ubuntu:samba:test_nmbd
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| - | If nmbd does not appear in the list reported by ps, it should be started as root using the normal means (/ | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | ===== Use the __SAMBA__ NetBIOS Name ===== | ||
| Samba servers have a special NetBIOS name, **< | Samba servers have a special NetBIOS name, **< | ||
| - | By querying the server for this name, we can verify that nmbd is working correctly. The **-U** flag is used to specify the address to which the query should be sent. | + | * By querying the server for this name, we can verify that nmbd is working correctly. |
| + | * The **-U** flag is used to specify the address to which the query should be sent. | ||
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| - | If nmbd is not running, the following error message will be shown: | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
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| - | This can also be caused by not including the loopback interface name for the interfaces parameter in smb.conf and setting bind interfaces only = yes | + | * This can also be caused by not including the loopback interface name for the interfaces parameter in smb.conf and setting |
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| - | If an domain was not found by nmbd the result would be: | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
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| A possible reason for a failure is that the server was unable to register its NetBIOS name. | A possible reason for a failure is that the server was unable to register its NetBIOS name. | ||
| - | If this is the case, you can locate the host that currently owns the name by sending a name query request to the broadcast address of the local subnet. | + | </ |
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| + | ===== Use the Broadcast Address ===== | ||
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| + | If the NetBIOS name is unregistered, you can locate the host that currently owns the name by sending a name query request to the broadcast address of the local subnet. | ||
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| - | In this example, the name ShareWiz has been registered by a host at address 192.168.1.3 and not our Samba server. | + | <WRAP info> |
| + | **NOTE: | ||
| - | To correct this problem is to rename the rogue machine. | + | * To correct this problem is to rename the rogue machine. |
| If it failed the result would be: | If it failed the result would be: | ||
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| name_query failed to find name ShareWiz | name_query failed to find name ShareWiz | ||
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