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Bug 172577 - Blank Windows share name causes Samba to crash
Blank Windows share name causes Samba to crash
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 172475
Product: gnome-system-tools
Classification: Deprecated
Component: shares-admin
1.2.x
Other All
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: Carlos Garnacho
Carlos Garnacho
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-04-04 04:21 UTC by Wayne Yeap
Modified: 2005-04-06 22:23 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.9/2.10


Description Wayne Yeap 2005-04-04 04:21:56 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
The shares-admin program by default does not specify a Samba share name.
Unfortunately, if this field is left blank, there will be a blank section in the
smb.conf file and Samba will refuse to run.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new share, leaving the "Share Properties/Name:" field blank.
2. Restart Samba.


Actual results:
Samba refuses to start, leaving a "Empty section name in configuration file"
message in log.nmbd.

Expected results:
share-admin should refuse to accept a blank share name.

Does this happen every time?
Every time.

Other information:
Comment 1 Carlos Garnacho 2005-04-06 22:23:58 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 172475 ***