Help me get samba to work on 11.1?

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This should have been easy. I started smb and nmb and copied my smb.conf file from 11.0 (which worked great) and I have no shares. Bummer!

To be precise, smb is running:

 ps -A | grep smb
 6161 ?        00:00:00 smbd
 6162 ?        00:00:00 smbd

the smb.conf file appears to be valid:

 testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[virtualbox]"
Processing section "[mailbox]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
 
[global]
	netbios name = BUDDA
	server string = Samba
	security = SHARE
	guest account = pcguest
	os level = 1
	lm announce = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	wins proxy = Yes
	wins support = Yes
	preload = yes
	guest ok = Yes

[virtualbox]
	comment = Data Share
	path = /media/fat32/data/
	read only = No
	guest only = Yes
	hosts allow = 192.168.178., 127.0.

[mailbox]
	comment = Public Share
	path = /media/fat32/public/
	read only = No
	guest only = Yes
	hosts allow = all

but there are no shares:

 smbstatus -v
using configfile = /etc/samba/smb.conf

Samba version 3.2.4-5.2-1985-SUSE-CODE11
PID     Username      Group         Machine                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Opened /var/lib/samba/connections.tdb

Service      pid     machine       Connected at
-------------------------------------------------------

No locked files

Any ideas? I have tried putting in sample smb.conf files with the same results. I just don’t see what’s going on, and could use some suggestions. Thanks!

  • John
2

Hi. I had no shares on my 11.1 box until I read this sticky: Opening Samba ports in the Firewall in openSUSE 11.1 - openSUSE Forums. smbstatus does only show a share when someone is currently connect to it. Good luck!

3

smbtree -N is better for looking around the network. Including looking at yourself from the server.

11.1 has a bug that stops the firewall from opening via Yast, as supertimorplusfort found.

4

Well, that got it done. It took several permutations of order and restarting - I really don’t know why it didn’t solve the problem on the first attempt. In frustration I gave up and turned the firewall off. My shares showed up, then, and and when I subsequently turned the firewall back on the shares remained. They have survived several further restarts, so I guess they are good to go.

Weird. Thanks for the help!