Samba issue

[Scott McKean]

Do you have other machines on the network sharing files?
Do you have any other machines on the network that may be acting as a
'server' (domain controller, etc)?
Do ALL of the shares stop working or only certain shares?

Could you please post a copy of your logs, /var/log/samba/nmbd.log
and /var/log/samba/smbd.log if the files are massive just around the
times you notice the files stop sharing.

Cheers,

Scott McKean

On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 20:18 +1000, Blindraven wrote:
> I have this strange problem where Samba just decides to stop sharing
> my files every now and then, for no particular reason.
> I have a bunch of files on a separate drive shared for the network and
> no matter what I do its just pop-luck when it pops up and starts
> working again (in other words, sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart does
> nothing.) 
> 
> this is my smb.conf 
> 
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2007/09/29 20:14:16
> 
> [global]
>     workgroup = MSHOME
>     server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
>     security = SHARE
>     obey pam restrictions = Yes
>     passdb backend = tdbsam
>     passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>     passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew
> \sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . 
>     username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>     syslog = 0
>     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>     max log size = 1000
>     dns proxy = No
>     panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>     invalid users = root 
> 
> wins support = no
> [homes]
>     comment = Home Directories
>     valid users = %S
>     read only = No
>     browseable = No
> 
> [printers]
>     comment = All Printers
>     path = /var/spool/samba
>     create mask = 0700
>     printable = Yes
>     browseable = No
> 
> [print$]
>     comment = Printer Drivers
>     path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> 
> [Movies]
>     path = /media/sda1/Movies
>     guest ok = Yes 
> 
> available = yes
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = yes
> [Music]
>     path = /media/sda1/Music
>     guest ok = Yes
> 
> available = yes
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = no
> [Series] 
>     path = /media/sda1/Series
>     guest ok = Yes
> 
> available = yes
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = no
> [Games]
>     path = /media/sda1/Games
>     guest ok = Yes
> 
> available = yes
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = no
> [Applications]
>     path = /media/sda1/Applications
>     guest ok = Yes
> 
> available = yes
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = no
> [Anime]
>     path = /media/disk/Anime 
>     guest ok = Yes
> available = no
> browsable = no
> public = no
> writable = no
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.