I've downloaded the source files, configure/make/make installed them and then configured smb.config and ran ./testparm to make sure i made no syntax errors. When I go to start the servers and stuff, i was told to do: # ./smbd -D ./nmbd -D in the bin directory. When that happens, i get no response and another prompt. So instead, i do: # sh smbd -D and it tells me that it can't execute the binary, but doesn't say why? Did anyone else get this error?

Christopher, Just because you get no message does not mean the services were not started. try this; After using '# ./smbd -D ./nmbd -D' and you are returned to the prompt, use the command: '# ps -aux|grep smbd' and '# ps -aux|grep nmbd' Each should result in a line that shows you the deamons are running.

Yep, it's called daemonizing (hence the -D switch): going automatically into background. And, you can use "sh" only to run shell scripts, not any executables.

im running rh 7.3 try:# /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb status also start and stop.

Alright here's my prob if anyone has some ideas. I have samba running no prob there win98 network neighborhood sees it. I can not access it though? After doing some more reading I think I have to create user in 98 to log into the linux server. Now before anyone emails me askying why I'm using 98 the reason is I'm in a senior project for my degree which requires our small 5 pc network file share/print. 1 pc has Novell server installed and thus the win98 pc's are running Novell client to log into the Netware server. At first I thought the client used 98 users but it seems I'm in corrent. Once my group gets this part of the project done the other 2 pc's have to run NT4.0/2k. So do any of you Linux wizards have some great tips for me? I haven't gotten back to the lab yet to create some win98 users but I am wondering how I tell it to log into that specific server? The server is running Redhat7.0. The stupid gui configurator didn't do a damn thing with http://localhost:901/ all netscape says is unknown site? So I've done everything at the prompt! Things accomplishent so far linux users yes, passwords set yes. smbpasswd file set yes. Everything appears ready I really came here to get some extra info and any tips I could find to make this seamless.