Re: [TCLUG:21512] Samba died

[Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

Timothy Wilson wrote:
> 
> Domain=[SCIENCE] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.7]
> 
>         Sharename      Type      Comment
>         ---------      ----      -------
>         atlas          Disk      ATLAS shared directory
>         IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (thales server (Samba 2.0.7))
>         hp4000         Printer   lp
>         wilsont        Disk      Home Directories
> 
>         Server               Comment
>         ---------            -------
> 
>         Workgroup            Master
>         ---------            -------
> 
> See anything fishy there? Why isn't there a 'Server' or 'Workgroup' entry? I
> didn't see anything unusual in the logs.

I suppose you may be missing `nmbd', which handles the hostname<->IP
negotiation (a cheapo DNS, basically).  Make sure that's running..

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