WOHOO - doing a dance.......... It works, the problem was the --with-configdir defaulting to ($libdir) which sent samba looking for the smb.conf in /usr/lib instead of /etc. Damn, that wasn't that hard was it??
-- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin * Bertin, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankin-bertin.com -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "samba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: [Samba] Compile from source FAILED - Mandrake 7.2 > Mates, > > The saga continues, but THANK GOD 'make revert' WORKS. Here is my > problem. I am trying to compile 3.0.7 from source and install it on my > Mandrake 7.2 box. The gcc compiler is 2.95.3. Here is what I have done: > > [stop samba] > > # ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-smbmount > # make > # make install > > # /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start > > Here is what I get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] david]# tail /var/log/messages > Sep 23 21:01:28 Nemesis smb: smbd startup failed > Sep 23 21:01:28 Nemesis smb: nmbd startup failed > > # make revert (pray with fingers crossed) > > Sep 23 21:01:59 Nemesis smb: smbd startup succeeded > Sep 23 21:01:59 Nemesis smb: nmbd startup succeeded > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] david]# smbclient -U% -L localhost > added interface ip=192.168.7.14 bcast=192.168.7.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 > Domain=[RB_LAW] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.9] > > Sharename Type Comment > --------- ---- ------- > Rankin-Bertin Disk Rankin-Bertin PLLC > guillory Disk David Guillory > Bertin Disk Darren Bertin > Rankin Disk Rankin Law Firm PLLC > config Disk Admin Config Share > Applications Disk Windows Applications > printers Printer All the Damn Printing SOB's > IPC$ IPC IPC Service (RB_LAW Samba Server 2.0.9) > > Server Comment > --------- ------- > BACKUP This is the backup computer > DARREN Darren's Dell > DAVIDG Guillory Box > JANICE computer > LIBRARY Dell 2400 2.6 GHz > NEMESIS RB_LAW Samba Server 2.0.9 > RANKIN-XP > > Workgroup Master > --------- ------- > RB_LAW NEMESIS > > (Big sigh of relief) > > Ok, so what went wrong?? ./configure went ok. make seemed to go ok. The > following binaries were built: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] source]# ls bin/ > CP437.so* expand_msdfs.so* libsmbclient.so* ntlm_auth* > rpcclient* smbcquotas* smbspool* tdbbackup* winbindd* > CP850.so* extd_audit.so* net* pdbedit* > shadow_copy.so* smbd* smbstatus* tdbdump* > audit.so* fake_perms.so* netatalk.so* profiles* > smbcacls* smbmnt* smbtree* testparm* > cap.so* full_audit.so* nmbd* readonly.so* > smbclient* smbmount* smbumount* testprns* > default_quota.so* libsmbclient.a nmblookup* recycle.so* > smbcontrol* smbpasswd* swat* wbinfo* > > Where do I start looking to find out what failed?? Has anybody else got this > working?? > > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. > Rankin * Bertin, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > (936) 715-9333 > (936) 715-9339 fax > www.rankin-bertin.com > -- > > -- > 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