Thanks all for everybody's help, but as it turns out it was just another case of RTFM. I am going to post this solution (and make my full newbie status known) in the hopes that someone else doesn't beat themselves up over such a simple (but really aggravating problem) Here is the solution: (drum roll please...) My Linux machine was not listed in my /etc/hosts! Once I listed it there smbd and nmbd started and all was well. I am almost ashamed of myself since I figured this out by reading the top portion of the smb.conf file that says to run testparm after making any changes to this file. I did and it said it couldn't resolve my hostname. Ran hostname and it gave me my hostname so I checked /etc/hosts and it wasn't listed so I added it there on a lucky guess and viola it works!! Let this be a lesson boys and girls..RTFM! Humbly, Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: Hughes, Timothy P [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 3:56 PM > To: 'Taylor, Scott J'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Returned: stumped with smbd > > What are you using to configure the smb.conf file. I have found using > the > SWAT web configuration tool works great. Also, you may want to make > sure > that your smb.conf is in the correct location. When you compile Samba > from > the distribution sources, it looks for it in the /usr/local/samba/lib > directory if you dont change the installation directory... I > configured the > Samba sources with ./configure --prefix=/usr. And my smb.conf file is > found > in the /usr/samba/lib directory. Hope this helps.... > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > Timothy P. Hughes > Associate Technical Analyst > American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Taylor, Scott J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 7:14 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: FW: Returned: stumped with smbd > > Importance: Low > > > > > > anybody else getting these? > > > > I believe I sent this message to the newbie list, not some > investment > > company in Milwaukee (yuck!) > > > > Thanks > > scott > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Administrator > > > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 2:54 PM > > > To: Taylor, Scott J > > > Subject: Returned: stumped with smbd > > > Importance: Low > > > > > > Message Returned by Administrator > > > > > > Anyone ever seen this one before? > > > > > > snip--- > > > # pwd > > > /etc/rc.d/init.d > > > # ./smb status > > > smbd is stopped > > > nmbd is stopped > > > # ./smb start > > > Starting SMB services: smbd nmbd > > > # ./smb status > > > smbd is stopped > > > nmbd is stopped > > > ---snip > > > > > > Samba just won't stay running?! > > > > > > I tried using a copy of a smb.conf that I knew worked with > > a slackware > > > (3.5) install with no luck. The linux machine does appear > > in Network > > > Neighborhood but I am unable to share anything except an internet > > > connection between the two machines. I can telnet and ftp the > Linux > > > box > > > from the NT machine, no problem. > > > > > > I have read just about everthing I can find on Samba and I > > still can't > > > figure it out. I even tried that NT registry hack that is > > supposed to > > > correct password encryption problem between Linux and NT as > > suggested > > > on > > > samba's site. Any ideas anyone has would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Stats: > > > RH 5.1 box (with ALL the errata loaded as of Oct 2) > > connected to an NT > > > 4.0 (workstation) box. RH box acting as a gateway for the > > NT machine > > > to > > > cable modem ISP. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Scott Taylor > >
