Samba will not start in Mint 19

[pinnerite]

Since installing Mint 19 over a week ago I have been struggling to get Samba to start.

# systemctl status smbd reports:

Status: "smbd: ready to serve connections..."
Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915)
CGroup: /system.slice/smbd.service
├─1288 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
├─1296 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
├─1297 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
└─1317 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group

Jul 12 08:08:25 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: [2018/07/12 08:08:25.316265, 0] ../source3/auth/user_util.c:371(map_username)
Jul 12 08:08:25 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: can't open username map /etc/samba/smbusers. Error No such file or directory
Jul 12 08:08:26 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: [2018/07/12 08:08:26.426379, 0] ../source3/auth/user_util.c:371(map_username)
Jul 12 08:08:26 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: can't open username map /etc/samba/smbusers. Error No such file or directory
Jul 12 08:08:26 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: [2018/07/12 08:08:26.431544, 0] ../source3/auth/user_util.c:371(map_username)
Jul 12 08:08:26 albury.asandco smbd[7188]: can't open username map /etc/samba/smbusers. Error No such file or directory
Jul 12 08:09:17 albury.asandco smbd[7288]: [2018/07/12 08:09:17.119678, 0] ../source3/auth/user_util.c:371(map_username)
Jul 12 08:09:17 albury.asandco smbd[7288]: can't open username map /etc/samba/smbusers. Error No such file or directory

Which is true, there isn't one. I have run smbpasswd (again) but that makes no difference.

This is part of my current samba.conf (just globals and one share):

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[global]
    workgroup =AGROUP
    netbios name = ATLAS
    
    #  default is security = user
    
    server string = %h
    map to guest = Bad User
    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
    max log size = 50
    printcap cache time = 60
    printcap name = cups
    dns proxy = No
    guest ok = Yes
    encrypt passwords = yes
    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
    
    name resolve order = lmhosts bcast host wins
      
    # The following two lines were added 7 Jan 2016
    
    force user = alan
    force group = alan
    
    preferred master = no
    domain master = no
    local master = no


[alan]
    comment = Alan's service
    path = /home/alan
    valid users = alan
    admin users = alan
    read only = No

This computer uses caddies so the drives can be unplugged. When plugged in, a Mageia 5 system on a second drive (which Mint was intended to replace) works perfectly well!

I am baffled.

[altair4]

Why not just reset your smb.conf to the factory fresh settings and add only your [alan] share definition at the end of it?

You can find a copy of the default smb.conf here: /usr/share/samba/smb.conf

[pinnerite]

I have tried that and reinstalled samba fro the command line this time.
Windows 10 will now come up (Under VMware Player) and can access the shares.
Windows XP cannot.