Testing the smb.conf File
Samba has a test utility called testparm that alerts you to errors in the smb.conf file. If you used SWAT to edit the file, you will usually pass the test successfully, as shown:
[root@bigboy tmp]# testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Loaded services file OK.
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[root@bigboy tmp]#
A successful test only means that Samba will load the configuration file. There are other causes for Samba problems.
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You can use testparm to test a file that's different from the default /etc/samba/smb.conf configuration file. Simply provide the filename as the first argument:
[root@bigboy tmp]# testparm -s filename
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