samba - Jun 2002 - Effective UID is not 0 in: unable to open passdb database...

I get next error while trying to join a Samba PDC:

[2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:startsmbfilepwent(170)
startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file
/usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd. Error was Permission denied
[2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwrid(1416)
unable to open passdb database.


I've been  trying to locate  the error in  samba source code  (2.2.4). I
found that  the effective UID in that  moment is not root  (UID is), and
that's why  it has no permissions  to read the smbpasswd  file. It seems
that it should change the euid after reading that file, but not before.

i was not able to find where is changing the euid, but i'm sure that
someone will know how to solve that problem.


regards,


aleix

On 6 Jun 2002, Aleix Conchillo wrote:
> 
> I get next error while trying to join a Samba PDC:
> 
> [2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:startsmbfilepwent(170)
> startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file
> /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd. Error was Permission denied
> [2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwrid(1416)
> unable to open passdb database.
> 
> 
> I've been  trying to locate  the error in  samba source code  (2.2.4).
I
> found that  the effective UID in that  moment is not root  (UID is), and
> that's why  it has no permissions  to read the smbpasswd  file. It
seems
> that it should change the euid after reading that file, but not before.
> 
> i was not able to find where is changing the euid, but i'm sure that
> someone will know how to solve that problem.
Can you send me a level 10 debug log of this?  Also make sure to include
you smb.conf, ./configure options, user connected to the Samba PDC, client 
OS, etc...

Please send it of list.



cheers, jerry
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