Tom Emerson wrote:
[checking my own file I see I've set mine to use the actual interface -- per the above, this really isn't neccessary, but I think "at one time" this computer was also "the firewall", so it had more than one IP address -- limiting Samba/nmbd to "just one interface" helps cut down potential "intrusion" points...]
AAARgh.... Just when I thought you had found THE cause of all this, I remove the interface line in smb.conf, rename the log.nmbd file, kill the nmbd pid, restart nmbd, restart smbd, cross my fingers and toes, spit twice, turn aniclockwise seven times, and type ls /var/log/samba/log.nmbd, this is what I get: [2003/01/07 17:30:12, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(794) Netbios nameserver version 2.2.5-SuSE started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2002 [2003/01/07 17:30:12, 0] nmbd/asyncdns.c:start_async_dns(148) started asyncdns process 5751 [2003/01/07 17:30:12, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(804) bind failed on port 137 socket_addr = 192.168.0.1. Error = Cannot assign requested address [2003/01/07 17:30:12, 0] nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:make_subnet(139) nmbd_subnetdb:make_subnet() Failed to open nmb socket on interface 192.168.0.1 for port 137. Error was Cannot assign requested address [2003/01/07 17:30:12, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(872) ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting. [2003/01/07 17:30:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(794) Netbios nameserver version 2.2.5-SuSE started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2002 [2003/01/07 17:30:45, 0] nmbd/asyncdns.c:start_async_dns(148) started asyncdns process 5769 [2003/01/07 17:30:45, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(804) bind failed on port 137 socket_addr = 192.168.0.1. Error = Cannot assign requested address [2003/01/07 17:30:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:make_subnet(139) nmbd_subnetdb:make_subnet() Failed to open nmb socket on interface 192.168.0.1 for port 137. Error was Cannot assign requested address [2003/01/07 17:30:45, 0] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(872) ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting. So what the heck is at stake here? Shouldn't I call an exorcist? fxf -- ______________________ Courtesy of SuSE Linux nibz.org