Hello, I am trying to run Samba 2.2.8a in an embedded linux system and running into problems with smbpasswd. With both smbd and nmbd processes running fine ( the log files at log level 3 don't show errors), when I try to add a user to the smbpasswd file I get the following error. # smbpasswd -a pbathini New SMB password: Retype new SMB passwd: User pbathini does not exist in system passwd file ( usually /etc/passwd). Cannot add accounet without a valid local system user. Failed to modify password entry for user pbathini # My /etc/passwd file looks like this. root::0:0:root:/:/bin/sh nobody::99:99:Nobody:/:/bin/sh pbathini::500:500::/cramfs:/bin/sh Why is smbpasswd unable to find user entry in /etc/passwd file? Can somebody please help? Pushpa
They need a Unix account before you can create a smbpasswd account. Ken> -----Original Message----- > From: samba-bounces+ken.walker=umist.ac.uk@lists.samba.org > [mailto:samba-bounces+ken.walker=umist.ac.uk@lists.samba.or > g]On Behalf > Of Pushpa Bathini > Sent: 18 June 2003 7:14 PM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: [Samba] smbpasswd -a failure > > > Hello, > > I am trying to run Samba 2.2.8a in an embedded linux system and > running into problems with smbpasswd. With both smbd and nmbd > processes running fine ( the log files at log level 3 don't show > errors), > when I try to add a user to the smbpasswd file I get the following > error. > > # smbpasswd -a pbathini > New SMB password: > Retype new SMB passwd: > User pbathini does not exist in system passwd file ( usually > /etc/passwd). > Cannot add accounet without a valid local system user. > Failed to modify password entry for user pbathini > # > > > My /etc/passwd file looks like this. > > root::0:0:root:/:/bin/sh > nobody::99:99:Nobody:/:/bin/sh > pbathini::500:500::/cramfs:/bin/sh > > Why is smbpasswd unable to find user entry in /etc/passwd file? > Can somebody please help? > > Pushpa > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >