samba - Sep 2005 - Adding new users, changing admin pword, etc

Hello,

I've just begun a new job and have inherited a Samba server that I'm
VERY
MUCH not familiar with.  Using the instructions I was left, I am attempting 
to add a new student:

login as: root
root@10.0.0.160's password:
Last login: Tue Sep  6 08:57:37 2005 from 10.0.12.18
[root@localhost ~]# cd /opt/IDEALX/sbin
[root@localhost sbin]# ./smbldap-useradd cbutts2011
[root@localhost sbin]# ./smbldap-passwd cbutts2011
Changing password for cbutts2011
New password :
Retype new password :
[root@localhost sbin]# smbpasswd cbutts2011
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Failed to find entry for user cbutts2011.
Failed to modify password entry for user cbutts2011

After that, I go to a client (and I've tested it on several) but the 
student cannot log on.  What could be the issue?

Also, I rebooted the server last week...upon restart, I could not log back 
in using the root password the former employee left me.  Is there a 
separate administrator password?  Is there any way to reset that?  As of 
right now I cannot gain access to the gui.

Thanks for all your help.

_____________________________
Joey Proulx
Technology Coordinator
Seabrook Schools
256 Walton Road
Seabrook, NH 03874
(603) 474-2252, ext 136
jproulx@sau21.k12.nh.us

Hi,
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joey Proulx [mailto:jproulx@sau21.k12.nh.us]
>Sent: ter?a-feira, 6 de Setembro de 2005 15:19
>To: samba@lists.samba.org
>Subject: [Samba] Adding new users, changing admin pword, etc
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I've just begun a new job and have inherited a Samba server 
>that I'm VERY 
>MUCH not familiar with.  Using the instructions I was left, I 
>am attempting 
>to add a new student:
>
>login as: root
>root@10.0.0.160's password:
>Last login: Tue Sep  6 08:57:37 2005 from 10.0.12.18
>[root@localhost ~]# cd /opt/IDEALX/sbin
>[root@localhost sbin]# ./smbldap-useradd cbutts2011
You may use ./smbldap-useradd -a cbutts2011
That way the samba attributes will be automatically created
>[root@localhost sbin]# ./smbldap-passwd cbutts2011
>Changing password for cbutts2011
>New password :
>Retype new password :
>[root@localhost sbin]# smbpasswd cbutts2011
>New SMB password:
>Retype new SMB password:
>Failed to find entry for user cbutts2011.
>Failed to modify password entry for user cbutts2011
There is no need for use smbpasswd.
smbldap-passwd takes care of that, if the -a switch was used at user
creation time.
>
>After that, I go to a client (and I've tested it on several) but the 
>student cannot log on.  What could be the issue?
>
>Also, I rebooted the server last week...upon restart, I could 
>not log back 
>in using the root password the former employee left me.  Is there a 
>separate administrator password?  Is there any way to reset 
>that?  As of 
>right now I cannot gain access to the gui.
Where can't you log back? At the server console, or by GUI you mean
something like SWAT.
Are you sure the password is correct?
If not, you can always reset it by starting the server in sigle user mode,
and resetting the password.


Best Regards,
Bruno Guerreiro
>
>Thanks for all your help.
>
>_____________________________
>Joey Proulx
>Technology Coordinator
>Seabrook Schools
>256 Walton Road
>Seabrook, NH 03874
>(603) 474-2252, ext 136
>jproulx@sau21.k12.nh.us
>
>
>
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