Hi, I’m new to linux and currently trying different distros in VMWare Workstation 9 under Windows 7x64.
So far I liked openSuse the most, though there’s one thing I can’t resolve:
openSuse 12.2 x32 Kde
I’ve installed Samba and when I click Network and then Samba Shares in Dolphin nothing is listed and in the status bar I see the progress bar “Loading folder”, which eventually times out (I presume) and stops. If in Dolphin address bar I type smb://workgroup, I see the same in the status bar for a while, but then I can see both linux and windows names listed. If I type smb://MyWinName I’m asked for login immediately and can access windows filesystem with no problem.
When I tried Linux Mint it already had Samba installed and everything worked flawlessly: I could see workgroup listed. I tried Mint’s smb.conf, but it didn’t help.
I’ve disabled firewall and made sure smb and nmb are enabled. Restarting them manually doesn’t help. This is my smb.conf:
[global]
workgroup = Workgroup
server string = Samba
# security = DOMAIN
map to guest = Bad User
passdb backend = smbpasswd
# add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
# logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
# logon drive = P:
# logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
domain master = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 100
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
use client driver = yes
# wins support = No
# wins server =
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins
local master = yes
preferred master = yes
os level = 33
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
browseable = No
[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
store dos attributes = Yes
[users]
comment = All users
path = /home
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
create mask = 0600
printable = Yes
print ok = Yes
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin, root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
saw these diagnostic commands in another thread:
less /var/log/messages | grep samba
Nov 9 19:16:01 SuseKde smbd[14744]: startsmbfilepwent_internal: file /etc/samba/smbpasswd did not exist. File successfully created.
Nov 9 20:46:48 SuseKde sudo: root : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/etc/samba ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/rcnmb restart
Nov 9 20:53:14 SuseKde sudo: root : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/etc/samba ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/rcnmb restart
Nov 9 20:53:16 SuseKde sudo: root : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/etc/samba ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/rcsmb restart
Nov 9 20:56:23 SuseKde sudo: root : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/etc/samba ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/rcsmb restart
cat /var/log/samba/log.nmbd
*****
[2012/11/09 23:06:57, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:66(terminate)
Got SIGTERM: going down...
[2012/11/09 23:48:43, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:861(main)
nmbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2012/11/09 23:49:07, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:397(become_local_master_stage2)
*****
Samba name server SUSEKDE is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.152.138
*****
[2012/11/10 00:05:29, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:66(terminate)
Got SIGTERM: going down...
[2012/11/10 00:06:40, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:861(main)
nmbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2012/11/10 00:07:04, 0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:397(become_local_master_stage2)
*****
Samba name server SUSEKDE is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.152.138
*****
cat /var/log/samba/log.smbd
[2012/11/09 23:02:34, 0] smbd/server.c:1053(main)
smbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2012/11/09 23:48:44, 0] smbd/server.c:1053(main)
smbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2012/11/10 00:02:14, 0] smbd/server.c:1053(main)
smbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2012/11/10 00:06:41, 0] smbd/server.c:1053(main)
smbd version 3.6.7-48.12.1-2831-SUSE-SL12.2-i386 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
Any ideas?
