lost samba browse list on upgrade to fc4

sean seandarcy2 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 18 21:47:16 UTC 2005


sean wrote:
> I'm running a small workgroup with ten windows machines where a linux 
> box is the samba server:
> 
> Oct 18 13:32:56 Server nmbd[31741]:   Samba name server SERVER is now a 
> local master browser for workgroup FIRM
> on subnet 10.10.10.2
> 
>  I just upgraded from fc1 to fc4. This setup worked fine in fc1. But 
> now, the windows machines can browse shares on all the other windows 
> machines, but *not* on the server itself.
> 
> net view does not show the Server. But, new view server does show the 
> shares on the server!
> 
> Also, net use x: \\server\share gives a network path not found message.
> 
> testparm works.
> 
> smb.conf:
> 
> [global]
> workgroup = FIRM
> netbios name = Server
> server string = Linux Server
> 
> load printers = yes
> browseable = yes
> printing = cups
> printcap name = cups
> 
> security = user
> map to guest = Bad Password
> guest ok = no
> encrypt passwords = yes
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> 

Made some changes some progress.

Now in [global]:

secuity = share
guest ok = yes

put browseable = yes in the shares.

Now net use x: \\firm\isw  works! TADA.

But I still can not browse the server. net view doesn't show it.

Any suggestions.

sean




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