Thanks for the reply. I followed the steps but it still did not work.
In step 2, there were no smbd.pid or nmbd.pid files found. In step 3, even after starting the service, when checking status, smbd id dead. Even after the reboot, same status. Shuaib -----Original Message----- From: MargoAndTodd [mailto:margoandt...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:19 PM To: Shuaib Ilyas (shilyas) Cc: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba on RHEL issue Shuaib Ilyas (shilyas) wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install samba on the RHEL. The installation completes but > after that I get the smbd dead message upon checking the status: > > [r...@usps-dc1-pc12 share]# > > [r...@usps-dc1-pc12 share]# service smb status > > smbd dead but pid file exists > > nmbd (pid 8078) is running... > > [r...@usps-dc1-pc12 share]# Hi Shuaib, Seems to me I had the same problem on CentOS 5.2 a few months back. Try this: 1) stop the service: /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb stop 2) erase any stray PID's: rm /var/run/smbd.pid rm /var/run/nmbd.pid 3) restart the service: /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start If that does not work, try rebooting. HTH, -T -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
