Do you really expect any body to read all of this stuff?
What IS the problem?
Joel
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 08:52:00AM -0800, issue qad wrote:
> I am first time SAMBA user. System information:
> Unix = HP-UX 11.0
> Network = Windows 2000
>
> Things that I did:
> 1) Logged into our test unix box as �root�. Created a
> directory �samba� underneath �/home/root�.
> 2) Went to samba website and downloaded
> �samba-2.2.7a.tar.gz� onto my �C:\� (my desktop). I am
> aware that the latest �How to� book in its
> �Installation section asks me to use command �wget
> http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/samba-2.2.7a.tar.gz�
> from my unix prompt, but unfortunately �wget� does not
> work on my unix box.
> 3) FTP the �samba-2.2.7a.tar.gz� to test unix box in
> binary mode.
> 4) Used �gunzip samba-2.2.7a.tar.gz�
> 5) Next step would be to verify Samba�s PGP signature.
> But again, unfortunately, �gpg� command does not work
> on my machine, so had to proceed further without
> verification. Should I have used a different approach
> for this verification?
> 6) Used �cd /tmp�. Then did �tar xf
> /home/root/samba/samba-2.2.7a.tar�. This did create
> the directory �samba-2.2.7a� underneath �/tmp� and
> with all the other folders and files underneath
> �samba-2.2.7a�
> 7) Then went back to
> �/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/hp/samba-2.2.7a� website
> and downloaded the HP-UX depot
> �samba_2.2.7a_HPUX_withwinbind.depot.gz� onto my �C:\�
> and then FTP�ed that over to test unix box in
> underneath �/tmp� directory in binary mode.
> 8) Then used �swinstall �s
> /tmp/samba_2.2.7a_HPUX_withwinbind.depot.gz Samba�.
> 9) Then used �/sbin/init.d/samba start� to start smbd
> and nmbd.
> 10) Then edited my �/etc/nsswitch.conf� to add
> �passwd: files winbind
> grouyp: files winbind�
> 11) I think I am also supposed to do some setup in
> �/etc/pam.d�, but this file never got created. It does
> not exist.
> 12) Used �/usr/local/samba/bin/smpasswd �j mydomain �r
> mypdc �U administrator�. This joined the unix server
> to �mydomain�. But also gave the error message about
> �Unicode_map.850� and �Unicode_map.ISO8559� didn�t
> exist underneath �codepages� directory. I know that I
> do have �CP850.txt� and �CPIS8559.txt� files, but I
> was not able to create those binary Unicode files
> because I do not have the right �make_unicodemap�
> excecutable. Can someone help me with this? I have
> �make_unicodemap.c� executable but that seems be
> taking input file in format �unicode_def.850�, which I
> do not have. But note that I was able to Join to
> mydomain.
> 13) When I looked at �/usr/local/samba/log.smbd� and
> �log.nmbd� files they had the same error message of
> above two Unicode files not existing. But those two
> processes �smbd and nmbd� start properly and I can see
> them running on the box.
> 14) Then copied libnss_winbind.so to �/lib� and
> pam_winbind.so to /lib/security.
> 15) I copied
> �/tmp/samba-2.2.7a/examples/simple/smb.conf� to
> /usr/local/samba/lib. I edited this file to add
> following into [global]:
> Winbind separator = +
> Winbind cache time = 10
> Template shell = /bin/bash
> Template homedir = /home/%D/%U
> Winbind uid = 10000-20000
> Winbind gid = 10000-20000
> Workgroup = mydomain
> Security = domain
> Password server = *
> Encrypt passwords = yes
> 16) Then I start �winbind daemon� by using
> �/usr/local/samba/bin/winbindd �s
> /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf�.
> 17) And bingo, I was able to achieve my objective of
> able to access Unix files from my �windows explorer�
> underneath �Network neighbourhood�.
> 18) Now my problem begins. I tried to get fancy and
> wanted to add some more directories that users can
> access from Windows explorer. So I went ahead and
> edited �/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf� for those
> directories. Now I needed �winbindd� to see these
> changes. But I did not how/from where to use �SIGHUP�
> to reload my smb.conf. I did a �find / -name sighup
> �print� and I was unable to get any instances. I tried
> the same with SIGHUP (caps) and cannot find any
> instances. So I thought of just taking down this TEST
> unix box. I used �shutdown �ry now� [probably FIRST
> MISTAKE during this samba set-up].
> 19) After the unix box was back up I tried to use
> start smbd and nmbd. �nmbd� was able to start up
> without any problems. But smbd didn�t start. When I
> looked at �log.smbd� I saw the error message of
> �Unable to start messages database�. And when used
> �/usr/local/samba/bin/smpasswd �j mydomain �r mypdc �U
> administrator�, system still joined to mydomain. When
> I start �winbindd�, it won�t start and gave me error
> messages in �log.winbindd� that �Unable to start idmap
> databases�. Also I noticed that my
> �/usr/local/samba/var/locks� directory was GONE.
> Because that was one of the error messages in
> �log.winbindd� that could not find
> �/usr/local/samba/var/locks�. That�s when I realized
> that I could have corrupted the database files like
> �/usr/local/samba/var/locks/winbindd_idmap.tdb� and
> �messages.tdb�.
> 20) That�s when I proceed to my biggest screw up of
> reloading the entire software again. To do that, I
> deleted following directories:
> /tmp/samba-2.2.7a
> /var/usr/local/samba
> /home/root/samba
> I was not able to delete a file
> �/usr/local/samba/lib/winbind/libnss_winbind.so�. If I
> try to use �rm �f
> /usr/local/samba/lib/winbind/libnss_winbind.so�. I get
> the message �rm: libnss_winbind.so not removed. Text
> file busy�. I was logged in as �root�. So I was unable
> to delete �/usr/local/samba� directory. Also, I
> deleted the file �/etc/rc.config.d/samba�. Then I
> started to load things back by using above steps 1
> through 8. After this when I looked at
> �/usr/local/samba/� there was nothing created
> underneath there by this new load. No other
> directories created, only thing in there was
> �lib/winbind� with the file �libnss_winbind.so� which
> I was not able to delete. Also, file
> �/etc/rc.config.d/samba� did not get created either.
> Probably this file is used for running smbd and nmbd.
>
> Many of you are probably saying �I screwed up big
> time�, I know. So what can I do at this point? Any
> chances of me to get back to where I was (working
> condition)? This is all on my test unix box.
>
> Appreciate all your sympathy.
>
>
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