[LBo] Problem removing and reinstalling Samba

[Douglas Orchard]

> I have had a problem with Samba for a couple of weeks now, basicly smbd won't 
> start and panics. This all happened after an update to 3.0.23c (via the 
> debian apt system). After a couple of days I could not access my shares via 
> windows any more. I have tried several mailing list and samba groups to 
> resolve this problem but to no avail, so I decided to night to remove samba 
> and reinstall it Unfortunately apt-get remove samba, will remove it but 
> installing it just installs it from the local source (not from the internet) 
> as a deselected package

Did you update the samba password file???
Try changing your password, and if that dont work try adding a new user
and password.

The command is "smbpasswd", read the manual for the options and
arguments.


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Douglas Orchard

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