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Date:      Wed, 15 Oct 1997 16:52:13 +1100
From:      Carey Nairn <Carey.Nairn@ccd.tas.gov.au>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Samba: how do I specify service names?
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19971015165212.00a01078@falcon.pacit.tas.gov.au>

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At 13:12 15/10/97 +0930, Greg Lehey wrote:
>I'm currently writing a chapter about Samba for the next edition of
>"The Complete FreeBSD", and I need help.  I don't use Microsoft, so I
>can't even test this stuff properly.  Currently I have installed smbd,
>configured inetd to start smbd and nmbd, and set up a configuration
>file.  I'm trying to test with smbclient.
>
>I have the following entry in smb.conf:
>
>+   [grog]
>+     path = /home/grog
>+     printable = true
>+     read only = true
>+     public = true
>
>This is what happens when I try to access it with smbclient:
>
>+   $ smbclient \\freebie\\\\grog
>+   Added interface ip=192.109.197.137 bcast=192.109.197.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
>+   Server time is Wed Oct 15 13:09:55 1997
>+   Timezone is UTC+9.5
>+   Password: 
>+   Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 1.9.16p11]
>+   
>+   Warning: Your service name doesn't start with \\. This is probably
incorrect.
>+   Perhaps try replacing each \ with \\ on the command line?
>
>Why is this message coming?  I have the correct number of \\\\s for
>the shell.  I've tried changing the number, which just confuses it all
>the more.

You should have \\\\freebie\\grog instead of \\freebie\\\\grog

>   
>+   first SMBtconX failed, trying again. ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid
network name in tree connect.)
>+   SMBtconX failed. ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in tree
connect.)
>+   Perhaps you are using the wrong sharename, username or password?
>+   Some servers insist that these be in uppercase
>
>In the log file, I get:
>
>10/15/97 13:09:57 couldn't find service /grog
>
>Where is this / coming from?  I didn't mention a forward slash.
>
>I've played around with this.  If I change the service name to /grog,
>things work just fine.  But this looks to me as if somebody is
>inserting a /, and I don't know how to get rid of it.  Is this a bug,
>a feature, or incorrect usage on my part?
>
>Greg
>
>
>



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