I got bitten by something similar, and it turned out to be related to SELinux restricting nmbd but not smbd.
Check your SELinux config file for the "SELINIX=" parameter (/etc/selinux/config on RHEL). If it's "enforcing", that could well be your problem. If your host is reasonably otherwise protected, try setting to "permissive" and see if that helps. If it does, start doing your research on how to exclude nmbd from being denied by SELinux, and set the config parameter back to "enforcing". Cheers Steve Onotsky Server Support Technologist Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Canada 5970 Chedworth Way Mississauga ON L5R 4G5 Tel: (905) 507-5328 Fax: (905) 507-5312 Inet: steve.onot...@broadridge.com Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347 -----Original Message----- From: samba-bounces+steve.onotsky=broadridge....@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-bounces+steve.onotsky=broadridge....@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Orban Piktor Sent: March 11, 2009 11:28 To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] nmbd-daemon fails on startup without error I have a probably the same problem. I use Fedora 10 and the command service nmb status gives nmbd is dead but pid file exists (or something similar) Looking at the date of the pid file I noticed that it was a leftover from the last shutdown. So, probably something is going wrong when stopping the nmb service at shutdown, but when I start or stop manually it goes always fine. No special messages in the logfiles. any suggestions to further diagnose the problem? ________________________________________________________ MOSOGATÓGÉPEK – MOSÓGÉPEK – HŰTŐK – BEÉPÍTHETŐ GÉPEK NAPI AKCIÓS ÁRON ITT! VIDEÓ termékbemutatók – ORSZÁGOS házhozszállítás – akár 5 ÉV kiterjesztett GARANCIÁVAL! AEG – ELECTROLUX – ZANUSSI márkabolt a hét minden napján a SUGÁRBAN! http://ad.adverticum.net/b/cl,1,6022,317214,390165/click.prm -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba