Hi, Does anybody know what causes this to happen? (not setting uid) [2004/11/03 15:54:30, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(648) d-conway-lap (157.228.35.236) connect to service profiles initially as user ws0dwi (uid=186712, gid=513) (pid 6500) [2004/11/03 15:54:30, 0] lib/util_sec.c:assert_uid(95) Failed to set uid privileges to (-1,186712) now set to (0,0) [2004/11/03 15:54:30, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic2(1381) PANIC: failed to set uid [2004/11/03 15:54:30, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic2(1389) BACKTRACE: 22 stack frames: #0 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(smb_panic2+0x18c) [0x8193e16] #1 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(smb_panic+0x10) [0x8193c88] #2 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x819806d] #3 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(set_effective_uid+0x1e) [0x81981bc] #4 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x80b58a8] #5 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x80b5952] #6 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(pop_sec_ctx+0xf1) [0x80b61a7] #7 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(unbecome_root+0xb) [0x80aecdf] #8 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(local_uid_to_sid+0xfa) [0x816a56c] #9 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(uid_to_sid+0x122) [0x8171209] #10 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x80ba4e7] #11 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(get_nt_acl+0x291) [0x80bdcc2] #12 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(vfswrap_fget_nt_acl+0x14) [0x80b89c9] #13 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x809516e] #14 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(reply_nttrans+0x94a) [0x809674f] #15 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x80c0b45] #16 /usr/local/sbin/smbd [0x80c0bd7] #17 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(process_smb+0x1c6) [0x80c0ee6] #18 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(smbd_process+0x157) [0x80c1a0e] #19 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(main+0x716) [0x81eb561] #20 /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xce) [0x400d28ae] #21 /usr/local/sbin/smbd(strcpy+0x35) [0x8076a91] [2004/11/03 15:55:42, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(648) d-conway-lap (157.228.35.236) connect to service netlogon initially as user ws0dwi (uid=186712, gid=513) (pid 6502) i have read that if your nobody account has a uid of -1 and gid -2 you get this error, however i created a new user and set "guest account = <new-user>" in smb.conf and this still doesnt fix. I think this could be th answer to my groups not working. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daniel Wilson Systems Administrator IT & Communications Service University of Sunderland Unit1 Technology Park Chester Road Sunderland SR2 7PT Tel: 0191 515 2695 This e-mail contains information which is confidential and may be privileged and is for the exclusive use of the recipient. It is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that this message and its attachments are virus free. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University, unless otherwise specifically stated.