Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (MPE/iX 6.5)

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Samba/iX Services
Troubleshooting Samba/iX Server
TEST 7: On the PC, type the command “net view \\SAMBAIXSERVER”. You will
need to do this from within a “DOS prompt” window. You should get a
list of available shares on the server.
If you get a “network name not found” or similar error then NetBIOS
name resolution is not working. This is usually caused by a problem in
NMBD. To overcome the error you could do one of the following (you
only need to choose one):
• Fix the NMBD installation.
• Add the IP address of SAMBAIXSERVER to the “wins server”
system in the advanced TCP/IP setup on the PC.
• Enable Windows name resolution via DNS in the advanced section of
the TCP/IP setup.
• Add SAMBAIXSERVER to your lmhosts file on the PC.
TEST 8: Run the command “net use x: \\SAMBAIXSERVER\Public”. You
should get a “command completed successfully” message. If not, your
PC software is incorrectly installed or your smb.conf is incorrect.
TEST 9: Run the following command to test the print services.
• smbclient '\\sambaserver\lp' -P -c “print testfile”
If printing itself is a problem check the
/usr/local/samba/lib/printcap file. Format of the file is simple.
printername | printer description
Printername must equal one of the printer names you normally print to
using MPE/iX. The description can be any free text.
LP|HP Laserjet in printing room
On the PC:
• net use lpt1: \\sambaserver\lp as guest
Print test page/pages to the printer connected to the Samba/iX server.
At the command prompt type “copy test.txt \\sambaixserver\lp”.
TEST 10: Some other tests, along with the ones mentioned previously, might be
useful. These tests can be done to check the behavior of the Samba/iX
server with these security policies:
1. Configure Samba/iX in User security mode:
• map a PC username to a valid MPE/iX username.account with
passwords
• verify file and print access work
• verify files created by PC user are owned by correct MPE/iX
username and account