Updating the smb.conf on Linux

1. Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and and change the path under the [usa] share to the path of the new Harmony install.

[usa]

comment = Harmony binaries & stuff

browseable = yes

read only = no

guest ok = no

create mask = 0777

directory mask = 0777

path = /usr/local/ToonBoomAnimation/harmony[edition]_14

2. Once the file is saved, verify that you have not made any basic syntax errors:

testparm

The shell output should look like this:

Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf

Processing section "[homes]"

Processing section "[printers]"

Processing section "[USA_DB]"

Processing section "[usa]"

Processing section "[usadata000]"

Processing section "[tmp]"

Loaded services file OK.

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

3. Press Enter to see a dump of your service definitions.

NOTE:

If the smb.conf was configured according to the 7.3 documentation, the testparm command may return the following error:

Level II oplocks can only be set if oplocks are also set.

To get rid of this error, add the level2 oplocks = No parameter in the global section of the smb.conf—see /etc/init.d/smb restart for all the parameters required in the smb.conf.

4. Restart smb:

/etc/init.d/smb restart

1. Verify the configuration of the smb.conf.

/etc/samba/smb.conf

Parameters needed in the [global] section:

encrypt passwords = yes

 

blocking locks = no

oplocks = no

level2 oplocks = no

 

follow symlinks = yes

unix extensions = no

wide links = yes

Default parameters for the shares:

[USA_DB]

comment = Toon Boom Harmony Database

browseable = yes

read only = no

guest ok = no

create mask = 0777

directory mask = 0777

path = /USA_DB

 

[usa]

comment = Toon Boom Harmony binaries & stuff

browseable = yes

read only = no

guest ok = no

create mask = 0777

directory mask = 0777

path = /usr/local/ToonBoomAnimation/harmony[edition]_14

 

[usadata000]

comment = Toon Boom Harmony data 000

browseable = yes

read only = no

guest ok = no

create mask = 0777

directory mask = 0777

path = /usadata000

2. Always perform a testparm after making changes to the smb.conf.

testparm

3. Restart the smb service.

/sbin/service smb restart

4. Reboot the server, if possible, to verify that all the services are properly started.

5. Once the server is booted, check all the logs to see if the services are running properly.

/tmp/lmgrd.log

/tmp/tbdbserver.log

/tmp/tbprocess.log

/tmp/Link_srv.log