Just updated TW now SMB daemon fails to start

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Just updated today and now when I boot up SMB fails to start as a daemon. I can start both smbd and nmbd with the /i flag to run in foreground from a console but I am unable to start them via systemctl or from a console as a daemon, keeps saying


Becoming a daemon.
exit_daemon: STATUS=daemon failed to start: Failed to create session, error code 1

This was not happening prior to my update. Seems that the problem is in the daemon mode as it runs normally in interactive mode. Samba is showing as 4.8.0+git.19.f53c6c0aa6f-1.1

Anyone any ideas please?

Stuart

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I’d appreciate it if a moderator could correct my typo in the title which should of course say SMB as I noticed it too late to change it.

Stuart

3

I see the same after zypper dup’ing today…

“systemctl start smb nmb” keeps failing just like during boot, when I try manually as root from e.g. konsole.

I am able to start smbd, nmbd and winbindd with options “-D -F” manually, though…

Edgar

4

I have the same issue.

server1:/var/log/samba # systemctl start smb nmb
Job for nmb.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status nmb.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
Job for smb.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status smb.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
server1:/var/log/samba # journalctl -xe         
-- Subject: Unit smb.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit smb.service has begun starting up.
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 nmbd[2996]: [2018/04/08 12:27:06.622500,  0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(exit_daemon)
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: Starting Samba NMB Daemon...
-- Subject: Unit nmb.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit nmb.service has begun starting up.
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 nmbd[2996]:   exit_daemon: STATUS=daemon failed to start: Failed to create session, error code 1
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: nmb.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 smbd[2998]: [2018/04/08 12:27:06.856898,  0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(exit_daemon)
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: nmb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 smbd[2998]:   exit_daemon: STATUS=daemon failed to start: Failed to create session, error code 1
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NMB Daemon.
-- Subject: Unit nmb.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit nmb.service has failed.
-- 
-- The result is RESULT.
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: smb.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: smb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
dub 08 12:27:06 server1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba SMB Daemon.
-- Subject: Unit smb.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
-- 
-- Unit smb.service has failed.
-- 
-- The result is RESULT.
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Oh, I was being stupid (as usual), smbd et. al. apparently did not start when i used the -D -F switches … it seemed to me they are running, because i could access my shares in dolphin before, now I cannot anymore.

Still trying to get my samba setup working again, after migration to firewalld it never has worked for me again unless I stop the firewall service completely, even though i see samba and samba-client allowed in my default zone, and now this problem with smb etc. services adds to my confusion…

Edgar

6

Changed the original title, but as you can see this doesn’t change the subject of the replies.

7

Same problem here. Log files in /var/log/samba don’t show any additional information. Does anybody know how to increase the verbosity to get some helpful output for debugging?

8

Hi
This may be relevant…
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2018-04/msg00278.html

9

I just set apparmor in complaint mode for /usr/sbin/nmbd and /usr/sbin/smbd.
That didn’t change anything.

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I also set the log level of samba to 10. This is the output:

[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569007,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:3869(lp_load_ex)
  lp_load_ex: refreshing parameters
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569025,  5, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1344(free_param_opts)
  Freeing parametrics:
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569053,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:547(init_globals)
  Initialising global parameters
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569100,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:2782(lp_do_section)
  Processing section "[global]"
  doing parameter log level = 10
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569121,  5, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../lib/util/debug.c:744(debug_dump_status)
  INFO: Current debug levels:
    all: 10
    tdb: 10
    printdrivers: 10
    lanman: 10
    smb: 10
    rpc_parse: 10
    rpc_srv: 10
    rpc_cli: 10
    passdb: 10
    sam: 10
    auth: 10
    winbind: 10
    vfs: 10
    idmap: 10
    quota: 10
    acls: 10
    locking: 10
    msdfs: 10
    dmapi: 10
    registry: 10
    scavenger: 10
    dns: 10
    ldb: 10
    tevent: 10
    auth_audit: 10
    auth_json_audit: 10
    kerberos: 10
    drs_repl: 10
  doing parameter interfaces = enp1s0f0 enp1s0f1
  doing parameter server min protocol = SMB2
  doing parameter workgroup = STROMI
  doing parameter passdb backend = tdbsam
  doing parameter load printers = No
  doing parameter printcap name = /dev/null
  doing parameter disable spoolss = Yes
  doing parameter logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
  doing parameter logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
  doing parameter logon drive = P:
  doing parameter usershare allow guests = No
  doing parameter add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
  doing parameter domain logons = No
  doing parameter domain master = No
  doing parameter netbios name = GRANDPA
  doing parameter wins support = No
  doing parameter security = user
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569338,  2, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:2799(lp_do_section)
  Processing section "[homes]"
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569357,  8, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1460(add_a_service)
  add_a_service: Creating snum = 0 for homes
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569370, 10, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1501(hash_a_service)
  hash_a_service: creating servicehash
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569381, 10, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1510(hash_a_service)
  hash_a_service: hashing index 0 for service name homes
  doing parameter comment = Home Directories
  doing parameter valid users = %S, %D%w%S
  doing parameter browseable = No
  doing parameter read only = No
  doing parameter inherit acls = Yes
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569431,  2, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:2799(lp_do_section)
  Processing section "[media]"
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569448,  8, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1460(add_a_service)
  add_a_service: Creating snum = 1 for media
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569460, 10, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1510(hash_a_service)
  hash_a_service: hashing index 1 for service name media
  doing parameter comment = Music, Videos, Pictures
  doing parameter inherit acls = Yes
  doing parameter path = /var/media
  doing parameter read only = No
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569503,  4, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:3911(lp_load_ex)
  pm_process() returned Yes
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569523,  8, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1460(add_a_service)
  add_a_service: Creating snum = 2 for IPC$
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569536, 10, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1510(hash_a_service)
  hash_a_service: hashing index 2 for service name IPC$
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569549,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:1617(lp_add_ipc)
  adding IPC service
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.569572,  6, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:2332(lp_file_list_changed)
  lp_file_list_changed()
  file /etc/samba/smb.conf -> /etc/samba/smb.conf  last mod_time: Sun Apr  8 10:59:17 2018
  
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570031,  2, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/lib/interface.c:345(add_interface)
  added interface enp1s0f0 ip=192.168.2.1 bcast=192.168.2.255 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570054,  2, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/lib/interface.c:345(add_interface)
  added interface enp1s0f1 ip=192.168.4.1 bcast=192.168.4.255 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570076,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1808(main)
  loaded services
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570093,  5, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/lib/util_names.c:152(init_names)
  Netbios name list:-
  my_netbios_names[0]="GRANDPA"
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570136,  1, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/profile/profile_dummy.c:30(set_profile_level)
  INFO: Profiling support unavailable in this build.
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570160,  3, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1840(main)
  Becoming a daemon.
[2018/04/08 11:18:42.570206,  0, pid=29598, effective(0, 0), real(0, 0)] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(exit_daemon)
  exit_daemon: STATUS=daemon failed to start: Failed to create session, error code 1

I can’t see anything helpful though …

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I disabled apparmor and rebooted (just in case) but smbd still fails to start as a daemon.

Stuart

12

I have same problem. smb
mb starting as a daemon fails after update to samba 4.8.0 and systemd 237-2.2

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If you comment out the -F -D option lines in /etc/sysconfig/samba

#NMBDOPTIONS="-D -F"
......
#SMBDOPTIONS="-D -F"

Samba will start with

systemclt start smb
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I just played around with the start options. The -D option works. The only thing I noticed was this message:

smb.service: Supervising process 26213 which is not our child. We'll most likely not notice when it exits.

I don’t understand the purpose of the -F option. According to man pages -F " causes the main smbd process to not daemonize,…". To me it looks like -D and -F are conflicting options.

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https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1088574