On 1/29/2010 1:38 PM, John Hudak wrote:
> Hi Les:
> thanks for the reply...like I said in the my post, the Samba install is
> 'right out of the box'..i did not change anything in the smb.config
> file, except what was documented in the backuppc doc (as best I
> understood it).
> I agree 100% with your conjecture that it is some setting in the smb
> config file, but what?
> My premise is this: something in the smb.config file is *different* than
> what the backuppc configuration discusses, which is causing the
> communicaition problem, but what is it?
> I guess that is why I am looking for something a bit more comprehensive
> on the samba server setup discussion.

Have you tried using smbclient manually to connect to the share?  You 
may be able to get better error messages there.  Most of smb.conf 
relates to server settings but a few, like workgroup and password server 
would affect client connections.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation
Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business
Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts
Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com
_______________________________________________
BackupPC-users mailing list
BackupPC-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
List:    https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
Wiki:    http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/