[OpenIndiana-discuss] Cannot get CIFS to work on OI 151a

[Robin Axelsson]

On 2011-12-28 03:05, Robin Axelsson wrote:
> I just made a fresh install of OpenIndiana build 151a and I cannot get 
> the CIFS to work properly. The command
> "svcs | grep smb/server" yields "maintenance     0:52:32 
> svc:/network/smb/server:default". When looking into the log at
> "/var/svc/log/network-smb-server\:default.log" I get the following 
> errors:
>
> [ Dec 28 00:52:32 Executing start method ("/usr/lib/smbsrv/smbd 
> start"). ]
> smbd: NetBIOS services started
> smbd: kernel bind error: No such file or directory
> smbd: daemon initialization failed
> [ Dec 28 00:52:32 Method "start" exited with status 95. ]
> [ Dec 28 02:29:52 Rereading configuration. ]
>
> As I've been instructed, the CIFS server should be initiated using the 
> following sequence of commands:
>
> # rem_drv smbsrv
>
> # pkg install SUNWsmbskr
> # pkg install SUNWsmbs
>
> # add_drv smbsrv
> # svccfg import /var/svc/manifest/network/smb/server.xml
>
> # svcadm enable -r smb/server
> # smbadm join -w <workgroup>
>
> followed by adding the line "other password required 
> pam_smb_passwd.so.1 nowarn" at the end of the "/etc/pam.conf" and 
> issuing the "passwd" command afterwards.
>
> I've done this before on OpenSolaris without any issues but I get 
> errors when doing it on this fresh OI install. Trying to install the 
> SUNWsmbskr and the SUNWsmbs packages merely returns "No updates 
> necessary for this image.". The file 
> /var/manifest/network/smb/server.xml" doesn't exist and the "smbadm 
> join -w" returns "Internal Error".
>
> I tried installing a package named "storage-server" but that didn't 
> help, I'm stuck. How should I proceed?
>
> Robin.
>
>
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A reboot, apparently, sorted it. After reboot I re-issued the "smbadm 
join -w" command and the CIFS shares now show up on the network.