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[GH-ISSUE #14] Setting up SMB crawler -> Error: undefined #15

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opened 2026-02-27 15:54:27 +03:00 by kerem · 6 comments

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2026-02-27 15:54:27 +03:00

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Originally created by @TrailerTracch on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RD17/ambar/issues/14

Attempting to setup the SMB crawler following the guide in the blog. Problem is I keep getting this red message at the bottom saying Error: undefined. There are no "i" markers on the left or highlighting to tell me where this may be or what it means. Below is my config with some slight edits.

Edits made: IP address, location, login, and password.

{
"id": "Share",
"description": "Share HDD",
"type": "smb",
"locations": [
{
"host_name": "EDITED",
"ip_address": "192.168.1.xxx",
"location": "EDITED"
}
],
"file_regex": "(\.doc[a-z])|(\\.xls[a-z]*)|(\.txt$)|(\.csv$)|(\.htm[a-z])|(\\.ppt[a-z]*)|(\.pdf$)|(\.msg$)|(\.zip$)|(\.eml$)|(\.rtf$)|(\.md$)|(\.png$)|(\.bmp$)|(\.tif[f]*)|(\\.jp[e]*g)",
"credentials": {
"auth_type": "ntlm",
"login": "EDITED",
"password": "EDITED"

},
"schedule": {
"is_active": true,
"cron_schedule": "*/15 * * * *"
},
"max_file_size_bytes": 30000000,
"verbose": true
}

Could the issue be related to the location? I've tried:
"\COMPUTERNAME\SHARE"
"//COMPUTERNAME/SHARE"
"SHARE"

Originally created by @TrailerTracch on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/RD17/ambar/issues/14 Attempting to setup the SMB crawler following the guide in the blog. Problem is I keep getting this red message at the bottom saying Error: undefined. There are no "i" markers on the left or highlighting to tell me where this may be or what it means. Below is my config with some slight edits. Edits made: IP address, location, login, and password. { "id": "Share", "description": "Share HDD", "type": "smb", "locations": [ { "host_name": "EDITED", "ip_address": "192.168.1.xxx", "location": "EDITED" } ], "file_regex": "(\\.doc[a-z]*$)|(\\.xls[a-z]*$)|(\\.txt$)|(\\.csv$)|(\\.htm[a-z]*$)|(\\.ppt[a-z]*$)|(\\.pdf$)|(\\.msg$)|(\\.zip$)|(\\.eml$)|(\\.rtf$)|(\\.md$)|(\\.png$)|(\\.bmp$)|(\\.tif[f]*$)|(\\.jp[e]*g$)", "credentials": { "auth_type": "ntlm", "login": "EDITED", "password": "EDITED" }, "schedule": { "is_active": true, "cron_schedule": "*/15 * * * *" }, "max_file_size_bytes": 30000000, "verbose": true } Could the issue be related to the location? I've tried: "\\COMPUTERNAME\SHARE" "//COMPUTERNAME/SHARE" "SHARE"

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2026-02-27 15:54:28 +03:00

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@sochix commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017):

Hello @TrailerTracch !

Please, add field token to credentials object with empty string value.
It should look like this:

"credentials": {
  "auth_type": "ntlm",
  "login": "EDITED",
  "password": "EDITED"
  "token": ""
},

We fixed the error message, run sudo ./ambar.py update to get the fix
We also updated docs: Crawling Your Own Shared Folders

@sochix commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017): Hello @TrailerTracch ! Please, add field `token` to `credentials` object with empty string value. It should look like this: ``` "credentials": { "auth_type": "ntlm", "login": "EDITED", "password": "EDITED" "token": "" }, ``` We fixed the error message, run `sudo ./ambar.py update` to get the fix We also updated docs: [Crawling Your Own Shared Folders](https://blog.ambar.cloud/advanced-ambar-usage-crawling-your-own-shared-folders/)

kerem commented

2026-02-27 15:54:28 +03:00

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@TrailerTracch commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017):

EDIT

I fiddled around with it and it worked! Not sure what I was doing wrong but we are good. Thank you very much.

For the record my location is setup as the following in case anyone else has an issue:
"location": "FOLDERNAME"

Thanks for the quick reply and fix! I see now in the screenshot I overlooked the token part.

I have the crawler setup but now I'm stuck at the following:
[info] filecrawler initialized
[error] error connecting to Smb share on PCNAME

I've double checked my account for ambar to access this share but is there anyway to get a more detailed logging on this to figure it out?

@TrailerTracch commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2017): EDIT I fiddled around with it and it worked! Not sure what I was doing wrong but we are good. Thank you very much. For the record my location is setup as the following in case anyone else has an issue: "location": "FOLDERNAME" Thanks for the quick reply and fix! I see now in the screenshot I overlooked the token part. I have the crawler setup but now I'm stuck at the following: [info] filecrawler initialized [error] error connecting to Smb share on PCNAME I've double checked my account for ambar to access this share but is there anyway to get a more detailed logging on this to figure it out?

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@isido993 commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2017):

It's quite strange, because in case of smb connection error you should get two lines in the log, like this:

2017-04-13 11:10:00.964: [info] filecrawler initialized
2017-04-13 11:11:00.999: [error] timed out
2017-04-13 11:11:01.007: [error] error connecting to Smb share on DESKTOP-2FHRAM

location field must start with the share name you're going to crawl, e.g. "location": "Share/EnglishStories" or "location": "Share". Have you checked you host name/IP address, also did you try to access your share manually via windows explorer?

@isido993 commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2017): It's quite strange, because in case of smb connection error you should get two lines in the log, like this: ``` 2017-04-13 11:10:00.964: [info] filecrawler initialized 2017-04-13 11:11:00.999: [error] timed out 2017-04-13 11:11:01.007: [error] error connecting to Smb share on DESKTOP-2FHRAM ``` `location` field must start with the share name you're going to crawl, e.g. `"location": "Share/EnglishStories"` or `"location": "Share"`. Have you checked you host name/IP address, also did you try to access your share manually via windows explorer?

kerem commented

2026-02-27 15:54:28 +03:00

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@TrailerTracch commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2017):

@fpd4444
Share access via windows explorer was fine along with the IP,name, and account. I believe I just didn't have the other parts of the config correct. I appreciate everyone's help with this and getting me up and running!

@TrailerTracch commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2017): @fpd4444 Share access via windows explorer was fine along with the IP,name, and account. I believe I just didn't have the other parts of the config correct. I appreciate everyone's help with this and getting me up and running!

kerem commented

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@sochix commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2017):

@TrailerTracch is problem solved? Can I close the issue?

@sochix commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2017): @TrailerTracch is problem solved? Can I close the issue?

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@sochix commented on GitHub (Apr 25, 2017):