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Samba FAQ
Paul Blackman, ictinus@lake.canberra.edu.au
, v 0.5
Paul Blackman, iiccttiinnuuss@@llaakkee..ccaannbbeerrrraa..eedduu..aauu
, v 0.7
This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for Samba, the
free and very popular SMB server product. An SMB server allows file
and printer connections from clients such as Windows, OS/2, Linux and
others. Current to version 1.9.16. Please send any corrections to the
others. Current to version 1.9.17. Please send any corrections to the
author.
______________________________________________________________________
Table of Contents:
11.. GGeenneerraall IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn
1. General Information
1.1. What is Samba?
1.2. What is the current version of Samba?
1.3. Where can I get it?
1.4. What do the version numbers mean?
1.5. What platforms are supported?
1.6. How can I find out more about Samba?
1.7. Something's gone wrong - what should I do?
1.8. Pizza supply details
2. Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host
2.1. I can't see the Samba server in any browse lists!
2.2. Some files that I KNOW are on the server doesn't show up when
I view the files from my client!
2.3. Some files on the server show up with really wierd filenames
when I view the files from my client!
2.4. My client reports "cannot locate specified computer" or
similar
2.5. My client reports "cannot locate specified share name" or
similar
2.6. My client reports "cannot find domain controller", "cannot log
on to the network" or similar
2.7. Printing doesn't work :-(
2.8. My programs install on the server OK, but refuse to work
properly
2.9. My "server string" doesn't seem to be recognised
2.10. My client reports "This server is not configured to list
shared resources"
2.11. Log message "you appear to have a trapdoor uid system"
3. Common client questions
3.1. Are any Macintosh clients for Samba
3.2. "Session request failed (131,130)" error
3.3. How do I synchronise my PC's clock with my Samba server?
3.4. Problems with WinDD, NTrigue, WinCenterPro etc
3.5. Problem with printers under NT
3.6. Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few
hours?
3.7. How do I set the printer driver name correctly?
4. Specific client application problems
4.1. MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of
"MSOFFICEUP.INI"
5. Miscellaneous
______________________________________________________________________
1. General Information
All about Samba - what it is, how to get it, related sources of
information, how to understand the version numbering scheme, pizza
details
1.1. What is Samba?
11..11.. WWhhaatt iiss SSaammbbaa??
Samba is a suite of programs which work together to allow clients to
access to a server's filespace and printers via the SMB (Server
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The components of the suite are (in summary):
o smbd, the SMB server. This handles actual connections from clients,
· smbd, the SMB server. This handles actual connections from clients,
doing all the file, permission and username work
o nmbd, the Netbios name server, which helps clients locate servers,
· nmbd, the Netbios name server, which helps clients locate servers,
doing the browsing work and managing domains as this capability is
being built into Samba
o smbclient, the Unix-hosted client program
· smbclient, the Unix-hosted client program
o smbrun, a little 'glue' program to help the server run external
· smbrun, a little 'glue' program to help the server run external
programs
o testprns, a program to test server access to printers
· testprns, a program to test server access to printers
o testparms, a program to test the Samba configuration file for
· testparms, a program to test the Samba configuration file for
correctness
o smb.conf, the Samba configuration file
· smb.conf, the Samba configuration file
o smbprint, a sample script to allow a Unix host to use smbclient to
· smbprint, a sample script to allow a Unix host to use smbclient to
print to an SMB server
o documentation! DON'T neglect to read it - you will save a great
· documentation! DON'T neglect to read it - you will save a great
deal of time!
The suite is supplied with full source (of course!) and is GPLed.
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versions incorporate much effort by many net.helpers. The man pages
and this FAQ were originally written by Karl Auer.
1.2. What is the current version of Samba?
11..22.. WWhhaatt iiss tthhee ccuurrrreenntt vveerrssiioonn ooff SSaammbbaa??
At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.16. If you want to be
sure check the bottom of the change-log file.
<ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/alpha/change-log>
<ffttpp::////ssaammbbaa..aannuu..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//aallpphhaa//cchhaannggee--lloogg>
For more information see ``What do the version numbers mean?''
1.3. Where can I get it?
11..33.. WWhheerree ccaann II ggeett iitt??
The Samba suite is available via anonymous ftp from samba.anu.edu.au.
The latest and greatest versions of the suite are in the directory:
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other sites. Recent versions of some Linux distributions, for example,
do contain Samba binaries for that platform.
1.4. What do the version numbers mean?
11..44.. WWhhaatt ddoo tthhee vveerrssiioonn nnuummbbeerrss mmeeaann??
It is not recommended that you run a version of Samba with the word
"alpha" in its name unless you know what you are doing and are willing
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How the scheme works:
1) when major changes are made the version number is increased. For
example, the transition from 1.9.15 to 1.9.16. However, this version
number will not appear immediately and people should continue to use
1.9.15 for production systems (see next point.)
1. when major changes are made the version number is increased. For
example, the transition from 1.9.15 to 1.9.16. However, this
version number will not appear immediately and people should
continue to use 1.9.15 for production systems (see next point.)
2) just after major changes are made the software is considered
unstable, and a series of alpha releases are distributed, for example
1.9.16alpha1. These are for testing by those who know what they are
doing. The "alpha" in the filename will hopefully scare off those who
are just looking for the latest version to install.
2. just after major changes are made the software is considered
unstable, and a series of alpha releases are distributed, for
example 1.9.16alpha1. These are for testing by those who know what
they are doing. The "alpha" in the filename will hopefully scare
off those who are just looking for the latest version to install.
3) when Andrew thinks that the alphas have stabilised to the point
3. when Andrew thinks that the alphas have stabilised to the point
where he would recommend new users install it, he renames it to the
same version number without the alpha, for example 1.9.16.
4) inevitably bugs are found in the "stable" releases and minor patch
4. inevitably bugs are found in the "stable" releases and minor patch
levels are released which give us the pXX series, for example
1.9.16p2.
So the progression goes:
1.9.15p7 (production) 1.9.15p8 (production) 1.9.16alpha1
(test sites only) : 1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only) 1.9.16
(production) 1.9.16p1 (production)
1.9.15p7 (production)
1.9.15p8 (production)
1.9.16alpha1 (test sites only)
:
1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only)
1.9.16 (production)
1.9.16p1 (production)
The above system means that whenever someone looks at the samba ftp
site they will be able to grab the highest numbered release without an
alpha in the name and be sure of getting the current recommended
version.
alpha in the name and be sure of getting the current recommended ver­
sion.
11..55.. WWhhaatt ppllaattffoorrmmss aarree ssuuppppoorrtteedd??
1.5. What platforms are supported?
Many different platforms have run Samba successfully. The platforms
most widely used and thus best tested are Linux and SunOS.
At time of writing, the Makefile claimed support for:
* SunOS * Linux with shadow passwords * Linux without shadow passwords
* SOLARIS * SOLARIS 2.2 and above (aka SunOS 5) * SVR4 * ULTRIX * OSF1
(alpha only) * OSF1 with NIS and Fast Crypt (alpha only) * OSF1 V2.0
Enhanced Security (alpha only) * AIX * BSDI * NetBSD * NetBSD 1.0 *
SEQUENT * HP-UX * SGI * SGI IRIX 4.x.x * SGI IRIX 5.x.x * FreeBSD *
NeXT 3.2 and above * NeXT OS 2.x * NeXT OS 3.0 * ISC SVR3V4 (POSIX
mode) * ISC SVR3V4 (iBCS2 mode) * A/UX 3.0 * SCO with shadow
passwords. * SCO with shadow passwords, without YP. * SCO with TCB
passwords * SCO 3.2v2 (ODT 1.1) with TCP passwords * intergraph * DGUX
* Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3 (BSD4.3)
· SunOS
· Linux with shadow passwords
· Linux without shadow passwords
· SOLARIS
· SOLARIS 2.2 and above (aka SunOS 5)
· SVR4
· ULTRIX
· OSF1 (alpha only)
· OSF1 with NIS and Fast Crypt (alpha only)
· OSF1 V2.0 Enhanced Security (alpha only)
· AIX
· BSDI
· NetBSD
· NetBSD 1.0
· SEQUENT
· HP-UX
· SGI
· SGI IRIX 4.x.x
· SGI IRIX 5.x.x
· FreeBSD
· NeXT 3.2 and above
· NeXT OS 2.x
· NeXT OS 3.0
· ISC SVR3V4 (POSIX mode)
· ISC SVR3V4 (iBCS2 mode)
· A/UX 3.0
· SCO with shadow passwords.
· SCO with shadow passwords, without YP.
· SCO with TCB passwords
· SCO 3.2v2 (ODT 1.1) with TCP passwords
· intergraph
· DGUX
· Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3 (BSD4.3)
11..66.. HHooww ccaann II ffiinndd oouutt mmoorree aabboouutt SSaammbbaa??
1.6. How can I find out more about Samba?
There are two mailing lists devoted to discussion of Samba-related
matters. There is also the newsgroup, comp.protocols.smb, which has a
great deal of discussion on Samba. There is also a WWW site 'SAMBA Web
Pages' at http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/samba.html, under
Pages' at <hhttttpp::////ssaammbbaa..ccaannbbeerrrraa..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//ssaammbbaa..hhttmmll>, under
which there is a comprehensive survey of Samba users. Another useful
resource is the hypertext archive of the Samba mailing list.
Send email to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au. Make sure the subject line is
blank, and include the following two lines in the body of the message:
subscribe samba Firstname Lastname subscribe samba-announce Firstname
Lastname
subscribe samba Firstname Lastname
subscribe samba-announce Firstname Lastname
Obviously you should substitute YOUR first name for "Firstname" and
YOUR last name for "Lastname"! Try not to send any signature stuff, it
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listproc@samba.anu.edu.au. Make sure the subject line is blank, and
include the following two lines in the body of the message:
unsubscribe samba unsubscribe samba-announce
The From: line in your message MUST be the same address you used when
unsubscribe samba
unsubscribe samba-announce
The FFrroomm:: line in your message _M_U_S_T be the same address you used when
you subscribed.
1.7. Something's gone wrong - what should I do?
# *** IMPORTANT! *** # DO NOT post messages on mailing lists or in
newsgroups until you have carried out the first three steps given
here!
11..77.. SSoommeetthhiinngg''ss ggoonnee wwrroonngg -- wwhhaatt sshhoouulldd II ddoo??
## ****** IIMMPPOORRTTAANNTT!! ****** ##
DO NOT post messages on mailing lists or in newsgroups until you have
carried out the first three steps given here!
Firstly, see if there are any likely looking entries in this FAQ! If
you have just installed Samba, have you run through the checklist in
DIAGNOSIS.txt? It can save you a lot of time and effort.
DIAGNOSIS.txt <ffttpp::////ssaammbbaa..aannuu..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//DDIIAAGGNNOOSSIISS..ttxxtt>? It can
save you a lot of time and effort.
Secondly, read the man pages for smbd, nmbd and smb.conf, looking for
topics that relate to what you are trying to do.
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patches to samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au, not Andrew Tridgell or any
other individual and not the samba team mailing list.
1.8. Pizza supply details
11..88.. PPiizzzzaa ssuuppppllyy ddeettaaiillss
Those who have registered in the Samba survey as "Pizza Factory" will
already know this, but the rest may need some help. Andrew doesn't ask
for payment, but he does appreciate it when people give him pizza.
This calls for a little organisation when the pizza donor is twenty
thousand kilometres away, but it has been done.
Method 1: Ring up your local branch of an international pizza chain
and see if they honour their vouchers internationally. Pizza Hut do,
which is how the entire Canberra Linux Users Group got to eat pizza
@ -324,13 +347,18 @@
flavours. It will probably get stuck in customs or torn apart by
hungry sniffer dogs but it will have been a noble gesture.
2. Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host
2.1. I can't see the Samba server in any browse lists!
22.. CCoommppiilliinngg aanndd iinnssttaalllliinngg SSaammbbaa oonn aa UUnniixx hhoosstt
*** Until the FAQ can be updated, please check the file: ***
ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/BROWSING.txt *** for more information
on browsing.
22..11.. II ccaann''tt sseeee tthhee SSaammbbaa sseerrvveerr iinn aannyy bbrroowwssee lliissttss!!
See BROWSING.txt <ffttpp::////ssaammbbaa..aannuu..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//BBRROOWWSSIINNGG..ttxxtt> for
more information on browsing. Browsing.txt can also be found in the
docs directory of the Samba source.
If your GUI client does not permit you to select non-browsable
servers, you may need to do so on the command line. For example, under
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The details of how to do this and the specific syntax varies from
client to client - check your client's documentation.
2.2. view the files from my client! Some files that I KNOW are on
the server doesn't show up when I
2.3. I view the files from my client! Some files on the server show
up with really wierd filenames when
22..22.. SSoommee ffiilleess tthhaatt II KKNNOOWW aarree oonn tthhee sseerrvveerr ddooeessnn''tt sshhooww uupp wwhheenn II
vviieeww tthhee ffiilleess ffrroomm mmyy cclliieenntt!!
22..33.. SSoommee ffiilleess oonn tthhee sseerrvveerr sshhooww uupp wwiitthh rreeaallllyy wwiieerrdd ffiilleennaammeess
wwhheenn II vviieeww tthhee ffiilleess ffrroomm mmyy cclliieenntt!!
If you check what files are not showing up, you will note that they
are files which contain upper case letters or which are otherwise not
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details of how to change this - the parameter you need to set is
"mangled names = yes".
2.4. My client reports "cannot locate specified computer" or similar
22..44.. MMyy cclliieenntt rreeppoorrttss ""ccaannnnoott llooccaattee ssppeecciiffiieedd ccoommppuutteerr"" oorr ssiimmiillaarr
This indicates one of three things: You supplied an incorrect server
name, the underlying TCP/IP layer is not working correctly, or the
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By the way, remember to REMOVE the hardcoded mapping before further
tests :-)
2.5. similar My client reports "cannot locate specified share name"
or
22..55.. MMyy cclliieenntt rreeppoorrttss ""ccaannnnoott llooccaattee ssppeecciiffiieedd sshhaarree nnaammee"" oorr ssiimmii­­
llaarr
This message indicates that your client CAN locate the specified
server, which is a good start, but that it cannot find a service of
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exists and you specified it correctly (read your client's doco on how
to specify a service name correctly), read on:
* Many clients cannot accept or use service names longer than eight
characters. * Many clients cannot accept or use service names
containing spaces. * Some servers (not Samba though) are case
sensitive with service names. * Some clients force service names into
upper case.
2.6. on to the network" or similar My client reports "cannot find
domain controller", "cannot log
· Many clients cannot accept or use service names longer than eight
characters.
· Many clients cannot accept or use service names containing spaces.
· Some servers (not Samba though) are case sensitive with service
names.
· Some clients force service names into upper case.
22..66.. oonn ttoo tthhee nneettwwoorrkk"" oorr ssiimmiillaarr MMyy cclliieenntt rreeppoorrttss ""ccaannnnoott ffiinndd
ddoommaaiinn ccoonnttrroolllleerr"",, ""ccaannnnoott lloogg
Nothing is wrong - Samba does not implement the primary domain name
controller stuff for several reasons, including the fact that the
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For many clients (including Windows for Workgroups and Lan Manager),
setting the domain to STANDALONE at least gets rid of the message.
2.7. Printing doesn't work :-(
22..77.. PPrriinnttiinngg ddooeessnn''tt wwoorrkk ::--((
Make sure that the specified print command for the service you are
connecting to is correct and that it has a fully-qualified path (eg.,
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printing won't work. The print status is received by a different
mechanism.
2.8. My programs install on the server OK, but refuse to work prop-
erly
22..88.. MMyy pprrooggrraammss iinnssttaallll oonn tthhee sseerrvveerr OOKK,, bbuutt rreeffuussee ttoo wwoorrkk pprroopp­­
eerrllyy
There are numerous possible reasons for this, but one MAJOR
possibility is that your software uses locking. Make sure you are
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In earlier Samba versions there were some difficulties with the very
latest Microsoft products, particularly Excel 5 and Word for Windows
6. These should have all been solved. If not then please let Andrew
Tridgell know.
Tridgell know via email at samba-bugs@anu.edu.au.
22..99.. MMyy ""sseerrvveerr ssttrriinngg"" ddooeessnn''tt sseeeemm ttoo bbee rreeccooggnniisseedd
2.9. My "server string" doesn't seem to be recognised
my client reports the default setting, eg. "Samba 1.9.15p4", instead
of what I have changed it to in the smb.conf file.
You need to use the -C option in nmbd. The "server string" affects
what smbd puts out and -C affects what nmbd puts out. In a future
version these will probably be combined and -C will be removed, but
for now use -C
what smbd puts out and -C affects what nmbd puts out. Current
versions of Samba (1.9.16p11 +) have combined these options into the
"server string" field of smb.conf, -C for nmbd is now obsolete.
22..1100.. rreessoouurrcceess"" MMyy cclliieenntt rreeppoorrttss ""TThhiiss sseerrvveerr iiss nnoott ccoonnffiigguurreedd ttoo
lliisstt sshhaarreedd
2.10. resources" My client reports "This server is not configured to
list shared
Your guest account is probably invalid for some reason. Samba uses the
guest account for browsing in smbd. Check that your guest account is
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See also 'guest account' in smb.conf man page.
2.11. Log message "you appear to have a trapdoor uid system"
22..1111.. LLoogg mmeessssaaggee ""yyoouu aappppeeaarr ttoo hhaavvee aa ttrraappddoooorr uuiidd ssyysstteemm""
This can have several causes. It might be because you are using a uid
or gid of 65535 or -1. This is a VERY bad idea, and is a big security
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no error) uid changes to -1. This means any daemon attempting to run
as uid 65535 will actually run as root. This is not good!
3. Common client questions
3.1. Are any Macintosh clients for Samba
33.. CCoommmmoonn cclliieenntt qquueessttiioonnss
lkcl - update 09mar97 - the answer is "Yes!". Thursby now have a
CIFS Client / Server - see www.thursby.com. They test it against
Windows 95, Windows NT and samba for compatibility issues. At
present, DAVE is at version 1.0.0. DAVE version 1.0.1 is in beta,
and will be released in April 97 (the speed of finder copies has
been greatly enhanced, and there are bug-fixes included).
33..11.. AArree aannyy MMaacciinnttoosshh cclliieennttss ffoorr SSaammbbaa
lkcl - update 09mar97 - the answer is "Yes!". Thursby now have a CIFS
Client / Server - see <hhttttpp::////wwwwww..tthhuurrssbbyy..ccoomm//>. They test it
against Windows 95, Windows NT and samba for compatibility issues. At
present, DAVE is at version 1.0.0. DAVE version 1.0.1 is in beta, and
will be released in April 97 (the speed of finder copies has been
greatly enhanced, and there are bug-fixes included).
Alternatives - There are two free implementations of AppleTalk for
several kinds of UNIX machnes, and several more commercial ones.
These products allow you to run file services and print services
natively to Macintosh users, with no additional support required on
the Macintosh. The two free omplementations are Netatalk,
http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/, and CAP,
http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/appletalk/atalk.html. What Samba offers
MS Windows users, these packages offer to Macs. For more info on
these packages, Samba, and Linux (and other UNIX-based systems)
see http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html
<hhttttpp::////wwwwww..uummiicchh..eedduu//~~rrssuugg//nneettaattaallkk//>, and CAP,
<hhttttpp::////wwwwww..ccss..mmuu..oozz..aauu//aapppplleettaallkk//aattaallkk..hhttmmll>. What Samba offers MS
Windows users, these packages offer to Macs. For more info on these
packages, Samba, and Linux (and other UNIX-based systems) see
<hhttttpp::////wwwwww..eeaattss..ccoomm//lliinnuuxx__mmaacc__wwiinn..hhttmmll>
33..22.. SSeessssiioonn rreeqquueesstt ffaaiilleedd ((113311,,113300))"" eerrrroorr
3.2. Session request failed (131,130)" error
The following answer is provided by John E. Miller:
@ -568,28 +636,50 @@
your Scope ID is configured as the string 'SomeStr' in Win95 then
you'd have to use smbclient -iSomeStr otherparms in connecting to it.
3.3. How do I synchronise my PC's clock with my Samba server?
33..33.. HHooww ddoo II ssyynncchhrroonniissee mmyy PPCC''ss cclloocckk wwiitthh mmyy SSaammbbaa sseerrvveerr??
To syncronize your PC's clock with your Samba server:
* Copy timesync.pif to your windows directory * timesync.pif can be
found at:
http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/binaries/miscellaneous/timesync.pif
* Add timesync.pif to your 'Start Up' group/folder * Open the
properties dialog box for the program/icon * Make sure the 'Run
Minimized' option is set in program * Change the command line section
that reads \sambahost to reflect the name of your server. * Close the
properties dialog box by choosing 'OK'
· Copy timesync.pif to your windows directory
· timesync.pif can be found at:
<hhttttpp::////ssaammbbaa..ccaannbbeerrrraa..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//bbiinnaarriieess//mmiisscceellllaanneeoouuss//ttiimmeessyynncc..ppiiff>
· Add timesync.pif to your 'Start Up' group/folder
· Open the properties dialog box for the program/icon
· Make sure the 'Run Minimized' option is set in program 'Properties'
· Change the command line section that reads \sambahost to reflect
the name of your server.
· Close the properties dialog box by choosing 'OK'
Each time you start your computer (or login for Win95) your PC will
synchronize it's clock with your Samba server.
Alternatively, you can set up domain logons - see:
ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/BROWSING.txt *** for more information.
Alternativley, if you clients support Domain Logons, you can setup
Domain Logons with Samba - see: BROWSING.txt
<ffttpp::////ssaammbbaa..aannuu..eedduu..aauu//ppuubb//ssaammbbaa//ddooccss//BBRROOWWSSIINNGG..ttxxtt> *** for more
information.
Then, add NET TIME \\%L /SET /YES as one of the lines in the logon script.
Then add
NET TIME \\%L /SET /YES
as one of the lines in the logon script.
33..44.. PPrroobblleemmss wwiitthh WWiinnDDDD,, NNTTrriigguuee,, WWiinnCCeenntteerrPPrroo eettcc
3.4. Problems with WinDD, NTrigue, WinCenterPro etc
All of the above programs are applications that sit on an NT box and
allow multiple users to access the NT GUI applications from remote
@ -628,7 +718,11 @@
products like these, as otherwise all users will end up with the same
home directory. Use \serversername instead.
3.5. Problem with printers under NT
33..55.. PPrroobblleemm wwiitthh pprriinntteerrss uunnddeerr NNTT
This info from Stefan Hergeth hergeth@f7axp1.informatik.fh-muenchen.de
may be useful:
@ -637,24 +731,27 @@
via our UNIX-Fileserver (SAMBA-Server), like the configuration told by
Matthew Harrell harrell@leech.nrl.navy.mil (see WinNT.txt)
1.) If a user has choosen this printer as the default printer in his
1. If a user has choosen this printer as the default printer in his
NT-Session and this printer is not connected to the network (e.g.
switched off) than this user has a problem with the SAMBA- connection
of his filesystems. It's very slow.
switched off) than this user has a problem with the SAMBA-
connection of his filesystems. It's very slow.
2.) If the printer is connected to the network everything works fine.
2. If the printer is connected to the network everything works fine.
3.) When the smbd ist started with debug level 3, you can see that the
3. When the smbd ist started with debug level 3, you can see that the
NT spooling system try to connect to the printer many times. If the
printer ist not connected to the network this request fails and the NT
spooler is wasting a lot of time to connect to the printer service.
This seems to be the reason for the slow network connection.
printer ist not connected to the network this request fails and the
NT spooler is wasting a lot of time to connect to the printer
service. This seems to be the reason for the slow network
connection.
4.) Maybe it's possible to change this behaviour by setting different
printer properties in the Print-Manager-Menu of NT, but i didn't try
it yet.
4. Maybe it's possible to change this behaviour by setting different
printer properties in the Print-Manager-Menu of NT, but i didn't
try it yet.
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3.6. Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours?
This is from Paul Eggert eggert@twinsun.com.
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3. TZ must have the correct value.
3a. If possible, use geographical time zone settings (e.g.
TZ='America/Los_Angeles' or perhaps TZ=':US/Pacific'). These are
supported by most popular Unix OSes, are easier to get right, and are
more accurate for historical timestamps. If your operating system has
out-of-date tables, you should be able to update them from the public
domain time zone tables at URL:ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/.
a. If possible, use geographical time zone settings (e.g.
TZ='America/Los_Angeles' or perhaps TZ=':US/Pacific'). These
are supported by most popular Unix OSes, are easier to get
right, and are more accurate for historical timestamps. If your
operating system has out-of-date tables, you should be able to
update them from the public domain time zone tables at
<ffttpp::////eellssiiee..nnccii..nniihh..ggoovv//ppuubb//>.
3b. If your system does not support geographical time zone settings,
b. If your system does not support geographical timezone settings,
you must use a Posix-style TZ strings, e.g.
TZ='PST8PDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2' for US Pacific time. Posix TZ strings
can take the following form (with optional items in brackets):
TZ='PST8PDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2' for US Pacific time. Posix TZ
strings can take the following form (with optional items in
brackets):
StdOffset[Dst[Offset],Date/Time,Date/Time]
StdOffsetDst[Offset,Date/Time,Date/Time]
where:
`Std' is the standard time designation (e.g. `PST').
· `Std' is the standard time designation (e.g. `PST').
`Offset' is the number of hours behind UTC (e.g. `8'). Prepend a `-'
if you are ahead of UTC, and append `:30' if you are at a half-hour
offset. Omit all the remaining items if you do not use daylight-
saving time.
· `Offset' is the number of hours behind UTC (e.g. `8'). Prepend
a `-' if you are ahead of UTC, and append `:30' if you are at a
half-hour offset. Omit all the remaining items if you do not
use daylight-saving time.
`Dst' is the daylight-saving time designation (e.g. `PDT').
· `Dst' is the daylight-saving time designation (e.g. `PDT').
The optional second `Offset' is the number of hours that daylight-
saving time is behind UTC. The default is 1 hour ahead of standard
time.
`Date/Time,Date/Time' specify when daylight-saving time starts and
ends. The format for a date is `Mm.n.d', which specifies the dth day
(0 is Sunday) of the nth week of the mth month, where week 5 means the
last such day in the month. The format for a time is hh:mm[:ss],
using a 24-hour clock.
The optional second `Offset' is the number of hours that
daylight-saving time is behind UTC. The default is 1 hour ahead
of standard time.
Other Posix string formats are allowed but you don't want to know
about them.
· `Date/Time,Date/Time' specify when daylight-saving time starts
and ends. The format for a date is `Mm.n.d', which specifies
the dth day (0 is Sunday) of the nth week of the mth month,
where week 5 means the last such day in the month. The format
for a time is hh:mm[:ss], using a 24-hour clock.
Other Posix string formats are allowed but you don't want to
know about them.
On the client side, you must make sure that your client's clock and
time zone is also set appropriately. [I don't know how to do this.]
Samba traditionally has had many problems dealing with time zones, due
to the bizarre ways that Microsoft network protocols handle time
zones. A common symptom is for file timestamps to be off by an hour.
To work around the problem, try disconnecting from your Samba server
and then reconnecting to it; or upgrade your Samba server to
1.9.16alpha10 or later.
time zone is also set appropriately. [I don't know how to do
this.] Samba traditionally has had many problems dealing with time
zones, due to the bizarre ways that Microsoft network protocols
handle time zones. A common symptom is for file timestamps to be
off by an hour. To work around the problem, try disconnecting from
your Samba server and then reconnecting to it; or upgrade your
Samba server to 1.9.16alpha10 or later.
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Question: On NT, I opened "Printer Manager" and "Connect to Printer".
Enter "\ptdi270s1"
in the box of printer. I got the following error message:
You do not have sufficient access to your machine
to connect to the selected printer, since a driver
needs to be installed locally.
3.7. How do I set the printer driver name correctly?
Question: > On NT, I opened "Printer Manager" and "Connect to
Printer". > Enter "\ptdi270s1"
in the box of printer. I got the > following error message: > >
You do not have sufficient access to your machine > to connect to
the selected printer, since a driver > needs to be installed
locally.
Answer:
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driver" in smb.conf. This tells the client what driver to use. For
example, I have:
printer driver = HP LaserJet 4L
and NT knows to use the right driver. You have to get this string
exactly right.
To find the exact string to use, you need to get to the dialog box in
your client where you select which printer driver to install. The
correct strings for all the different printers are shown in a listbox
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You could also try setting the driver to NULL like this:
printer driver = NULL
this is effectively what older versions of Samba did, so if that
worked for you then give it a go. If this does work then let me know
and I'll make it the default. Currently the default is a 0 length
string.
4. Specific client application problems
4.1. MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of "MSOF-
FICEUP.INI"
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When installing MS Office on a Samba drive for which you have admin
user permissions, ie. admin users = username, you will find the setup
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You just have to install as a non-admin user and then use "chown -R"
to fix the owner.
5. Miscellaneous
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