On Tuesday 29 Jul 2003 4:34 pm, Richard Bown wrote: > I think the hostss file is OK Anne > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] log]# cat /etc/hosts > 192.168.1.1 gb7tf.org.uk gb7tf > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > > I checked the process list and nmbd -D is running , but no sign of > smbd. Looks like its getting killed as it tries to start. > I tried starting smbd manually in deamon mode, it gave the process > ID , but no process was running, syslog showed the same as > earlier.. ???? > Richard > I can think of lots of reasons for samba to be not performing, but I haven't a clue why it's not running at all. The best I can suggest is that you go to O'Reilley's website, where Using Samba is available for download. There is a section there that takes you through troubleshooting. It's pretty comprehensive, so it should help.
Anne
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