Samba Server Wont Start on Asus Flip (SOLVED)

[nathan2423]

After reading more posts on samba than I want to admit, I am stuck. Here is my problem in gettting the samba server to start:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', 'root@asusflip xxx]# systemctl start smbd nmbd
Job for nmbd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status nmbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
Job for smbd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status smbd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
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systemctl status nmbd.service gives this:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '* nmbd.service - Samba NetBIOS name server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nmbd.service; enabled; vendor preset:
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2016-08-06 12:07:49 EDT; 4min 57
Process: 9207 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nmbd -D (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Starting Samba NetBIOS name server...
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Control process exited, code=
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NetBIOS name server.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code
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* nmbd.service - Samba NetBIOS name server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nmbd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2016-08-06 12:07:49 EDT; 4min 57s ago
Process: 9207 ExecStart=/usr/bin/nmbd -D (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Starting Samba NetBIOS name server...
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NetBIOS name server.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
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and jouurnalctl -xe gives this:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[root@asusflip xxx]# journalctl -xe
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB/CIFS server...
-- Subject: Unit smbd.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit smbd.service has begun starting up.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Starting Samba NetBIOS name server...
-- Subject: Unit nmbd.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit nmbd.service has begun starting up.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NetBIOS name server.
-- Subject: Unit nmbd.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit nmbd.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: nmbd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: smbd.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba SMB/CIFS server.
-- Subject: Unit smbd.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit smbd.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: smbd.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 06 12:07:49 asusflip systemd[1]: smbd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 06 12:10:52 asusflip kernel: rk3288-dmc ff610000.dmc: pause cpu 1 timeout
Aug 06 12:10:54 asusflip kernel: rk3288-dmc ff610000.dmc: failed to change dmc freq
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Can anyone give me a suggestion on how to proceed. I have reinstalled samba several times and am at my wit's end!

Thanks!

[WarheadsSE]

journalctl -lu nmbd

[nathan2423]

Thanks for the reply and here it is. FWIW, I also am unable to get samba to run in Crouton. I am usually pretty good at this though I am not a linux expert:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[lmh@asusflip ~]$ journalctl -lu nmbd
-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-08-03 22:58:52 EDT, end at Sun 2016-08-07 17:21:24 EDT
Aug 04 09:17:26 alarm systemd[1]: Starting Samba NetBIOS name server...
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm systemd[1]: Started Samba NetBIOS name server.
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 13:17:27.296954, 0] ../lib/util/b
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm nmbd[1048]: STATUS=daemon 'nmbd' finished starting up an
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.045344, 0] ../source3/nm
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.045702, 0] ../source3/nm
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump_workgroups()
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump workgroup on subnet 10.0.0.18: n
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: XXXGROUP(1) current master browser =
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: ALARM 40819a03 (ASUSFLIP)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.047647, 0] ../lib/param/
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Unknown parameter encountered: "password lev
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.047767, 0] ../lib/param/
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Ignoring unknown parameter "password level"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.048285, 0] ../lib/param/
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Unknown parameter encountered: "update encry
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.048358, 0] ../lib/param/
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Ignoring unknown parameter "update encrypted
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.085513, 0] ../source3/nm
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.085760, 0] ../source3/nm
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-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-08-03 22:58:52 EDT, end at Sun 2016-08-07 17:21:24 EDT. --
Aug 04 09:17:26 alarm systemd[1]: Starting Samba NetBIOS name server...
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm systemd[1]: Started Samba NetBIOS name server.
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 13:17:27.296954, 0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(daemon_ready)
Aug 04 09:17:27 alarm nmbd[1048]: STATUS=daemon 'nmbd' finished starting up and ready to serve connections
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.045344, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd.c:169(nmbd_sig_hup_handler)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.045702, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:276(dump_workgroups)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump_workgroups()
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump workgroup on subnet 10.0.0.18: netmask= 255.255.255.0:
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: XXXGROUP(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: ALARM 40819a03 (ASUSFLIP)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.047647, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Unknown parameter encountered: "password level"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.047767, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:1717(lpcfg_do_global_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Ignoring unknown parameter "password level"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.048285, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Unknown parameter encountered: "update encrypted"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.048358, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:1717(lpcfg_do_global_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Ignoring unknown parameter "update encrypted"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.085513, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd.c:169(nmbd_sig_hup_handler)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.085760, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:276(dump_workgroups)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump_workgroups()
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump workgroup on subnet 10.0.0.18: netmask= 255.255.255.0:
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: HFPGROUP(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm nmbd[1048]: ALARM 40819a03 (ASUSFLIP)
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:23.216804, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd.c:169(nmbd_sig_hup_handler)
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: Got SIGHUP dumping debug info.
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:23.217050, 0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:276(dump_workgroups)
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump_workgroups()
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: dump workgroup on subnet 10.0.0.18: netmask= 255.255.255.0:
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: XXXGROUP(1) current master browser = UNKNOWN
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: ALARM 40819a03 (ASUSFLIP)
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: [2016/08/04 11:13:23.219111, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:23 alarm nmbd[1048]: Unknown parameter encountered: "password level"
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[nathan2423]

Here is same for smbd:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[lmh@asusflip ~]$
sudo journalctl -lu smbd
-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-08-03 22:58:52 EDT, end at Sun 2016-08-07 17:25:29 EDT
Aug 04 09:17:26 alarm systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB/CIFS server...
Aug 04 09:17:30 alarm systemd[1]: Started Samba SMB/CIFS server.
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 13:17:47.910925, 0] ../lib/util/b
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1049]: STATUS=daemon 'smbd' finished starting up an
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:17:47.915490, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 09:18:47 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:18:47.972770, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 09:18:47 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 09:31:48 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:31:48.728761, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 09:31:48 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 09:44:49 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:44:49.377307, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 09:44:49 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 09:57:50 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:57:50.066094, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 09:57:50 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 10:10:50 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:10:50.728120, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 10:10:50 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 10:23:51 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:23:51.412995, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 10:23:51 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 10:36:52 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:36:52.090785, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 10:36:52 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
Aug 04 10:49:52 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:49:52.869454, 0] ../source3/pr
Aug 04 10:49:52 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap f
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-- Logs begin at Wed 2016-08-03 22:58:52 EDT, end at Sun 2016-08-07 17:25:29 EDT. --
Aug 04 09:17:26 alarm systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB/CIFS server...
Aug 04 09:17:30 alarm systemd[1]: Started Samba SMB/CIFS server.
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 13:17:47.910925, 0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:124(daemon_ready)
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1049]: STATUS=daemon 'smbd' finished starting up and ready to serve connections
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:17:47.915490, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 09:17:47 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 09:18:47 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:18:47.972770, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 09:18:47 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 09:31:48 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:31:48.728761, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 09:31:48 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 09:44:49 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:44:49.377307, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 09:44:49 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 09:57:50 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 13:57:50.066094, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 09:57:50 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 10:10:50 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:10:50.728120, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 10:10:50 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 10:23:51 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:23:51.412995, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 10:23:51 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 10:36:52 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:36:52.090785, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 10:36:52 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 10:49:52 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 10:49:52.869454, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 10:49:52 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 11:02:53 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 11:02:53.571725, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 11:02:53 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.028358, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: Unknown parameter encountered: "password level"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.028693, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:1717(lpcfg_do_global_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: Ignoring unknown parameter "password level"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.029236, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: Unknown parameter encountered: "update encrypted"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.029332, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:1717(lpcfg_do_global_parameter)
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: Ignoring unknown parameter "update encrypted"
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1058]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.031811, 0] ../source3/printing/print_standard.c:69(std_pcap_cache_relo
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1058]: Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
Aug 04 11:13:22 alarm smbd[1049]: [2016/08/04 11:13:22.069070, 0] ../lib/param/loadparm.c:772(lpcfg_map_parameter)
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[WarheadsSE]

Wait, so this is on Crouton? Not a native install?

[nathan2423]

No - No - Sorry for the confusion - I was just noting that this afternoon I discovered that samba was not working for me on Crouton either --

So to be clear - my question and all the code posts come from a native SD card install of Arch!

Sorry for confusion - just posted the reference to crouton in case somebody smarter than me was able to deduce something from that fact....

[nathan2423]

I've read a large number of post about permissions in the var/log and similar directories, and I seem to have gotten past that point - at least I don't see explicit messages about that anymore. All this is a native Arch install following the instructions on the wiki explicitly for the Asus flip.

It's possible that I don't know enough about samba in Arch that I have failed to install some necessary component, but after my last start from scratch I followed the Arch wiki on samba religiously (or so I think) in getting to this point.

[WarheadsSE]

You do definitely have some issues with your configuration, based on the parameters errors.

Your logs, however, are clipped, making them hard to decipher.

[nathan2423]

Thank you WarheadsSE.....

Somehow I have it working, just not sure how. There were two variables though, in case this helps someone:

1) I discovered that my OTHER machines, which I thought were working on Samba, were showing the same error. I investigated the /etc/hosts file and took out all entries other than the first line of 127.0.0.1 localhost That got two of my other machines working.

2) I then copied the samba.conf file from the working machines to my other machines, including the Asus flip.

I THINK that's all I did, but as I type this I do believe I issued systemctrl disable smbd nmbd, as part of seeing if I could start them manually. I don't recall issuing the enable command again, so maybe that command was a factor when I rebooted.

ANYWAY I have mine working and I apologize for taking up bandwidth. Thanks for your work in running this forum!