Need assistance installing Samba on AIX 5200-10 with a host name of banora.

Downloaded samba-3.0.4.0.bff off the Bull Freeware site
and installed it with smit okay.

Am using the IBM Redbook SG24-6004-00 Samba Installation, Configuration, and Sizing Guide July 2000 based on ver 2.0.6 as this is the only detailed AIX/Samba installation guide I could find.

The book says to test the installation, which failed.

I did the following.
# find / -name smbclient
/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient

# /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -L banora
Error connecting to 192.168.0.144 (A remote host refused an attempted connect
operation.)
Connection to banora failed

# ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1: (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp seq=O ttl=64 time=l ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp=seq=l ttl=64 time=l ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.1: icmp seq=2 ttl=64 time=l ms
192.168.0.1 PING Statistics 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

# ping 192.168.0.144
PING 192.168.0.144: (192.168.0.144): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.0.144: icmp_seq=O ttl=255 time=O ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.144: icmp_seq=l ttl=255 time=O ms
64 bytes from 192.168.0.144: icmp seq=2 ttl=255 time=O ms
192.168.0.144 PING Statistics 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 ms

The /etc/samba/smb.conf and /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf files are as follows.

[global]
workgroup = OPEN SOURCE
server string = Samba 3.0.4.0
security = user
encrypt passwords = Yes
smb passwd file = /var/samba/private/smbpasswd
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
mangle case = Yes
[homes]
force user = %U
read only = No
hosts allow = 129.183.
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[public]
path = /tmp
guest ok = Yes

The Redbook says that inetd.conf should include smbd, nmbd, and SWAT entries with the SWAT entry to be uncommented. I can find none of the entries in inetd.conf.

Using Seamonkey I ran http://banora:901 but nothing came up in 5 minutes. I suppose this is because of no SWAT entry in smb.conf

Have a series of AIX and Windows machines on a P2P network and was looking to use Samba to communicate between them.

Would appreciate some help to get the samba-3.0.4.0.bff installation up and running.

Cannot proceed to chapter 3 Basic Configuration as cannot get SWAT up and running.

Thanks

Sorry forgot to add testparm results

# /usr/local/samba/bin/testparm
Load smb config files from /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf
Processing section" [homes]"
Processing section" [printers]"
Processing section" [public]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

Regards

add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services
add "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/bin/swat.sh swat"
refresh -s inetd
Now browse to http://banora:901
Use swat to start services or:
Start smbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D"
Start nmbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd -D"
Now try smbclient

Pritchard thanks for reply.
However I could not get your instructions to work.
Your reply gave me clues to search web

Did this as you asked
add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services

The next line of yours was added to /etc/inetd.conf not
/etc/services.
add "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/bin/swat.sh swat"
Now tried #refresh -s inetd and got
0513-095 The request for subsystem refresh was completely unsuccessful.

One web page said to be sure inetd path was correct.
#find / -name swat and got 2 hits in my conputer
/usr/local/samba/sbin/swat
/usr/local/samba/swat

So I tried these lines in /etc/inetd.conf
"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat.sh swat" and
"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/swat.sh swat" but
keep getting the 0513-095 error.

All the articles I saw never mentioned " swat.sh swat " they all said " swat swat " so I tried these lines in /etc/inetd.conf

"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat" and
"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/swat swat"
"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/bin/swat swat"
but still keep getting the 0513-095 error.

Would appreciate further help.

Regards

My bad. I missed the /etc/inetd.conf and the correct path to swat. I was running a swat.sh script that set the LIBPATH due to a unique install of Samba. I no longer need that and have corrected it in the /etc/inetd.conf.

Looking at your "find / -name swat" output it appears that swat is /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat. See if swat will start from the command line without errors by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/swat".

Based on your reply and my errors I would revise my procedure to read:

add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services
add "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat" to /etc/inetd.conf
refresh -s inetd
Now browse to http://banora:901
Use swat to start services or:
Start smbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D"
Start nmbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd -D"
Now try smbclient

BTW did smbd or nmbd start without error?

Prichard. your help really appreciated.
Here is what happened

(1) add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services Done

(2) add "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat" to /etc/inetd.conf Done

(3) refresh -s inetd Got message was successful

(4) Now browse to http://banora:901
Using Seamonkey got " Failed to connect. The connection was refused when attempting to contact banora:901. Though the site seems valid...etc etc etc "
Was able to connect to Google, IBM so connection is good.

(5)Use swat to start services or: Did (6) and (7) next

(6)Start smbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D"
did this and it jumped to # so presume okay ?

(7)Start nmbd by entering "/usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd -D"
did this and it jumped to # so presume okay ?

(8)Now try smbclient
Did #find / -name smbclient and got
/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient
so entered
#/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -L banora
Password: here entered root
session setup failed : NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE


(9)BTW did smbd or nmbd start without error?
See (6) and (7) above. Is this what you meant ?

Regards

Prichard hunting around web saw suggestions that

(a)#shutdown -Fr should be done after /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf changes.
Did that and
#/usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -L banora
now gives
" error connecting to 192.168.0.144 ( A remote host refused an attempted connect operation.) Connection to banora failed "

Browsing to http://banora:901 still fails.

(b)Looking at my /etc/inetd.conf a majority of the entries have " tcp6 " instead of " tcp " in that line
"swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat swat" and seen varied use on web re tcp or tcp6 .

(c) Some say "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services should be in numerical order whereas I added it to end of file.

(d) Seen suggestions these two lines should be in in /etc/inetd also

netbios-ns dgram udp wait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd smbd

netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd smbd

Have not tried (b) (c) or (d).
Awaiting your reply.
Thanks