Excerpts from Cypher2's message of Sun Apr 10 06:48:36 UTC 2011:
> The one I posted is the fixed version, without the "and net-device-up
> IFACE!=lo"
> 
> go figure why, but since maverick.. it's been the only way nmbd has been
> able to start on boot for me...
> 
> when the "and net-device-up IFACE!=lo" is present, only smbd starts and i am
> unable to view the network computers or access their shares as samba
> requires both smbd and nmbd to be operationnal to function.... removing that
> upstart dependency has fixed it for me without any further bugs or issues to
> report...
> 
> I guess it's simply unnecessary in the config?
> 
> Samba used to work damn fine for me up until maverick...

Thats interesting. Samba was converted to upstart in lucid and had the same
start condition then.

I wonder if you wouldn't mind booting with the kernel option '--verbose' and
posting the contents of /var/log/boot.log with your start condition, and with
the original one?

One thing that I have seen with smbd is that it "starts" but respawns rapidly
until the loopback interface comes up. The test I describe above will determine
if nmbd is doing that as well.

> 
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Clint Byrum <email address hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Cypher2, thanks for taking the time to file this bug report and help us
> > make Ubuntu better.
> >
> > The nmbd.conf you pasted here is not the current one from natty.
> >
> > The current one has this as its start condition:
> >
> > start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
> >
> > This means it will be started when any interface *except* lo is
> > configured. Since nmbd is only used for announcing your address to other
> > computers, this makes at least some sense in that it will start nmbd
> > when a real network interface is available.
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand then what it is you want to change. Can you
> > please explain what you expect to happen, and what actually happens?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Marking Incomplete pending response.
> >
> > ** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
> >       Status: New => Incomplete
> >
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> > of the bug.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750786
> >
> > Title:
> >  nmbd job fails to start on boot
> >
> > Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
> >  Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> >  Binary package hint: samba
> >
> >  Samba fails to start on boot to enable remote file access on ubuntu
> >  and windows.
> >
> >  I was able to fix the nmbd startup issue on natty and maverick!
> >
> >  It has to do with the init scrip at /etc/init/nmbd.conf
> >
> >  The start line needs to state start on local-filesystems ONLY!
> >
> >  The loopback ethernet interfaces start too late to satisfy the
> >  chronological dependency for nmbd to load as process...
> >
> >  Thus, /etc/init/nmbd.conf content should be:
> >
> >
> >  description "NetBIOS name server"
> >  author      "Steve Langasek <email address hidden>"
> >
> >  start on (local-filesystems)
> >  stop on runlevel [!2345]
> >
> >  expect fork
> >  respawn
> >
> >  pre-start script
> >        mkdir -p /var/run/samba
> >
> >          [ -f /etc/samba/smb.conf ] || { stop; exit 0; }
> >
> >        install -o root -g root -m 755 -d /var/run/samba
> >        NMBD_DISABLED=`testparm -s --parameter-name='disable netbios'
> > 2>/dev/null`
> >
> >          [ "x$NMBD_DISABLED" = xYes ] && { stop; exit 0; }
> >
> >        exit 0
> >  end script
> >
> >  exec nmbd -D
> >
> >  ProblemType: Bug
> >  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> >  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu1
> >  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
> >  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
> >  Architecture: amd64
> >  Date: Mon Apr  4 17:46:02 2011
> >  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110302)
> >  ProcEnviron:
> >   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
> >   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
> >   SHELL=/bin/bash
> >  RelatedPackageVersions:
> >   nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu11.1
> >   gvfs     1.7.3-0ubuntu2
> >  SambaClientRegression: Yes
> >  SourcePackage: samba
> >  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> >
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> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/750786/+subscribe
> >
> 
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/750786
> 
> Title:
>   nmbd job fails to start on boot
> 
> Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
> 
> Bug description:
>   Binary package hint: samba
> 
>   Samba fails to start on boot to enable remote file access on ubuntu
>   and windows.
> 
>   I was able to fix the nmbd startup issue on natty and maverick!
> 
>   It has to do with the init scrip at /etc/init/nmbd.conf
> 
>   The start line needs to state start on local-filesystems ONLY!
> 
>   The loopback ethernet interfaces start too late to satisfy the
>   chronological dependency for nmbd to load as process...
> 
>   Thus, /etc/init/nmbd.conf content should be:
> 
>   
>   description "NetBIOS name server"
>   author      "Steve Langasek <email address hidden>"
> 
>   start on (local-filesystems)
>   stop on runlevel [!2345]
> 
>   expect fork
>   respawn
> 
>   pre-start script
>       mkdir -p /var/run/samba
> 
>           [ -f /etc/samba/smb.conf ] || { stop; exit 0; }
> 
>       install -o root -g root -m 755 -d /var/run/samba
>       NMBD_DISABLED=`testparm -s --parameter-name='disable netbios' 2>/dev/null`
> 
>           [ "x$NMBD_DISABLED" = xYes ] && { stop; exit 0; }
> 
>       exit 0
>   end script
> 
>   exec nmbd -D
> 
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
>   Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
>   Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic x86_64
>   Architecture: amd64
>   Date: Mon Apr  4 17:46:02 2011
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110302)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
>    LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   RelatedPackageVersions:
>    nautilus 1:2.32.2.1-0ubuntu11.1
>    gvfs     1.7.3-0ubuntu2
>   SambaClientRegression: Yes
>   SourcePackage: samba
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> 
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