Look in your /var/log/samba log and see why it's not starting. When it says it's not running. Is this from SWAT? Or from the command line. SWAT Always tells me that my smb server is not running, even though it is. h3rb On Sunday 24 June 2001 04:26, ETSoft wrote: > Hello > > although i give the command 'samba start', samba status says it is > stopped and i do not see the computer on the net. > > Here is my smb.conf ... : > > [global] > printing = bsd > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > guest account = Etsoft > null passwords = yes > log file = /usr/local/samba/log.%m > comment = Samba server > workgroup = ETSOFT > encrypt passwords = no > password level = 0 > preferred master = no > os level = 0 > allow hosts = 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.1 > dead time = 0 > debug level = 0 > domain master = no > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > browseable = yes > read only = no > create mode = 0750 > available = yes > public = yes > writable = yes > only user = no > > > [printers] > comment = All Printers > securety = server > browseable = no > printable = yes > public = yes > writable = no > create mode = 0700 > path = /var/spool/samba
