Hey, I have got samba running ok on my debian box, but i'am having alot of trouble with my redhat box.. I think it is because i cannot set the passwd. Everytime i try and reset the passwd i get unable to open passdb database. Failed to find entry for user root. Failed to modify password entry for user root any ideas on how i can fix this ?? this is were i have got it looking for the passwd smb passwd file = /etc/samba/passwd thanks
> unable to open passdb database. > Failed to find entry for user root. > Failed to modify password entry for user root > > any ideas on how i can fix this ?? >You'll have to add a linux user to smbpasswd before changing his password. E.g. smbpasswd -a username
I'm still getting this error even after adding a new user ? unable to open passdb database. any ideas thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vizitiu, Ciprian" <CVizitiu@gbif.org> To: <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:39 PM Subject: RE: [Samba] setting passwd help> > > unable to open passdb database. > > Failed to find entry for user root. > > Failed to modify password entry for user root > > > > any ideas on how i can fix this ?? > > > > You'll have to add a linux user to smbpasswd before changing his password. > E.g. smbpasswd -a username > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > >
>I'm still getting this error even after adding a new user ?>unable to open passdb database.>any ideas>thanksSome actions, such as joinging the domain from a W2K box require that you have a smbpasswd entry for a root account. You may want to add user root with smbpasswd. There are some security issues related to adding root to smbpasswd if you are on a non-home network.