This may be happening because there is already a version of nmbd running. You may inetd or xinetd watching that port. Does anything show up with: netstat -apn | grep 137 ? Joel
On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 04:28:20PM -0700, Jon Houg wrote: > Hi, > > I am attempting to setup a Samba server on a Linux RH 7.1 machine and I am > getting the following error in the "/var/log/samba/log.nmb" file: > > [2002/04/09 15:59:44, 1] nmbd/nmbd.c:main(758) > Netbios nameserver version 2.0.10 started. > Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1998 > [2002/04/09 15:59:44, 0] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(867) > bind failed on port 137 socket_addr=0.0.0.0 (Address already in use) > > Here is the contents of the [global] section of my "smb.conf" file: > > [global] > > workgroup = PS_SD > guest account = nobody > keep alive = 30 > printing = bsd > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s > lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p > lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j > preserve case = yes > short preserve case = yes > case sensitive = no > interfaces = 10.3.132.13 127.0.0.1 > encrypt passwords = yes > smbpasswd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > bind interfaces only = true > socket address = 10.3.132.13 > > I've modified this file include "bind interfaces only = true" and "bind > interfaces only = false", with and without the "127.0.0.1" entry in the > "interfaces" stanza and with and without the "socket address" entry. I've > checked to see if port 137 is in the listening state using "netstat -l -n" > (it is not) and if it's being started in the /etc/inetd.conf file (it is > not). I am still getting the above error. When I do a "netstat -l -n | > grep 137", I get this: > > netstat -l -n | grep 137 > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:13782 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN > > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:13722 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN > > udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:137 0.0.0.0:* > > Could the first 2 entries be causing the problem? If that isn't it, I'm not > sure what to look for next. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > ============================================================================ > ============= > Jon Houg > Peregrine Systems > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
