Unable to get network access using Samba

Installation
1

I have tried to install Samba (first thing i have done after opening program) as part of my Hassio installation on a NUC PC running Oracle VM. But i just get an error in the log and cant access the folder in my network view.

I am very new and very much learning so please consider that i probably dont know many acronyms etc. Thank you in advance for any help.

Error from log:

[INFO] Read hostname: hassio
Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE
Registered MSG_REQ_DMALLOC_MARK and LOG_CHANGED
No builtin backend found, trying to load plugin
tdbsam_open: Converting version 0.0 database to version 4.0.
tdbsam_convert_backup: updated /var/lib/samba/private/passdb.tdb file.
tdb(/var/lib/samba/winbindd_idmap.tdb): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/winbindd_idmap.tdb: No such file or directory
tdb(/var/lib/samba/account_policy.tdb): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/account_policy.tdb: No such file or directory
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 1 (min password length), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 2 (password history), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 3 (user must logon to change password), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 4 (maximum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 5 (minimum password age), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 6 (lockout duration), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 7 (reset count minutes), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 8 (bad lockout attempt), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 9 (disconnect time), returning 0
account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32_t failed for type 10 (refuse machine password change), returning 0
Added user hassio.
nmbd version 4.8.8 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2018
Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE
Registered MSG_REQ_DMALLOC_MARK and LOG_CHANGED
interpret_interface: Can’t find address for eth0
WARNING: no network interfaces found
daemon_status: STATUS=daemon ‘nmbd’ : No local IPv4 non-loopback interfaces available, waiting for interface 

NOTE: NetBIOS name resolution is not supported for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
smbd version 4.8.8 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2018
Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE
Registered MSG_REQ_DMALLOC_MARK and LOG_CHANGED
Processing section “[config]”
Processing section “[addons]”
Processing section “[ssl]”
Processing section “[share]”
Processing section “[backup]”
interpret_interface: Can’t find address for eth0
WARNING: no network interfaces found
INFO: Profiling support unavailable in this build.
No builtin backend found, trying to load plugin
tdb(/var/lib/samba/registry.tdb): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/registry.tdb: No such file or directory
daemon_ready: STATUS=daemon ‘smbd’ finished starting up and ready to serve connections
open_sockets_smbd: No sockets available to bind to.
PANIC (pid 28): open_sockets_smbd() failed
unable to produce a stack trace on this platform
coredump is handled by helper binary specified at /proc/sys/kernel/core_patterninterpret_interface: Can’t find address for eth0
WARNING: no network interfaces found
interpret_interface: Can’t find address for eth0
WARNING: no network interfaces found
interpret_interface: Can’t find address for eth0
WARNING: no network interfaces found

2

Maybe this helps?
https://community.home-assistant.io/search?q=samba%20eth0

3

Thank you I will read through the search results. You know I tried to search for solutions but clearly what I searched was off the mark. Hopefully I can resolve this.

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4

It was complaining about there being no active interface eth0 Your network interface must be named something different, assuming the server has working network access.

5

So firstly thank you for the help @anon34565116 and @VDRainer. I seem to have it working but it still wont show in my network devices. I get this message at the end of the log:

Samba name server HASSIO is now a local master browser for workgroup HASSIO_HOME on subnet 192.168.0.8

I fear if i cant get past this step im may be digging a hole too deep to get out of if i try to go any further with Home Assistant - hopefully it gets easier. I have tried to google some solutions and tried a couple of things but still cant see the folder in my NETWORK view/folder

6

Do you see it if type \\<ip_of_ha>?
For example: \\192.168.0.100

7

A share does not need to be browseable but if you add
browseable=yes
to the share in smb.conf and restart Samba the share should become browseable.

8

@VDRainer No it wont connect. I tried it in Chrome and File Explorer

@anon34565116 What syntax do i use and does it matter where i place it in the config file

{
“workgroup”: “HASSIO_HOME”,
“username”: “hassio”,
“password”: “password”,
“interface”: “enp0s3”,
“browseable=yes”,
“allow_hosts”: [
“10.0.0.0/8”,
“172.16.0.0/12”,
“192.168.0.0/32”
]
}

9

Stop press. Not sure what i have done but I am in. Thank you so much for keeping me moving forward. Now to try to configure some things. Start basic and go from there.