# Not starting smb service after update to 26.0.0-BETA.1

**URL:** <https://forum.freenas-community.org/t/not-starting-smb-service-after-update-to-26-0-0-beta-1/312>\
**Category:** Sharing\
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.freenas-community.org/t/not-starting-smb-service-after-update-to-26-0-0-beta-1/312 "2026-04-30T06:03:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.freenas-community.org/t/not-starting-smb-service-after-update-to-26-0-0-beta-1/312/1 "2026-04-30T06:03:50Z")

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HI all

after update, start getting error

```auto
Apr 30 09:00:31 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for smbd.service - Samba SMB Daemon.
Apr 30 09:00:31 systemd[1]: smbd.service: Job smbd.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.

```

checking smb4.conf file - \usr\local\etc

"there only 2 strings:

“

[global]

[SHARE]  
path=“/var/empty”

“

how fix it or reset service?