Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Quoting Gilles (gilles.gana...@free.fr): BTW, how can I check that Samba does use /etc/samba/smb.conf as its configuration file? smbd -b lists the parameters Samba was built with - CONFIGFILE is in there somewhere. If not set otherwise in the init script or command line, that is what it is using. Moray. To err is human. To purr, feline -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:57:37 +0100, Moray Henderson (ICT) moray.hender...@ict.om.org wrote: smbd -b lists the parameters Samba was built with - CONFIGFILE is in there somewhere. If not set otherwise in the init script or command line, that is what it is using. Thanks for the tip. # smbd -b | grep -i configfile CONFIGFILE: /etc/samba/smb.conf -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Gilles ha scritto: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:44:49 +0200, Nico De Ranter n...@sonycom.com wrote: I believe testparm will skip any attribute with default values. Thanks for the tip. That's not the cause of the issue then :-/ At this point, I can finally get XP to show shared folders if I first try to connect to them blindly through Run \\srv\share. There were a few things I noticed along the way: - restart smbd works, but restart nmbd doesn't. OTOH, /etc/init.d/smbd restart works... and /etc/init.d/nmbd restart as well. Go figure A samba init script should take care of restarting both services IMHO, because they're really supposed to go together. Therefore it's not strange that they ported to upstart only the main init.d script (the one referring to smbd). That's all IMHO, of course. - apparently, we must remove package libpam-smbpass, and install smbfs and winbind AFAIKT, smbfs is needed only if you want to mount samba shares, i.e. for using the linux system as a samba *client*, not server. I'm not 100% sure, though. Regarding winbind, I find it strange that it didn't get installed along with the rest of samba... - /etc/nsswitch.conf requires adding wins to hosts - I added the following to a share, with no idea if they're really needed: [share] [...] available = yes public = yes writable = yes Thank you. Don't know about available param, but public and writable shouldn't affect visibility of the server in windows neighborhood. -- Marcello Romani -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:55:16 +0200, Marcello Romani mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: A samba init script should take care of restarting both services IMHO, because they're really supposed to go together. Therefore it's not strange that they ported to upstart only the main init.d script (the one referring to smbd). That's all IMHO, of course. That's also what I thought, but /etc/init.d/ contains two separate scripts (smbd and nmbd; no trace of samba, as specified in the Ubuntu documentation www.tinyurl.com/ubuntu-samba-doc), and since since I couldn't see the shares from Windows, I figured I might have to launch both separately. /etc/init.d/smbd doesn't seem to launch nmbd, but I'm no shell expert: http://pastebin.com/fJB89Uc8 AFAIKT, smbfs is needed only if you want to mount samba shares, i.e. for using the linux system as a samba *client*, not server. I'm not 100% sure, though. Regarding winbind, I find it strange that it didn't get installed along with the rest of samba... The problem is that I couldn't find an up-to-date documentation that would say precisely what needs to be installed in Ubuntu and show a very basic smb.conf that would work. Docs either assume people will just append their stuff to the big default smb.conf... and somehow figure out what packages need to be installed. Don't know about available param, but public and writable shouldn't affect visibility of the server in windows neighborhood. I added those because I saw them in some documentation... but at this point, I'm clueless at what packages are really needed, and what needs to be done in smb.conf to share a writable folder. Actually, I'm seeing something funny... but this is for another thread. Thank you all for your help. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:20:36 +0200, Christian PERRIER bubu...@debian.org wrote: I advice against messing up with browsing parameters without knwoing exactly what you're doing... Better increase the log level (try log level = 3) and log at /var/log/samba/log.nmbd Thanks for the tip. It is. This is the Ubuntu package and It Works(tm)..:-) Apparently, not that well ;-) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468111 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Gilles ha scritto: On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:55:16 +0200, Marcello Romani mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: A samba init script should take care of restarting both services IMHO, because they're really supposed to go together. Therefore it's not strange that they ported to upstart only the main init.d script (the one referring to smbd). That's all IMHO, of course. That's also what I thought, but /etc/init.d/ contains two separate scripts (smbd and nmbd; no trace of samba, as specified in the Ubuntu documentation www.tinyurl.com/ubuntu-samba-doc), and since since I couldn't see the shares from Windows, I figured I might have to launch both separately. /etc/init.d/smbd doesn't seem to launch nmbd, but I'm no shell expert: http://pastebin.com/fJB89Uc8 Yes, it seems to care only about the process name it's been given, smbd in this case. I havent studied upstart so it might also be possible that somewhere in its configuration it's specified that smbd goes along with nmbd. But that's just useless speculation... Tha strange thing is, on my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop machine I have /etc/init.d/samba Go figure... AFAIKT, smbfs is needed only if you want to mount samba shares, i.e. for using the linux system as a samba *client*, not server. I'm not 100% sure, though. Regarding winbind, I find it strange that it didn't get installed along with the rest of samba... The problem is that I couldn't find an up-to-date documentation that would say precisely what needs to be installed in Ubuntu and show a very basic smb.conf that would work. Docs either assume people will just append their stuff to the big default smb.conf... and somehow figure out what packages need to be installed. I usually do something similar to aptitude search samba and install what seems to be the main package, which hopefully will pull all the required dependencies. Then I install the -doc package, which tipically contains the up-to-date docs. But I'm sure you already know that :-) Don't know about available param, but public and writable shouldn't affect visibility of the server in windows neighborhood. I added those because I saw them in some documentation... but at this point, I'm clueless at what packages are really needed, and what needs to be done in smb.conf to share a writable folder. maybe add guest ok = yes Actually, I'm seeing something funny... but this is for another thread. Thank you all for your help. Well I think I'll stop here as I don't have ubuntu server at hand. I hope I've been of some help. Good luck. -- Marcello Romani -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:20 +0200, Marcello Romani mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: Yes, it seems to care only about the process name it's been given, smbd in this case. I havent studied upstart so it might also be possible that somewhere in its configuration it's specified that smbd goes along with nmbd. But that's just useless speculation... Tha strange thing is, on my Ubuntu 9.10 desktop machine I have /etc/init.d/samba Go figure... As to why whoever is in charge (if any...) of the Samba packages for Ubuntu decide it was a good idea to do this... Updating the official documentation on the Ubuntu site should be a requirement when making any such change. Thanks a lot for your help. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Quoting Gilles (gilles.gana...@free.fr): It is. This is the Ubuntu package and It Works(tm)..:-) Apparently, not that well ;-) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1468111 Ah, this upstart thing*that* is a Ubuntu change to the Debian package. Not my responsibility, then..:-) (at least until we adopt upstrat in Debian) -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:49:44 -0400, Christian PERRIER bubu...@debian.org wrote: Ah, this upstart thing*that* is a Ubuntu change to the Debian package. Not my responsibility, then..:-) (at least until we adopt upstrat in Debian) So what's the correct way on Ubuntu 10.04 to (re)start Samba, including smbd and nmbd? -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
The correct way to restart the smbd and nmbd in Ubuntu 10.04 is sudo service smbd restart sudo service nmbd restart -Original Message- From: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Gilles Sent: 29 July 2010 12:09 To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP? On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:49:44 -0400, Christian PERRIER bubu...@debian.org wrote: Ah, this upstart thing*that* is a Ubuntu change to the Debian package. Not my responsibility, then..:-) (at least until we adopt upstrat in Debian) So what's the correct way on Ubuntu 10.04 to (re)start Samba, including smbd and nmbd? -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:23:41 +0100, Adam Stirk adam.st...@brantano.co.uk wrote: The correct way to restart the smbd and nmbd in Ubuntu 10.04 is sudo service smbd restart sudo service nmbd restart Thanks Adam. I read somewhere on the Net that calling restart on a non-running process triggers an error. Can you confirm? Also, does the order in which we (re)start smbd and nmbd matter? -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Hallo, Gilles, Du meintest am 29.07.10: So what's the correct way on Ubuntu 10.04 to (re)start Samba, including smbd and nmbd? If the daemons run and only need to re-read the smb.conf: killall -HUP smbd killall -HUP nmbd on Linux machines. I know - there are some Unix machines beyond Linux where killall does work in a slightly other way than on Linux. Viele Gruesse! Helmut -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Helmut Hullen hul...@t-online.de wrote: Hallo, Gilles, Du meintest am 29.07.10: So what's the correct way on Ubuntu 10.04 to (re)start Samba, including smbd and nmbd? If the daemons run and only need to re-read the smb.conf: killall -HUP smbd killall -HUP nmbd on Linux machines. I think that on ubuntu you could user just /etc/init.d/samba reload -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:58:23 -0300, Leonardo Carneiro chesterma...@gmail.com wrote: I think that on ubuntu you could user just /etc/init.d/samba reload Right... but that was until recently, while the latest Samba package is different ;-) # /etc/init.d/samba restart -su: /etc/init.d/samba: No such file or directory # /etc/init.d/nmbd restart Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service nmbd restart Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the restart(8) utility, e.g. restart nmbd nmbd start/running, process 1932 # /etc/init.d/smbd restart Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service smbd restart Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the restart(8) utility, e.g. restart smbd smbd start/running, process 1941 So it looks like the right way is # restart nmbd nmbd start/running, process 1951 # restart smbd smbd start/running, process 1955 It'd be easier to add restart samba which would take care of both smbd and nmbd. Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Gilles gilles.gana...@free.fr wrote: On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:58:23 -0300, Leonardo Carneiro chesterma...@gmail.com wrote: I think that on ubuntu you could user just /etc/init.d/samba reload Right... but that was until recently, while the latest Samba package is different ;-) # /etc/init.d/samba restart -su: /etc/init.d/samba: No such file or directory # /etc/init.d/nmbd restart Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service nmbd restart Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the restart(8) utility, e.g. restart nmbd nmbd start/running, process 1932 # /etc/init.d/smbd restart Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service smbd restart Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the restart(8) utility, e.g. restart smbd smbd start/running, process 1941 So it looks like the right way is # restart nmbd nmbd start/running, process 1951 # restart smbd smbd start/running, process 1955 It'd be easier to add restart samba which would take care of both smbd and nmbd. Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba UU, tks for the info Gilles, i was not aware of this change at all. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
[Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Hello I waited 15mn in case it was due to some browsing issue, but the directory I shared on a Ubuntu server still doesn't show up in the XP Net'hood, with no error when starting smbd or in /var/log/samba/log.smbd. Here's the smb.conf I wrote: === # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] ;Checked: Same wg on XP workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = Samba Server %v ;Checked: nobody.nogroup exists guest account = nobody [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /srv/samba browsable = yes guest ok = yes ;access will be permitted as the default guest user read only = no create mask = 0755 === Any idea what I did wrong? Thank you for any hint. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On 07/28/2010 07:28 AM, Gilles wrote: I waited 15mn in case it was due to some browsing issue, but the directory I shared on a Ubuntu server still doesn't show up in the XP Net'hood, with no error when starting smbd or in /var/log/samba/log.smbd. Are you expecting it to appear in the My Network Places list? Windows has an eccentric, unpredictable schedule for adding items there. Go to Start, Run, and enter \\name-of-server\share then hit OK. Of course, you should substitute the actual name of the server. If it opens a window (with whatever is in /srv/samba visible in it), you're good. If that doesn't work, try \\name-of-server and let us know what you see. -- Chris. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:28:57 +0200, Gilles gilles.gana...@free.fr wrote: Here's the smb.conf I wrote: Also tried this, running restart smbd after each addition, to no avail: === # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = Samba Server %v guest account = nobody dns proxy = no wins support = yes remote announce = 192.168.0.255 security = user [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /srv/samba browsable = yes guest ok = yes ;access will be permitted as the default guest user read only = no create mask = 0755 === I don't have a firewall installed, and can succesfully connect to the server through SSH and HTTP. Could it be some other security issue? FWIW, I originally didn't run smbpasswd -a nobody, but running it makes no difference. BTW, how can I check that Samba does use /etc/samba/smb.conf as its configuration file? Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:42:34 -0500, Chris Gonnerman ch...@newcenturycomputers.net wrote: Go to Start, Run, and enter \\name-of-server\share then hit OK. Of course, you should substitute the actual name of the server. If it opens a window (with whatever is in /srv/samba visible in it), you're good. If that doesn't work, try \\name-of-server and let us know what you see. Thanks Chris. Both return The network path was not found. Fact is, XP can't PING ubuntu and C:\net view doesn't list the Ubuntu host, although Samba is running WINS: === # cat smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = Samba Server %v guest account = nobody dns proxy = no netbios name = UBUNTU wins support = yes remote announce = 192.168.0.255 security = user ;encrypt passwords = yes ;smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd [share] comment = Ubuntu File Server Share path = /srv/samba browsable = yes guest ok = yes ;access will be permitted as the default guest user read only = no create mask = 0755 === Am I correct in understanding that as long as ... 1. /etc/passd contains nobody, /etc/group contains nogroup 2. /srv/samba/ is owned by nobody.nogroup ... the above smb.conf should display this share in Network Neighborhood and let any user read/write to the directory by using nobody.nogroup as user? How does a Samba host advertise its NetBIOS name to the LAN? Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Gilles ha scritto: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:42:34 -0500, Chris Gonnerman ch...@newcenturycomputers.net wrote: Go to Start, Run, and enter \\name-of-server\share then hit OK. Of course, you should substitute the actual name of the server. If it opens a window (with whatever is in /srv/samba visible in it), you're good. If that doesn't work, try \\name-of-server and let us know what you see. Thanks Chris. Both return The network path was not found. Fact is, XP can't PING ubuntu and C:\net view doesn't list the Try pinging the ubuntu server via ip address. If that works, then try to connect to the share by using the ip address instead of the hostname, e.g.: \\ip-addr-of-server\share If the ping from xp to the ubuntu server doesn't work either way (by specifying the server hosntname or its ip address) then I think you should check your network before struggling with samba config. Just my 2 cents, HTH. -- Marcello Romani -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Gilles Ganault ha scritto: At 15:16 28/07/2010, you wrote: Try pinging the ubuntu server via ip address. If that works, then try to connect to the share by using the ip address instead of the hostname, e.g.: \\ip-addr-of-server\share Thanks for the help. I can connect through its IP address (I could already work with SSH and HTTP), but it doesn't work with the NetBIOS name: \\ubuntu\share - The network path was not found. If you know Ubuntu 10.04, could there be some security that prevents Samba from working? My servers are pure debian, so no I don't know of Ubuntu specific tweaks. I'd try to enable wins in samba and raise its os level (though it should already be higher than xp), but it could also be that xp refuses to revert to netbios name resolution (i.e. broadcast). I've seen this behaviour once, but can't remember right now what it was exactly... HTH P.S.: try to respond to the list, or you'll lose potential help :) -- Marcello Romani -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:43 +0200, Marcello Romani mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: My servers are pure debian, so no I don't know of Ubuntu specific tweaks. I'd try to enable wins in samba and raise its os level (though it should already be higher than xp), but it could also be that xp refuses to revert to netbios name resolution (i.e. broadcast). I've seen this behaviour once, but can't remember right now what it was exactly... Thanks everyone for the help, in the mailing list and through e-mail, To make sure I get the basic covered... is there a reason why testparm -s skips some lines from smb.conf? == # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP [homes] guest ok = no read only = no == # testparm -s Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384) Processing section [homes] Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE [global] [homes] read only = No == P.S.: try to respond to the list, or you'll lose potential help :) It's because e-mail is immediate, while posts show in Gmane's NTTP servers after a good 15mn wait :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
I believe testparm will skip any attribute with default values. Nico On Wed, 2010-07-28 at 17:38 +0200, Gilles wrote: On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:03:43 +0200, Marcello Romani mrom...@ottotecnica.com wrote: My servers are pure debian, so no I don't know of Ubuntu specific tweaks. I'd try to enable wins in samba and raise its os level (though it should already be higher than xp), but it could also be that xp refuses to revert to netbios name resolution (i.e. broadcast). I've seen this behaviour once, but can't remember right now what it was exactly... Thanks everyone for the help, in the mailing list and through e-mail, To make sure I get the basic covered... is there a reason why testparm -s skips some lines from smb.conf? == # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP [homes] guest ok = no read only = no == # testparm -s Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384) Processing section [homes] Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE [global] [homes] read only = No == P.S.: try to respond to the list, or you'll lose potential help :) It's because e-mail is immediate, while posts show in Gmane's NTTP servers after a good 15mn wait :-) -- With kind regards Nico De Ranter Senior System Administrator Techsoft Centre Technology and Software Centre Europe The Corporate Village - Da Vincilaan 7-D1 - B-1935 Zaventem - Belgium Phone:+32 (0)2 700 8641 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail:nico.deran...@eu.sony.com A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 - RPR Brussels Fortis - BIC GEBABEBB - IBAN BE41293037680010 The information contained in this message or any of its attachments may be confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). Any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the sender. The views expressed in this email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of Sony or Sony affiliated companies. Sony email is for business use only. This email and any response may be monitored by Sony to be in compliance with Sony's global policies and standards -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:44:49 +0200, Nico De Ranter n...@sonycom.com wrote: I believe testparm will skip any attribute with default values. Thanks for the tip. That's not the cause of the issue then :-/ At this point, I can finally get XP to show shared folders if I first try to connect to them blindly through Run \\srv\share. There were a few things I noticed along the way: - restart smbd works, but restart nmbd doesn't. OTOH, /etc/init.d/smbd restart works... and /etc/init.d/nmbd restart as well. Go figure - apparently, we must remove package libpam-smbpass, and install smbfs and winbind - /etc/nsswitch.conf requires adding wins to hosts - I added the following to a share, with no idea if they're really needed: [share] [...] available = yes public = yes writable = yes Thank you. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] [Ubuntu 10.04] Share not visible from XP?
Quoting Gilles (gilles.gana...@free.fr): Also tried this, running restart smbd after each addition, to no avail: You apparently have a *browsing* problem, so it's likely that nmbd is more the problem. === # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = Samba Server %v guest account = nobody dns proxy = no wins support = yes remote announce = 192.168.0.255 I advice against messing up with browsing parameters without knwoing exactly what you're doing... Better increase the log level (try log level = 3) and log at /var/log/samba/log.nmbd BTW, how can I check that Samba does use /etc/samba/smb.conf as its configuration file? It is. This is the Ubuntu package and It Works(tm)..:-) -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
