Samba access to OpenHABian from Windows 10

MM10 · November 19, 2018, 5:48pm

Hello,

I have today the OpenHAbian on a Raspi 3B+.
It works fine, but I can’t access to the config-folder via samba share.

In the docu writes " If you are not able to connect, try with the IP of your device (e.g. smb://openhab@192.168.0.2 or \\192.168.0.2 )."

So I have tried to access from my file-explorer (client Windows 10) with \192.168.178.158 but my computer can’t connect to the server “… no folder found”

I have googled and found a solution, that I must activate SMB 1.0. I do it, but I can’t also not connect to samba share.

What do I wrong?
Thank you!
Michael

Dibbler42 · November 19, 2018, 6:21pm

Hmm your Ip is missing a backslash. It should read \192.168.178.158

gitMiguel · November 19, 2018, 8:50pm

I think @Dibbler42 means that you need double backslash and with share name:

\\your.ip\share-name

In your case it’s like:

\\192.168.178.158\openHAB2-conf

See also this link:

MM10 · November 20, 2018, 8:53pm

Hello,

thank you for your hints:

ad 1) I have tried with \\192.168.178.158\openHAB2-conf -> error: “The file could not found.”
ad 2) “See also this link:” -> error: “The input folder is wrong. Please you another folder”

Exist an analysing program for Linux or Windows that can I step-by-step check to find the missing link?
Thanks

Dim · November 20, 2018, 9:00pm

did you select option 67 in the openHABian Configuration Tool (sudo openhabian-config) tool to setup Samba?

gitMiguel · November 20, 2018, 9:07pm

Type the following in command line:

sudo systemctl status smbd

What’s the output?

MM10 · November 20, 2018, 9:19pm

smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/smbd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2018-11-20 22:14:19 CET; 1min 37s ago
Docs: man:smbd(8)
man:samba(7)
man:smb.conf(5)
Main PID: 664 (smbd)
Status: “smbd: ready to serve connections…”
CGroup: /system.slice/smbd.service
├─ 664 /usr/sbin/smbd
├─ 668 /usr/sbin/smbd
├─ 669 /usr/sbin/smbd
├─ 684 /usr/sbin/smbd
├─1044 /usr/sbin/smbd
└─1057 /usr/sbin/smbd

Nov 20 22:15:12 openHABianPi smbd[1072]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:13 openHABianPi smbd[1077]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:16 openHABianPi smbd[1081]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:17 openHABianPi smbd[1085]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:27 openHABianPi smbd[1099]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:27 openHABianPi smbd[1103]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:28 openHABianPi smbd[1107]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:28 openHABianPi smbd[1111]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:29 openHABianPi smbd[1115]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
Nov 20 22:15:29 openHABianPi smbd[1119]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user nobody
[22:15:57] openhabian@openHABianPi:~$

gitMiguel · November 20, 2018, 9:25pm

Please answer to this:

Or did you do a manual install?
Any modifications to samba configuration file?

MM10 · November 20, 2018, 9:35pm

I have installed with openHABian Config Tool 66 (not 67) and I have no edit an additional config file.

I have installed followed the docu OpenHABian -> Quick Start -> Raspberry Pi
And here is writting: "Connect to the Samba network shares with username openhabian and password openhabian" and the link jump direct to “Mounting Locally”. There is no hint to configure someone else!??

Kim_Andersen · November 20, 2018, 9:36pm

Samba install is option 66

Dim · November 20, 2018, 9:45pm

grrr outdated docs again: https://www.openhab.org/docs/installation/openhabian.html#manual-setup (picture shows 67 )
I have to install openHABian on (yet) another test system

Kim_Andersen · November 20, 2018, 9:48pm

I wonder why it has changed. Seems rather pointless to me, to be honest. And could avoided confusion.

You havn´t got anything better to do

gitMiguel · November 20, 2018, 9:54pm

What does

openhab-cli info

output?

MM10 · November 20, 2018, 10:07pm

[23:02:59] openhabian@openHABianPi:~$ openhab-cli info

Version: 2.3.0 (Build)

User: openhab (Active Process 571)
User Groups: openhab tty dialout audio bluetooth gpio

Directories: Folder Name | Path | User:Group
----------- | ---- | ----------
OPENHAB_HOME | /usr/share/openhab2 | openhab:openhab
OPENHAB_RUNTIME | /usr/share/openhab2/runtime | openhab:openhab
OPENHAB_USERDATA | /var/lib/openhab2 | openhab:openhabian
OPENHAB_CONF | /etc/openhab2 | openhab:openhabian
OPENHAB_LOGDIR | /var/log/openhab2 | openhab:openhabian

URLs: http://192.168.178.158:8080
https://192.168.178.158:8443

gitMiguel · November 20, 2018, 10:12pm

I’m getting out of ideas. Try to reinstall the samba service using openhabian-config tool. If it doesn’t help, show us your /etc/samba/smb.conf file. You can upload it somewhere if you can’t post it here.

MM10 · November 20, 2018, 10:35pm

I have reinstalled with the openhabian-config tool and get followed output:

2018-11-20_23:20:28_CET [openHABian] Checking for root privileges... OK
2018-11-20_23:20:28_CET [openHABian] Loading configuration file '/etc/openhabian.conf'... OK
2018-11-20_23:20:42_CET [openHABian] openHABian configuration tool version: [master]v1.4.1-418(d84ba3b)
2018-11-20_23:20:42_CET [openHABian] Checking for changes in origin... OK
2018-11-20_23:22:05_CET [openHABian] Setting up Samba network shares... Copying over custom 'smb.conf'...
Writing authentication data to openHABian default...

$ systemctl enable smbd.service
Synchronizing state of smbd.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable smbd

$ systemctl restart smbd.service
OK
2018-11-20_23:22:12_CET [openHABian] Checking for default openHABian username:password combination... FAILED
2018-11-20_23:22:14_CET [openHABian] We hope you got what you came for! See you again soon ;)

What he mean with “Checking for default openHABian username:password combination… FAILED”. The system is a new OpenHABian installation on a Raspi 3B+ and I have not change the openhabian password.

Here my smb.conf file in txt format:
smb.conf.txt (9.3 KB)

gitMiguel · November 20, 2018, 11:19pm

Try setting a password to user openhab (not openhabian) with this command and see if it lets you connet:

sudo smbpasswd -a openhab

MM10 · November 21, 2018, 7:39pm

Now I have change the password from user openhab.

But I think the problem is Windows 10. I have installed a VirtualBox VM with ubuntu 18.04 and if I input “smb://192.168.178.158” in the file-explorer and put my username and password, the folder are prompt displayed.
Only Windows 10 do not work with “smb://192.168.178.158” in the file-explorer.
Have you an idea?

MM10 · November 21, 2018, 7:46pm

Which smb version is in use by OpenHABian? 1, 2, or 3?

gitMiguel · November 21, 2018, 7:49pm

Windows uses back slashes, not forward slashes so that’s why “smb://192.168.178.158” wont work. And I’m quite sure “smb:” prefix is not needed.

So it’s definely a problem with your windows os then. Have you checked your firewall settings? One weird solution what I found was changing the host name of your windows machine. Can’t remember why it helped though.

SMBv3 is used. Here’s a picture how to enable v1 support in win 10. You can try aso this.