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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="summary"><strong>SUMMARY</strong></h2> <p>Oracle Database on Solaris: Samba Service Not Enabled</p> <h2 data-id="issue"><strong>ISSUE</strong></h2> <p></p> <h3 data-id="purpose">Purpose</h3> <p>Explain how to enable the Samba Client Service in order to successfully run an Oracle Database backup on Solaris.</p> <h3 data-id="description">Description</h3> <p>Oracle Database backups on Solaris platforms require the samba client service to be running on the Solaris client. This allows the Solaris client to mount an exported share from the Unitrends system to prevent the backup process from consuming local storage.</p> <h3 data-id="cause">Cause</h3> <p>If the samba client service is not running, Oracle backups will fail with the following message:</p> <pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0"> Command Failed: mount_smbfs: service svc:/network/smb/client:default not enabled. Command Failed: mount_smbfs: service svc:/network/smb/client:default not enabled.</pre> <h3 data-id="resolution">Resolution</h3> <p>To enable the samba client service run the following as a sudoer:</p> <pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0"> sudo svcadm enable -r network/smb/client</pre> <p>and verify the service is running:</p> <pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0"> svcs | grep smb</pre> <p>The service<span style="font-family: courier;"> 'svc:/network/smb/client:default'</span> should now read online.</p> </article> </main>