samba - Jun 2006 - user not in group

I recently replaced a samba server with a new machine.  Version 3.0.14
was used on the old server and is used on the new server as well.  I
copied all of the configuration files using rsync from the old server to
the new server.  Now I have one user that cannot access a share on the
new server, but that could be accessed on the old server.  After much
troubleshooting I have isolated the problem to the fact that samba on
the new server treats the user as if it is part of a group in the
invalid users for the share.  /etc/group does put the user in the group
that is an invalid users.  Can anyone help?

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Billie H. Cleek
Project Manager
3259 E. Sunshine Ave
Suite AA
Springfield, Missouri 65804
   Tel: (417) 886-2528
   Fax: (417) 886-2541

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> I recently replaced a samba server with a new machine.  Version 3.0.14
> was used on the old server and is used on the new server as well.  I
> copied all of the configuration files using rsync from the old server
> to the new server.  Now I have one user that cannot access a share on
> the new server, but that could be accessed on the old server.  After
> much troubleshooting I have isolated the problem to the fact that
> samba on the new server treats the user as if it is part of a group
> in the invalid users for the share.  /etc/group does put the user in
> the group that is an invalid users.  Can anyone help?
...remove the user from the invalid group?  Remove the group from
Samba's list of invalid groups?

You could try specifying "valid users = username" for just that share,
but I don't know whether that will bypass Samba's invalid groups option.

Cheers,
Adam.

I found the problem; I had two groups with the same group id.  The user
that could not connect was in one of the groups.  Problem solved.

ESSI - Billie H. Cleek wrote:
> I recently replaced a samba server with a new machine.  Version 3.0.14
> was used on the old server and is used on the new server as well.  I
> copied all of the configuration files using rsync from the old server to
> the new server.  Now I have one user that cannot access a share on the
> new server, but that could be accessed on the old server.  After much
> troubleshooting I have isolated the problem to the fact that samba on
> the new server treats the user as if it is part of a group in the
> invalid users for the share.  /etc/group does put the user in the group
> that is an invalid users.  Can anyone help?
> 
-- 
Billie H. Cleek
Project Manager
3259 E. Sunshine St
Suite AA
Springfield, Missouri 65804
   Tel: (417) 886-2528
   Fax: (417) 886-2541

bcleek@essystemsinc.com

http://www.essystemsinc.com

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Fingerprint = 1CF8 1903 8574 EFAD 0322  1A2E CC02 52B8 E973 4285