Hi all I've written a few mails to the list hoping that I might get some hint to what mistake I've been making in configuring my samba server with acl support, but haven't been able to figure out much to date. I'm sending some parts of my log files with a description of my problem as a last hope-- I will have to go through the manuals from cover to cover if I dont get an answer this time I guess. This mail is a bit too long to include all the details I thought necessary, but since its my last resort before going into all the gory details, I'm sending it with hopes that someone will be able to help me out here. I'm including the problem description at the end of the letter. Hope you can help me Regards, Prajjwal General Description: 1. Linux kernel 2.4.24, acl patch from acl.bestbits.at--> setfacl, getfacl properly working. 2. Samba 3.0.4 with acl support built in. 3. Samba standalone PDC configured with user level security. (domain name: SYSTEMS, samba server name: BRIDGE) 4. Windows XP Professional Client used (netbios name: PRAJCOMP) 5. Both owner and root able to modify existing acl entries on files and folders. Problem: 1. When trying to add extra users/groups using the Object Picker, even as root, authorized account is requested (root is listed in Domain Admins) and when I try to login as root again, I get an error message saying multiple connections to a shared resource are not allowed. 2. if an acl entry is shown for an user in the properties of one file,e.g. SYSTEMS\prajjwal, if I try to add that same acl entry to another file which does not have an acl entry for that user, the user will not be recognized. Attempted solutions: 1. Have tried various net group mapping combinations. 2. Have tried both user and domain level security. 3. Have tried with smbpasswd backend as well as tdbsam backend ( the backend used when generating these logs is tdbsam) Selected suspicious lines in the machine log file with description of places where they occur ( log level 10 used ): 1. When the initial username/password dialog appears on the client computer: askauth.log: Cache entry with key = TDOM/PRAJCOMP couldn't be found askauth.log: check_ntlm_password: guest had nothing to say askauth.log: pdb_getsampwnam (TDB): error fetching database. askauth.log: Error: Record does not exist askauth.log: check_sam_security: Couldn't find user 'other' in passdb file. 2. When username/password for user root are entered, and client is logged in: rootloggedin.log: auth_get_challenge: module guest did not want to specify a challenge rootloggedin.log: auth_get_challenge: module sam did not want to specify a challenge rootloggedin.log: auth_get_challenge: module winbind did not want to specify a challenge rootloggedin.log: Cache entry with key = TDOM/PRAJCOMP couldn't be found rootloggedin.log: check_ntlm_password: guest had nothing to say rootloggedin.log: Account not autolocked, no check needed rootloggedin.log: lp_servicenumber: couldn't find rootrootloggedin.log:[2004/06/30 11:27:49, 5] rpc_parse/parse_prs.c:prs_werror(695) rootloggedin.log:[2004/06/30 11:27:50, 5] rpc_parse/parse_prs.c:prs_werror(695) rootloggedin.log:[2004/06/30 11:27:50, 5] rpc_parse/parse_prs.c:prs_werror(695) rootloggedin.log:[2004/06/30 11:27:50, 5] rpc_parse/parse_prs.c:prs_werror(695) rootloggedin.log:[2004/06/30 11:27:50, 5] rpc_parse/parse_prs.c:prs_werror(695) 3. When the properties dialog box is opened for a file: firstpropdialog.log: Error opening file tmp/test.dll (No such file or directory) (local_flags=0) (flags=0) firstpropdialog.log:[2004/06/30 11:28:21, 10] smbd/trans2.c:set_bad_path_error(2213) firstpropdialog.log: set_bad_path_error: err = 2 bad_path = 0firstpropdialog.log: [2004/06/30 11:28:21, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(94) firstpropdialog.log: error string = No such file or directory firstpropdialog.log:[2004/06/30 11:28:21, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(118) firstpropdialog.log: error packet at smbd/trans2.c(2219) cmd=162 (SMBntcreateX) NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND 4. When the "security" tab is pressed to get a list of the users and groups in the acl entries for the file userlist.log:[2004/06/30 11:28:31, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(94) userlist.log: error string = No data available userlist.log:[2004/06/30 11:28:31, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(118) userlist.log: error packet at smbd/nttrans.c(104) cmd=160 (SMBnttrans) NT_STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL userlist.log:[2004/06/30 11:28:31, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(94) userlist.log: error string = No data available userlist.log: lsa_io_sec_qos: length c does not match size 8 userlist.log: lsa_io_sec_qos: length c does not match size 8 userlist.log: pdb_getsampwrid (TDB): error looking up RID 512 by key RID_00000200.userlist.log: Error: Record does not exist userlist.log: 00c0 bad_password_count : 0000 userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing Domain Admins, not an ALIAS group. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing bin, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing daemon, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing sys, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing adm, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing disk, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing wheel, not in the domain SID. userlist.log: get_alias_user_groups: not returing Domain Admins, not an ALIAS group. userlist.log: pdb_getsampwrid (TDB): error looking up RID 512 by key RID_00000200. userlist.log: Error: Record does not exist userlist.log: _samr_query_useraliases: an error occured while getting groups 5. When the "add" button is pressed to get extra users/groups added to the file acl entries addpress.log: Cache entry with key = TDOM/SYSTEMS couldn't be found addpress.log: pdb_getsampwrid (TDB): error looking up RID 501 by key RID_000001f5. addpress.log: Error: Record does not existaddpress.log: lsa_io_sec_qos: length c does not match size 8