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    1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"><link rel="prev" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"><link rel="next" href="problems.html" title="Chapter 39. Analyzing and Solving Samba Problems"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="troubleshooting.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part V. Troubleshooting</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="problems.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="diagnosis"></a>Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Andrew</span> <span class="surname">Tridgell</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a href="mailto:tridge@samba.org">tridge@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jelmer</span> <span class="othername">R.</span> <span class="surname">Vernooij</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">The Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a href="mailto:jelmer@samba.org">jelmer@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Dan</span> <span class="surname">Shearer</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a href="mailto:dan@samba.org">dan@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Wed Jan 15</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id438262">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id438295">Assumptions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id438577">The Tests</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id438262"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
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     1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"><link rel="prev" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"><link rel="next" href="problems.html" title="Chapter 39. Analyzing and Solving Samba Problems"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="troubleshooting.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part V. Troubleshooting</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="problems.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="diagnosis"></a>Chapter 38. The Samba Checklist</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Andrew</span> <span class="surname">Tridgell</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a class="email" href="mailto:tridge@samba.org">tridge@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jelmer</span> <span class="othername">R.</span> <span class="surname">Vernooij</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">The Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a class="email" href="mailto:jelmer@samba.org">jelmer@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Dan</span> <span class="surname">Shearer</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a class="email" href="mailto:dan@samba.org">dan@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">Wed Jan 15</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id462256">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id462289">Assumptions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="diagnosis.html#id462567">The Tests</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id462256"></a>Introduction</h2></div></div></div><p>
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    33This file contains a list of tests you can perform to validate your
    44Samba server. It also tells you what the likely cause of the problem
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    1515and you have not followed this test procedure, you should not be surprised
    1616if your email is ignored.
    17 </p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id438295"></a>Assumptions</h2></div></div></div><p>
     17</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id462289"></a>Assumptions</h2></div></div></div><p>
    1818In all of the tests, it is assumed you have a Samba server called
    1919BIGSERVER and a PC called ACLIENT, both in workgroup TESTGROUP.
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    2424<code class="filename">smb.conf</code>. I for our examples this share is called <em class="parameter"><code>tmp</code></em>.
    2525You can add a <em class="parameter"><code>tmp</code></em> share like this by adding the
    26 lines shown in <a href="diagnosis.html#tmpshare" title="Example 38.1. smb.conf with [tmp] Share">the next example</a>.
    27 </p><div class="example"><a name="tmpshare"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.1. smb.conf with [tmp] Share</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[tmp]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id438363"></a><em class="parameter"><code>comment = temporary files </code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id438376"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /tmp</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id438388"></a><em class="parameter"><code>read only = yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
     26lines shown in <a class="link" href="diagnosis.html#tmpshare" title="Example 38.1. smb.conf with [tmp] Share">the next example</a>.
     27</p><div class="example"><a name="tmpshare"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.1. smb.conf with [tmp] Share</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[tmp]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id462356"></a><em class="parameter"><code>comment = temporary files </code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id462368"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /tmp</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id462379"></a><em class="parameter"><code>read only = yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
    2828These tests assume version 3.0.0 or later of the Samba suite.
    2929Some commands shown did not exist in earlier versions.
    3030</p></div><p>
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    3434Please pay attention to the error messages you receive. If any error message
    3535reports that your server is being unfriendly, you should first check that your
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    3737file points to name servers that really do exist.
    3838</p><p>
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    4343Also, if you do not have DNS server access for name resolution, please check
    4444that the settings for your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file results in <em class="parameter"><code>dns proxy = no</code></em>. The
    4545best way to check this is with <code class="literal">testparm smb.conf</code>.
    4646</p><p>
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    5252It is helpful to monitor the log files during testing by using the
    5353<code class="literal">tail -F log_file_name</code> in a separate
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    6060If you make changes to your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file while going through these test,
    6161remember to restart <span class="application">smbd</span> and <span class="application">nmbd</span>.
    62 </p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id438577"></a>The Tests</h2></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><a name="id438583"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 38.1. Diagnosing Your Samba Server</b></p><ol type="1"><li><p>
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     62</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id462567"></a>The Tests</h2></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><a name="id462573"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 38.1. Diagnosing Your Samba Server</b></p><ol type="1"><li><p>
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    6464In the directory in which you store your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file, run the command
    6565<code class="literal">testparm smb.conf</code>. If it reports any errors, then your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>
    6666configuration file is faulty.
    6767</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
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    7070Your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file may be located in <code class="filename">/etc/samba</code>
    7171or in <code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib</code>.
    7272</p></div></li><li><p>
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    7474Run the command <code class="literal">ping BIGSERVER</code> from the PC and
    7575<code class="literal">ping ACLIENT</code> from the UNIX box. If you do not get a valid response,
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    7878You will need to start a &#8220;<span class="quote">DOS prompt</span>&#8221; window on the PC to run ping.
    7979</p><p>
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    8383If you get a message saying &#8220;<span class="quote"><span class="errorname">host not found</span></span>&#8221; or a similar message, then
    8484your DNS software or <code class="filename">/etc/hosts</code> file is not correctly set up.  If using DNS, check that
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    8787remainder of these tests.
    8888</p><p>
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    9292Another reason why ping might fail is if your host is running firewall
    9393software. You will need to relax the rules to let in the workstation
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    9999This is a common problem that is often overlooked.
    100100</p></div><p>
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    103103If you wish to check what firewall rules may be present in a system under test, simply run
    104104<code class="literal">iptables -L -v</code>, or if <em class="parameter"><code>ipchains</code></em>-based firewall rules are in use,
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    134134on the UNIX box. You should get back a list of available shares.
    135135</p><p>
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    142142If you get an error message containing the string &#8220;<span class="quote">bad password</span>&#8221;, then
    143143you probably have either an incorrect <em class="parameter"><code>hosts allow</code></em>,
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    147147<em class="parameter"><code>valid users</code></em>, or <em class="parameter"><code>invalid users</code></em> lines.
    148148</p><p>
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    150150If you get a message <code class="literal">connection refused</code> response, then the <code class="literal">smbd</code> server may
    151151not be running. If you installed it in <code class="filename">inetd.conf</code>, then you probably edited
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    154154state using <code class="literal">netstat -a</code>.
    155155</p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>
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    158158Some UNIX/Linux systems use <code class="literal">xinetd</code> in place of
    159159<code class="literal">inetd</code>. Check your system documentation for the location
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    171171There are a number of reasons for which smbd may refuse or decline
    172172a session request. The most common of these involve one or more of
    173 the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file entries as shown in <a href="diagnosis.html#modif1" title="Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet">the next example</a>.
    174 </p><div class="example"><a name="modif1"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[globals]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439113"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts deny = ALL</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439126"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439139"></a><em class="parameter"><code>interfaces = eth0</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439151"></a><em class="parameter"><code>bind interfaces only = Yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p>
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    176 In <a href="diagnosis.html#modif1" title="Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet">Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet</a>, no
     173the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file entries as shown in <a class="link" href="diagnosis.html#modif1" title="Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet">the next example</a>.
     174</p><div class="example"><a name="modif1"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[globals]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463104"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts deny = ALL</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463115"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463127"></a><em class="parameter"><code>interfaces = eth0</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463138"></a><em class="parameter"><code>bind interfaces only = Yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p>
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     176In <a class="link" href="diagnosis.html#modif1" title="Example 38.2. Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet">Configuration for Allowing Connections Only from a Certain Subnet</a>, no
    177177allowance has been made for any session requests that will automatically translate to the loopback adapter
    178 address 127.0.0.1.  To solve this problem, change these lines as shown in <a href="diagnosis.html#modif2" title="Example 38.3. Configuration for Allowing Connections from a Certain Subnet and localhost">the following
     178address 127.0.0.1.  To solve this problem, change these lines as shown in <a class="link" href="diagnosis.html#modif2" title="Example 38.3. Configuration for Allowing Connections from a Certain Subnet and localhost">the following
    179179example</a>.
    180 </p><div class="example"><a name="modif2"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.3. Configuration for Allowing Connections from a Certain Subnet and localhost</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[globals]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439216"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts deny = ALL</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439228"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy 127.</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id439241"></a><em class="parameter"><code>interfaces = eth0 lo</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p>
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     180</p><div class="example"><a name="modif2"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.3. Configuration for Allowing Connections from a Certain Subnet and localhost</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[globals]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463202"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts deny = ALL</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463213"></a><em class="parameter"><code>hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy 127.</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id463225"></a><em class="parameter"><code>interfaces = eth0 lo</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p>
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    183183Another common cause of these two errors is having something already running on port <code class="constant">139</code>,
    184184such as Samba (<span class="application">smbd</span> is running from <span class="application">inetd</span> already) or Digital's Pathworks. Check
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    186186lot of frustration!
    187187</p><p>
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    193193And yet another possible cause for failure of this test is when the subnet mask and/or broadcast address
    194194settings are incorrect. Please check that the network interface IP address/broadcast address/subnet mask
    195195settings are correct and that Samba has correctly noted these in the <code class="filename">log.nmbd</code> file.
    196196</p></li><li><p>
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    198198Run the command <code class="literal">nmblookup -B BIGSERVER __SAMBA__</code>.
    199199You should get back the IP address of your Samba server.
    200200</p><p>
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     203<a class="indexterm" name="id463369"></a>
    204204If you do not, then <span class="application">nmbd</span> is incorrectly installed. Check your <code class="filename">inetd.conf</code>
    205205if you run it from there, or that the daemon is running and listening to UDP port 137.
    … …  
    210210inetd.
    211211</p></li><li><p>
    212 <a class="indexterm" name="id439420"></a>
     212<a class="indexterm" name="id463403"></a>
    213213Run the command <code class="literal">nmblookup -B ACLIENT `*'</code>.
    214214</p><p>
    … …  
    229229messages from several hosts.
    230230</p><p>
    231 <a class="indexterm" name="id439472"></a>
     231<a class="indexterm" name="id463455"></a>
    232232If this does not give a result similar to the previous test, then nmblookup isn't correctly getting your
    233 broadcast address through its automatic mechanism. In this case you should experiment with the <a class="indexterm" name="id439481"></a>interfaces option in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> to manually configure your IP address, broadcast, and netmask.
     233broadcast address through its automatic mechanism. In this case you should experiment with the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#INTERFACES">interfaces</a> option in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> to manually configure your IP address, broadcast, and netmask.
    234234</p><p>
    235235If your PC and server aren't on the same subnet, then you will need to use the
    … …  
    239239not correct. (Refer to test 3 notes above).
    240240</p></li><li><p>
    241 <a class="indexterm" name="id439515"></a>
     241<a class="indexterm" name="id463501"></a>
    242242Run the command <code class="literal">smbclient //BIGSERVER/TMP</code>. You should
    243243then be prompted for a password. You should use the password of the account
    … …  
    258258        compile in support for them in <span class="application">smbd</span>.
    259259        </p></li><li><p>
    260         Your <a class="indexterm" name="id439613"></a>valid users configuration is incorrect.
     260        Your <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#VALIDUSERS">valid users</a> configuration is incorrect.
    261261        </p></li><li><p>
    262         You have a mixed-case password and you haven't enabled the <a class="indexterm" name="id439628"></a>password level option at a high enough level.
     262        You have a mixed-case password and you haven't enabled the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#PASSWORDLEVEL">password level</a> option at a high enough level.
    263263        </p></li><li><p>
    264         The <a class="indexterm" name="id439642"></a>path line in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> is incorrect. Check it with <span class="application">testparm</span>.
     264        The <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#PATH">path</a> line in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> is incorrect. Check it with <span class="application">testparm</span>.
    265265        </p></li><li><p>
    266266        You enabled password encryption but didn't map UNIX to Samba users. Run
    267267        <code class="literal">smbpasswd -a username</code>
    268268        </p></li></ol></div><p>
    269 <a class="indexterm" name="id439679"></a>
    270 <a class="indexterm" name="id439686"></a>
    271 <a class="indexterm" name="id439692"></a>
    272 <a class="indexterm" name="id439699"></a>
     269<a class="indexterm" name="id463675"></a>
     270<a class="indexterm" name="id463682"></a>
     271<a class="indexterm" name="id463689"></a>
     272<a class="indexterm" name="id463695"></a>
    273273Once connected, you should be able to use the commands <code class="literal">dir</code>, <code class="literal">get</code>,
    274274<code class="literal">put</code>, and so on. Type <code class="literal">help command</code> for instructions. You should
    275275especially check that the amount of free disk space shown is correct when you type <code class="literal">dir</code>.
    276276</p></li><li><p>
    277 <a class="indexterm" name="id439744"></a>
     277<a class="indexterm" name="id463740"></a>
    278278On the PC, type the command <code class="literal">net view \\BIGSERVER</code>. You will
    279279need to do this from within a DOS prompt window. You should get back a
    280280list of shares available on the server.
    281281</p><p>
    282 <a class="indexterm" name="id439761"></a>
     282<a class="indexterm" name="id463758"></a>
    283283If you get a message <code class="literal">network name not found</code> or similar error, then NetBIOS
    284284name resolution is not working. This is usually caused by a problem in <code class="literal">nmbd</code>.
    … …  
    318318It's also possible that the server can't work out what username to connect you as.
    319319To see if this is the problem, add the line
    320 <a class="indexterm" name="id439913"></a>user = username to the
     320<a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#USER">user = username</a> to the
    321321<em class="parameter"><code>[tmp]</code></em> section of
    322322<code class="filename">smb.conf</code> where <em class="parameter"><code>username</code></em> is the
    … …  
    325325</p><p>
    326326It might also be the case that your client only sends encrypted passwords
    327 and you have <a class="indexterm" name="id439943"></a>encrypt passwords = no in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>.
     327and you have <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#ENCRYPTPASSWORDS">encrypt passwords = no</a> in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>.
    328328Change this setting to `yes' to fix this.
    329329</p></li><li><p>
    … …  
    336336see if it is just being slow, then try again. If it still fails after
    337337that, then look at the browsing options you have set in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>. Make
    338 sure you have <a class="indexterm" name="id439994"></a>preferred master = yes to ensure that
     338sure you have <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#PREFERREDMASTER">preferred master = yes</a> to ensure that
    339339an election is held at startup.
    340340</p></li><li><p>
    … …  
    346346is refusing to browse a server that has no encrypted password
    347347capability and is in user-level security mode. In this case, either set
    348 <a class="indexterm" name="id440024"></a>security = server and
    349 <a class="indexterm" name="id440031"></a>password server = Windows_NT_Machine in your
    350 <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file or make sure <a class="indexterm" name="id440044"></a>encrypt passwords is
     348<a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#SECURITY">security = server</a> and
     349<a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#PASSWORDSERVER">password server = Windows_NT_Machine</a> in your
     350<code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file or make sure <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#ENCRYPTPASSWORDS">encrypt passwords</a> is
    351351set to &#8220;<span class="quote">yes</span>&#8221;.
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