Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

> Chris Jones wrote:
>
>> I have run a test amcheck against one of my windoze boxes, generating
>> the following log (actually in /var/log/amanda):-
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> selfcheck: debug 1 pid 11168 ruid 33 euid 33: start at Mon Oct 10
>> 19:11:52 2005
>> /usr/lib/amanda/selfcheck: version 2.4.5
>> selfcheck: time 0.000: checking disk //gandalf/gandalfc
>> selfcheck: time 0.000: spawning /usr/bin/smbclient in pipeline
>> selfcheck: argument list: smbclient \\gandalf\gandalfc -U chris -E -W
>> GANDALF -c quit
>> selfcheck: time 0.038: samba access error: //gandalf/gandalfc: Error
>> connecting to 192.168.0.2 (Permission denied): Connection to gandalf
>> failed: returned 1
>> selfcheck: time 0.038: pid 11168 finish time Mon Oct 10 19:11:52 2005
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>
>
> And what happens if you run this by hand?
>
> smbclient \\gandalf\gandalfc -U chris -E -W GANDALF -c quit
>
> It should ask for a password ... which I am missing here ...
>
Yes. and when the password is supplied, I get a response:-

-bash-3.00$ smbclient \\gandalf\gandalfc -U chris -E -W GANDALF -c quit

\gandalfgandalfc: Not enough '\' characters in service
Usage: [-?] [-?EgV] [-?EgV] [-?EgVNkP] [-?|--help] [--usage]
[-R|--name-resolve NAME-RESOLVE-ORDER]
        [-M|--message HOST] [-I|--ip-address IP] [-E|--stderr]
[-L|--list HOST]
        [-t|--terminal CODE] [-m|--max-protocol LEVEL] [-T|--tar
<c|x>IXFqgbNan]
        [-D|--directory DIR] [-c|--command STRING] [-b|--send-buffer BYTES]
        [-p|--port PORT] [-g|--grepable] [-d|--debuglevel DEBUGLEVEL]
        [-s|--configfile CONFIGFILE] [-l|--log-basename LOGFILEBASE]
        [-V|--version] [-O|--socket-options SOCKETOPTIONS]
        [-n|--netbiosname NETBIOSNAME] [-W|--workgroup WORKGROUP]
        [-i|--scope SCOPE] [-U|--user USERNAME] [-N|--no-pass]
[-k|--kerberos]
        [-A|--authentication-file FILE] [-S|--signing on|off|required]
        [-P|--machine-pass] service <password>
-bash-3.00$

... and when I supply the extra \ chars, I get:-

-bash-3.00$ smbclient \\\\gandalf\\gandalfc -U chris -E -W GANDALF -c quit
Password:
Domain=[GANDALF] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
-bash-3.00$

> Does the share exist?
>
Yes, See below....

> What does "smbclient -L gandalf -U chris" tell you?

-bash-3.00$ smbclient -L gandalf -U chris
Password:
Domain=[GANDALF] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        Gandalf_OldC    Disk      Gandalfs Old C Drive
        Gandalf_H       Disk      Gandalfs DVD Drive
        Gandalf_C       Disk      Gandalfs New C
        IPC$            IPC       Remote IPC
        D$              Disk      Default share
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
        HPOffice        Printer   HP OfficeJet Pro 1150 C
        G$              Disk      Default share
        DocSetts        Disk      Documents & Settings
        F$              Disk      Default share
        ADMIN$          Disk      Remote Admin
        C$              Disk      Default share
        OJ5500          Printer   hp officejet 5500 series
        Gandalf_D       Disk      Gandalfs New D
        Gandalf_E       Disk      Gandalfs New E
        OJ5500_Fax      Printer   hp officejet 5500 series fax
Domain=[GANDALF] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------

-bash-3.00$

Shouldn't it be displaying output for Server and Workgroup?


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