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Thread ID: 75124	2006-12-17 05:24:00	Samba Reload?	SurferJoe46 (51)	Press F1

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507385	2006-12-17 05:24:00	Esp to Jen...or anyone else with a good base in Mepis: Is there any way to reload Samba? I have tried to delete the file, but cannot seem to accomplish what I want to do. Do I need the install disc again or do I just try a repair to the whole opsys? What is the command line to rectify this problem? One of the things I find which kinda scares me is this: "Some versions of Samba are reported to contain a vulnerability that may be exploitable by a remote attacker, who is authorized to access a shared file system, to access files located outside of the authorized directory tree that has been shared using Samba. Exploiting this vulnerability does not grant the attacker additional permissions; it only will allow viewing files outside of the shared path. This vulnerability is reported to affect versions of Samba including 2.2.11 and earlier and 3.0.5 and earlier. The vulnerability is caused by a bug in the code that converts DOS-based path names to Unix path names on the Samba host. The Samba development team has released version 2.2.12 of Samba to repair this problem and has released a patch for Samba 3.0.5 and earlier. A possible workaround is to set wide links = no in the smb.conf configuration file." OK..so I am lost here. I figure that I need to get Mepis totally loaded first and get past this hang-up to be able to get to the repair...right?	SurferJoe46 (51)
507386	2006-12-17 05:40:00	I also note that I had TELNETD running..and I think this is a security risk..right? I AM running on a network and need to have Samba up and well.	SurferJoe46 (51)
507387	2006-12-17 07:00:00	You're using MEPIS which is debian based IIRC, so use apt or whatever package management software it has to get the latest "unstable" version of Samba if that really worries you. When you say "Reload" I get the impression you're thinking like a windows user, that a reload would fix the problem... better to rm -rf /etc/samba rather than reload the package file. If you're meaning "Upgrade", then thats another story there, and I'm reading between the lines Telnet isnt specifically a security risk having it running, the daemon itself is secure, but you're best to disable it and use ssh to remotely access your machine as telnet is un-encrypted and if you're accessing your box from the 'net remotely via telnet then somebody could theoretically perform a MITM (Man In The Middle) attack and compromise your password	Chilling_Silence (9)
507388	2006-12-17 17:45:00	... better to rm -rf /etc/samba rather than reload the package file. OK...I do that and get this: Using IPI Shortcut mode ACPI wakeup devices: PC10 USB0 VAR1 KBC MICE ACPI (supported S0 S1 S5) VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(8,3) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernal panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(8,3) _ :waughh:	SurferJoe46 (51)
507389	2006-12-17 22:41:00	I'm asuming you wish to update Samba in Mepis? Not sure if client or server, but anyway....... Mepis uses Synaptic package manager, which is a user friendly front end for "apt" To do this with command line, open up a shell, and follow each of these lines. su personthingy@2[~]$ su - Password: < insert your root password here > root@2[~]# apt-get remove samba After removing, one can "apt-get install samba" thus insuring the latest greatest fastest version, red racing stripes and all. To do it with synaptic, open synaptic, search for samba, and select samba, and rightclick to chooseupgade, and push the apply button.	personthingy (1670)
507390	2006-12-18 04:04:00	OK...clear as mud I am about my problem. I cannot get past the Samba time out...I am running grub and Mepis is on hdb and XP on hda. I time out if I try to get it all loaded up and running, so when I hit the memory test - XP - Mepis choice, I just cursor up to the memtest and then cursor back to Mepis to stop the countdown clock. Then I type in the command line that you gave me...right?...in the command line area...right? Gads...I hope so. I do have another .iso of Mepis on cd-rom, and another copy residing in a file area as an .image on another puter just in case. What I want to do..is not necessarily update as much as repair the Samba that is hanging up. I was hoping that I could just pop in the whole Mepis .iso and allow Samba to repair itself from it's own files used in the original installation. That obviously isn't gonna happen..so I guess I have to somehow grab the file (using WHAT opsys?) and then write Samba over the corrupted area.	SurferJoe46 (51)
507391	2006-12-18 05:09:00	Is this the same problem that you posted about in this thread (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz)? When you failed to get back to us, I just assumed you had it fixed. What have you done since with the OS? Looking at the lastest kernel panic errors, it suggests you have done something to GRUB as it is reporting an error with the root line. I assume it worked fine before? I would just call it quits now and reinstall Mepis. Much faster.	Jen (38)
507392	2006-12-18 05:55:00	OK...clear as mud I am about my problem. OK... i'm totally confused here. I suspect that you are doing what a lot of experienced windows users do, in so much as you seem to have a strange understanding of what grub does in relation to the rest of the system, including samba. What Grub does in relation to samba is nothing at all Grub is simply a boot loader. It sits in the very beginning of the hda, and fires up the first programs, that are needed to allow the OS's to the bizzo of starting up, where-ever they may be. It also provides the menu offering which OS you wish to use. For the purpose of Grub, that is probably Windows, Mepis, and a memory test that Mepis seems to like installing as a boot option. Once Grub has done it's thing, it's all over, and the chosen OS takes over the machine. Grub will not stop Samba from running, unless it fails to start Mepis altogether. I'd go with Jen, i'd reinstall Mepis It's really hard to work out what needs to be done when you have deleted files. Easier to just reinstall. Once you done that, it will be easier to set it up samba fresh, and/or update, thus letting apt (or synaptic) sort out what has to go, be updated or added. as it's not uncommon for what seems to be a simple update to automaticly involve changing a few hundred files.	personthingy (1670)
507393	2006-12-18 06:08:00	Is this the same problem that you posted about in this thread ( . pcworld . co . nz/showthread . php?t=74598" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz)? When you failed to get back to us, I just assumed you had it fixed . What have you done since with the OS? Looking at the lastest kernel panic errors, it suggests you have done something to GRUB as it is reporting an error with the root line . I assume it worked fine before? I would just call it quits now and reinstall Mepis . Much faster . I just tried this line ( rm -rf /etc/samba ) and got those results . . . But now, I've rebooted and gotten it all back to working really great . I guess it was that line that fixed it all . . . and I didn't know because I was gonna wait for a while and see what answers I got . . . sorry . . . But all is good right now . . . the Mepis swinging barbell screensaver is running just fine, and I can access the internet on my LAN and the printer's working and the sound card is good . . . gads . . . I am happy! Thanks all! :cool:	SurferJoe46 (51)
507394	2006-12-18 06:39:00	Well, good to see you're a happy camper again! :) The best way to learn Linux is to break it a bit, and then figure out what happened and how to fix it. If you make a complete mess of things, just reinstall and start again. From your previous thread it suggests you were trying to network a Linux box to a Windows box using Samba but it went a little pear-shaped? Don't give up on this, and give it another whirl. There are plenty of really good guides on how to do this. Just use Synaptic (I think Mepis uses this) to install the Samba packages again. Give us a shout if you get stuck. :)	Jen (38)
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