbind separator = \
winbind cache time = 15
winbind enum users = Yes
winbind enum groups = Yes
comment =
path =
alternate permissions = No
username =
guest account = nobody
invalid users =
valid users =
admin users =
read list =
write list =
printer admin =
force user =
force group =
read only = Yes
create mask = 0744
force create mode = 00
security mask = 0777
force security mode = 00
directory mask = 0755
force directory mode = 00
directory security mask = 0777
force directory security mode = 00
inherit permissions = No
guest only = No
guest ok = No
only user = No
hosts allow =
hosts deny =
status = Yes
nt acl support = Yes
max connections = 0
min print space = 0
strict allocate = No
strict sync = No
sync always = No
write cache size = 0
max print jobs = 1000
printable = No
postscript = No
printing = lprng
print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
lpq command = lpq -P%p
lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
lppause command =
lpresume command =
queuepause command =
queueresume command =
printer name =
use client driver = No
default devmode = No
printer driver =
printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
printer driver location =
default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = Yes
mangle case = No
mangling char = ~
hide dot files = Yes
hide unreadable = No
delete veto files = No
veto files =
hide files =
veto oplock files =
map system = No
map hidden = No
map archive = Yes
mangled names = Yes
mangled map =
browseable = Yes
blocking locks = Yes
fake oplocks = No
locking = Yes
oplocks = Yes
level2 oplocks = Yes
oplock contention limit = 2
posix locking = Yes
strict locking = No
share modes = Yes
copy =
include =
exec =
preexec close = No
postexec =
root preexec =
root preexec close = No
root postexec =
available = Yes
volume =
fstype = NTFS
set directory = No
wide links = Yes
follow symlinks = Yes
dont descend =
magic script =
magic output =
delete readonly = No
dos filemode = No
dos filetimes = No
dos filetime resolution = No
fake directory create times = No
vfs object =
vfs options =
msdfs root = No

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
browseable = No

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

[tmp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
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[bng1idtbio 99] /etc/samba >

From some windows machines I am not able to access the samba server. But I am able to ping to the machine from Samba server and viceversa.

Pl help urgent...

[PVR]

One more input..

If I access the server from any windows machine by using \\3.212.259.54 it works. But If I go through Network neighbourhood it says that "network path not found"

[Steven E. Protter]

I have the following settings in my smb.conf file
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = investmenttool
# This agrees with the workgroup of my internal network.

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Samba Server
I have an account for the Red Hat machine on the primary domain controller.

Because that server is not validating logins I have to run smbpasswd -a for each user on the server.

service samba restart will put these setting to use after editing the smb.conf file.

SEP

[PVR]

I have already done this.

Anyway thanks for your response

[Mark Grant]

This possibly isn't too helpful, as I know very little about how a Windows network is supposed to work bu I suspect the problem isn't with your red had machine at all. I suspect it just isn't in DNS or WINS properly and you should be ooking at your DNS or WINS servers for the problem. IF you can connect fine using an IP address then it is simply an address resolution problem.

[Paul Cross_1]

are the versions of windows that can't access the samba server consistant? Since you have encrypt passwords set, only clients that encrypt passwords can see the samba shares.
If you are using windows 95 anywhere, or windows machines that have altered registries to allow plain text passwords, they will not see encrypted-password shares.

[Matt Shade]

I noticed no netbios name was set. By default, it will take the node part of your hostname, but if you're having problems with it resolving by name, you might want to set the netbios name.
Also, on your windows machine, can you do a "net view" for the samba server and get anything back?"

[Philip Waters]

Well I didn't have a lot of time to look real close to your configuration but would it have anything to do with the three IP Addresses of the networks you use for remote announce?

Something else to consider is NetBios is not routable and must be on the same segment.

What version of windows are the ones you can't access the server from? If they are windows 98 machines have you disabled them from thinking they are Browse master?

Can you not even access the samba server by going directly to the location \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx?
Those details would be helpful in discovering what the exact problem is

[Nobody's Hero]

I would try running 'security=domain' and authenticate all users through your windoze doain. I have it working just fine. I am running SAMBA 7 on RedHat 9. We authenticate all users through the domain and administer all permissions on the windoze side of the house, the way they wanted it. Also, try starting winbindd daemon.

[Erich Z]

Have the same problem (Samba 2.2.5).
Additonal info: if I restart nmbd it works for the next time (no entrys in nmbd.log, maybe of loglevel 0).
All connected clients can still access their shares only new connections (from every client) are not possible (after the error ocurs at some unkown time). DNS is working (can ping the server from client, have tried to connect with and without DNS suffix it works only with IP).

Maybe this helps for finding a solution to this problem.
Erich

[Nobody's Hero]

I have worked a long time to get our samba working on RH9 and managed through the NT domain. Things to be sure of.

1. server = domain
2.start the winbind daemon on unix
3.make sure you issue the join command from unix. something like smbpassword -j 'domainname' 'user/password'
4.once you can connect to unix from windoze computer manager, make sure you give a group full permission to the top level of the share.

[Nobody's Hero]

sorry
1) = security = domain...this is a must for us.

[Nobody's Hero]

sorry again, not bucking for points here.

make sure you set the winbind sid and uid range in the global config.

I can post my config file if you want to see it. We have it working perfect. We share out the samba/unix files and manage them through windoze.

[Philip Waters]

Robert, that would be great if you posted your config file

[Nobody's Hero]

OK Here you go. Let me know if I can be of help. It was a long road to get this working, samba that is, through windoze control. Lots of expertise on this site and I owe a lot to them.