"Failed to retrieve share list"

MrFixit · #1 23rd July 2009, 09:07 AM

So many similar problems but not quite..

Fedora 11 server sharing on WINDOWS LAN

Linux machine displays icons for the Network and Workgroup
Try to open Workgroup and get error "UNABLE TO MOUNT - FAILED TO RETRIEVE SHARE LIST FROM SERVER"
What "share list" is it searching for?

SELinux and firewall turned off
Have both Linux and Samba users entered

All ideas appreciated.

(part of SMB.conf}
[global]
netbios name = LE
server string = linux file server
workgroup = PRODUCTION
security = share
hosts allow = 127.0.0.0 192.168.xxxxxxxx(for this post)
log file = /var/log/samba.log
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
encrypt passwords = yes
guest ok = yes
wins support = yes
unix password sync = yes
[LE]
path = /home/LE
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes

[Reweb]
path = /home/Reweb
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
create mode = 0777
directory mode = 0777
share modes = yes

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes
valid users = %S

(smbusers.conf)
# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
root = administrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
rick = rick
deana = deana
deana2 = deana2
shipping = shipping
qc = qc
laserroom = laserroom
badger = badger
badger590 = badger590
badger575 = badger575
engrave2 = engrave2
accounting = accounting
office-custserv = office-custserv
office-shipping = office-shipping
postoffice = postoffice
LE = LE
reweb = reweb
colormecrazy = colormecrazy
gerber = gerber
2412A = 2412A
2412B = 2412B
pu-counter = pu-counter

mpg187 · #2 9th October 2009, 02:53 AM

I have this problem in Ubuntu connecting to a Virtual Machine

EDIT: Changing VirtualBox from NAT to bridged made the error go away. My physical network uses IPs like 10.0.1.x and when VBox was set to NAT the VMs got IPs like 10.0.2.x. I wonder if there were IP problems...

Doug G · #3 10th October 2009, 05:03 AM

Maybe nmbd isn't running?

pinenut · #4 10th October 2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug G

Maybe nmbd isn't running?

I have exactly the same problem with Fedora 11.

Quote:

[root@localhost ~]# service nmb status
nmbd (pid 1939) is running...

What else could be the problem?

***glennzo*** · #5 10th October 2009, 04:35 PM

Put the ip addresses of all the machines on the network into /etc/hosts and be done with it.

pinenut · #6 10th October 2009, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennzo

Put the ip addresses of all the machines on the network into /etc/hosts and be done with it.

Thank you for your suggestion.

I did as you had suggested.

Quote:

[smarty@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
192.168.0.67
192.168.0.144
192.168.0.83
192.168.0.81
192.168.0.73

It still does not work.

***glennzo*** · #7 11th October 2009, 09:00 AM

Have you actually installed samba? It seem that it's installed by default but then yum install samba brings in samba and friends.

pinenut · #8 11th October 2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennzo

Have you actually installed samba? It seem that it's installed by default but then yum install samba brings in samba and friends.

Yes. I made sure smbd was running at boot time.

Quote:

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -aq|grep samba
samba-common-3.4.2-0.42.fc11.i586
samba4-pidl-4.0.0-15alpha7.fc11.i586
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc11.noarch
samba-winbind-3.4.2-0.42.fc11.i586
system-config-samba-docs-1.0.6-1.fc11.noarch
samba-client-3.4.2-0.42.fc11.i586
php-pear-Auth-samba-1.6.1-9.fc11.noarch
samba-3.4.2-0.42.fc11.i586
samba-swat-3.4.2-0.42.fc11.i586

***glennzo*** · #9 11th October 2009, 02:36 PM

Do this.

Code:

su -c '/sbin/service smb status'
su -c '/sbin/service nmb status'

You want to see a reply that both services are running and not dead. If one or the other is dead

Code:

su -c '/sbin/service smb restart'

or

Code:

su -c '/sbin/service nmb restart'

Whatever the case may be.

Some folks may feel that adding the ip addresses to /etc/hosts is unnecessary. It probably is but I've found that it makes a huge difference on my network. I use DHCP but the addresses for all the boxes on my network rarely change.

pinenut · #10 11th October 2009, 03:01 PM

Quote:

[root@localhost ~]# service smb status
smbd (pid 4020) is running...
[root@localhost ~]# service nmb status
nmbd (pid 1874) is running...

I am not the original poster and I might have misled you a bit.
Following your advice and adding the local ip addresses to /etc/hosts did eliminate the error "Failed to retrieve share list". But I still don't have access to Windows Vista machines.

All I get is: Places --> Network--> Windows Network

Nothing appears after that.

scottro · #11 11th October 2009, 03:18 PM

samba.org itself has a very good troubleshooting document. (It sounds like you've covered all the Fedora specific possibilities.

http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...diagnosis.html

mpg187 · #12 13th October 2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennzo

Put the ip addresses of all the machines on the network into /etc/hosts and be done with it.

Shouldn't DNS do that for you? Even so, when I had the problem not even the IP worked.

I have part of my LAN that I cannot access by hostname.

Here's my setup:

Wireless Router 1 connects to Wireless Switch via Wifi
Wireless switch connects to NSLU and Xbox, my Printer and sometimes a computer

I can access the NSLU by hostname from my Xbox or computer (as they are plugged into the wireless switch but I cannot access my NSLU or computer via hostname (but can with IP) from my Laptop which connects to the Router.

So if I am on a device/computer connected to the wireless switch I can access anything by hostname (inside or out) but if I am connected via Wifi (To the Router) I can only access other things connected via Wifi (To the Router) by hostname and have to use IP addresses to connect to things plugged into the Wireless switch.

I could all all the devices on the wireless switch to the hosts file, but it would be a pain to do that for every computer or if I reinstall (unless I backup the file). I wonder if I can go into the DNS entries on my Router and add them...

nasanbat · #13 5th May 2010, 11:27 AM

I had same problem. Run system-config-firewall and check the small boxes before Samba and Samba Client. Then click on the Apply button.

#14 21st August 2010, 06:19 AM

I never did get the share working correctly with VirtualBox's Shared Folder's option.

I followed glennzo's suggestions:

added windows xp host info to /etc/hosts file
# yum system-config-samba -y
# service smb start
# service nmb start
# chkconfig smb on
# chkconfig nmb on

Places --> Connect to Server...
Service Type: Windows share
Server: ws-xp
Share: php_files
User Name: motnahp00

This alternative worked for me.

hmmsjan · #15 21st August 2010, 06:50 AM

Dear All,

In the configuration file, there is "wins support=yes", which means that samba act as wins server.
Is the IP adres of this wins server known to the client, either by "wins server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" in
a samba client or in Windows network configuration? (or given by DHCP?)

The "network neighbourhood" normally sends a broadcast packet to the network searching for a
master browser to give the list of hosts, which will stuck if there is NAT routing or a firewall is
active on the client. If a wins server is specified, the request is directed to one host which makes life easier.

With "os level", you can tune the wins server to become master browser in order to be sure that it
will have the list of all machines.

I must admit, I've given up this "network neighbourhood" like stuff and always address the hosts directly
with "net use \\host\share" in Windows. Too many times "Why does that computer not show up in the list..."

Good luck!