Description of problem: The F7 /etc/init.d/smb script doesn't start the nmbd daemon. As a result the SAMBA shares aren't visible to Windows. The fix is to replace the F7 smb script with the FC6 version. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: 100% Here is the start() script in F7 start() { KIND="SMB" echo -n $"Starting $KIND services: " daemon smbd $SMBDOPTIONS RETVAL=$? echo [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/smb || \ RETVAL=1 return $RETVAL } Here is the script from FC6 start() { KIND="SMB" echo -n $"Starting $KIND services: " daemon smbd $SMBDOPTIONS RETVAL=$? echo KIND="NMB" echo -n $"Starting $KIND services: " daemon nmbd $NMBDOPTIONS RETVAL2=$? echo [ $RETVAL -eq 0 -a $RETVAL2 -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/smb || \ RETVAL=1 return $RETVAL } Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
*** Bug 247714 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 244984 ***