[Nagiosplug-help] check_disk_smb compatibility with Windows2003SMB Signing?

[Subhendu Ghosh]

Hi Kevin

If you have Samba 3.0.2 or later running  - smbclient supports SMB/CIFS 
signing and therefore check_disk_smb works fine W2k3 domain shares

The only patch needed is to redirect the STDERR of smbclient so the 
domain,OS and version info is discarded. 

On linux 2.6 kernels this works fine, 2.4 kernels need the CIFS VFS 
patch.  Not supported on other unices.

-sg

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Kevin Krawez wrote:

> Hi Subhendu,
> 
> Thank you again for the quick response. Do you mind me asking how I submit a feature request? 
> 
> Thank you,
> Kevin 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Subhendu Ghosh [mailto:sghosh at sghosh.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:54 AM
> To: Kevin Krawez
> Subject: RE: [Nagiosplug-help] check_disk_smb compatibility with Windows2003SMB Signing?
> 
> It hasn't been on the priority list as yet - most of us don't have access 
> to w2k3 with AD running...
> 
> It probably will not be before the next release.
> 
> You might want to make an entry in the Feature requests tracker..
> 
> -sg
> 
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Kevin Krawez wrote:
> 
> > Hi Subhendu,
> > 
> > Thank you for the reply. Do you know when or if the Nagios plugin team
> > will develop SMB signing in check_disk_smb?
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Kevin 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Subhendu Ghosh [mailto:sghosh at sghosh.org] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:28 AM
> > To: Kevin Krawez
> > Cc: nagiosplug-help at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Nagiosplug-help] check_disk_smb compatibility with Windows
> > 2003SMB Signing?
> > 
> > On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Kevin Krawez wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I have been using Nagios and various Nagios plugins for sometime now.
> > I
> > > recently upgraded one of my many domain controller in my
> > infrastructure
> > > to Windows 2003 server. I generally perform check_disk_smb checks on
> > the
> > > netlogon and sysvol shares to determine if my domain controller is
> > sick
> > > or not functioning properly.
> > > 
> > > Shortly after I upgraded my domain controller Nagios's plugin
> > > check_disk_smb was no longer able to connect to any SMB share on the
> > > server. I attribute this to SMB signing under Windows 2003 and its
> > > inability to operate with Windows 95, 98 and NT pre-SP3 clients. I
> > > assume this plugin is performing an old SMB authentication hand shake
> > on
> > > a network share. I have verified this is not an account access rights
> > > issue. The error I receive is below:
> > > 
> > > Command executed:
> > > ./check_disk_smb -H scl-util -s netlogon -W MYDOMAIN -u
> > authenticated_account -p mypassword
> > > 
> > > Error message: 
> > > "Result from smbclient not suitable"
> > > 
> > > In assistance would be greatly appreciated. 
> > > 
> > > Thank you,
> > > Kevin
> > > 
> > 
> > Correct the error you are seeing is due to smb signing.  We have not yet
> > 
> > tried the CIFS VFS client that does support SMB signing according most 
> > docs.
> > 
> > Any feedback on mounting using CIFS VFS would be useful.
> > http://us1.samba.org/samba/Linux_CIFS_client.html
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

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