In response to the e-mail I received I tried to enable it again, here it is again -- Yes, the files in question are in /etc/sfw/smb.conf
================================================== bash-3.00# svcadm enable samba bash-3.00# svcs -l samba fmri svc:/network/samba:default name SMB file server enabled true state offline next_state none state_time Thu Apr 06 08:40:52 2006 restarter svc:/system/svc/restarter:default dependency require_all/error file://localhost/etc/nsswitch.conf (online) dependency require_any/none svc:/network/loopback (online) dependency require_all/none svc:/network/physical (online) dependency require_all/restart file://localhost/etc/sfw/smb.conf (online) bash-3.00# svcs -vx samba svc:/network/samba:default (SMB file server) State: offline since Thu Apr 06 08:40:52 2006 Reason: Unknown. See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-AR See: man -M /usr/sfw/man -s 1m smbd See: man -M /usr/sfw/man -s 4 smb.conf Impact: This service is not running. bash-3.00# cat /etc/release Solaris Nevada snv_36 X86 Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 20 March 2006 bash-3.00# ============================================================== NOW follow this !!!! bash-3.00# ps -ef | grep smbd root 12969 10972 0 01:38:31 ? 0:00 /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf root 12979 12969 0 01:39:01 ? 0:00 /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf bash-3.00# kill -9 12969 12979 bash-3.00# ps -ef | grep smbd NOTE: ALL samba killed NOTE: NEW smbd started bash-3.00# /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf & [1] 13262 bash-3.00# ps -ef | grep smbd root 13262 13190 1 08:52:16 pts/2 0:00 /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf bash-3.00# uname -a SunOS samba 5.11 snv_36 i86pc i386 i86pc bash-3.00# ps -ef | grep smbd root 13272 13190 0 08:52:52 pts/2 0:00 grep smbd root 13270 10972 0 08:52:46 ? 0:00 /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf [1]+ Done /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf NOTE: This Done line came on the screen bash-3.00# uname -a SunOS samba 5.11 snv_36 i86pc i386 i86pc bash-3.00# ps -ef | grep smbd NOTE: -- Still running!!! root 13270 10972 0 08:52:46 ? 0:00 /usr/sfw/sbin/smbd -D /etc/sfw/smb.conf bash-3.00# --------------- -- Thanks Nil This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org