David Evans-Roberts
2000-Oct-10 15:24 UTC
Multiple smbd daemons and Windows Explorer problems
I am new to samba and am evaluating it for our use. I compiled version 2.0.7 for Solaris with the options with-smbwrapper and with-nisplus. Install went OK and by and large it seems to work satisfactorily. However I have two problems of which the first is the more serious: 1) Whenever I do a copy of a file a child process of the smbd daemon is created and does not die. I start the daemon from a script in /etc/rc2.d and have only modified inetd.conf for the swat entry. In main usage I would soon get hundreds of smbd daemons. 2) From my NT box in Windows Explorer when I double click on my test folder the contents are displayed, but the folder symbol remains shut. If I copy a file to the folder then I have to manually refresh to see it. My smb.conf file reads as follows: # Samba config file created using SWAT # from localhost (127.0.0.1) # Date: 2000/10/05 18:54:43 # Global parameters [global] workgroup = HR domain logons = yes dns proxy = no encrypt passwords = yes log file = /var/log/samba log level = 2 password server = DRIZZLE HAIL SNOW security = domain socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY load printers = no username map = /etc/samba/usermap.txt [test] comment = For testing only path = /test writeable = Yes guest ok = Yes guest account = nobody On a more general issue. Is there any way of searching the archives? Manually slogging through month by month is exceedingly slow with our connection. Thanks in advance for any help. David Evans-Roberts daveer@hrwallingford.co.uk Systems Administrator HR Wallingford Howbery Park Wallingford Oxon OX10 8BA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1491 822409 Fax: +44 (0)1491 832233 "Faxes and emails are used by HR Wallingford as a convenience for confidential, and often legally privileged, business communications both within the firm and and with clients. Disclosure to parties other than addressees through for example forwarding, copying, printing, distribution etc requires HR Wallingford's specific consent. HR Wallingford is not liable for unauthorised disclosures nor for subsequent actions or omissions in reliance upon them. If you have received this message in error please notify us immediately and destroy all copies of it."