samba - Aug 2006 - Replacing Windows account with local account.

OK, I'm stumped.

I have a Samba server (v3.0.20a) with security=DOMAIN and using winbind
to authenticate non-local users against a W2K domain controller. This
setup happily serves out home directories and about six other shares.

I need to add a local UNIX account for a formerly Windows only user.
When I try useradd I get: user <username> exists.  This makes sense
becasue of winbind.  What I cannot figure out is how 'erase' him so I
can create a local user account.  I've read thru the man ages but I
can't see how to do this.

Stephen Carville wrote:
> OK, I'm stumped.
>
> I have a Samba server (v3.0.20a) with security=DOMAIN and using winbind
> to authenticate non-local users against a W2K domain controller. This
> setup happily serves out home directories and about six other shares.
>
> I need to add a local UNIX account for a formerly Windows only user.
> When I try useradd I get: user <username> exists.  This makes sense
> becasue of winbind.  What I cannot figure out is how 'erase' him so
I
> can create a local user account.  I've read thru the man ages but I
> can't see how to do this.
Did you try removing the account from Windows?

Otherwise, what does he need as a Unix user? Does his account exist in 
the /etc/passwd file or is it just his "home" directory that exists 
locally? If the former, it would seem you don't need to create his 
account. If the latter, did you try renaming his old home directory?

Stephen Carville wrote:
> OK, I'm stumped.
> 
> I have a Samba server (v3.0.20a) with security=DOMAIN and using winbind
> to authenticate non-local users against a W2K domain controller. This
> setup happily serves out home directories and about six other shares.
> 
> I need to add a local UNIX account for a formerly Windows only user.
> When I try useradd I get: user <username> exists.  This makes sense
> becasue of winbind.  What I cannot figure out is how 'erase' him so
I
> can create a local user account.  I've read thru the man ages but I
> can't see how to do this.
I'm thinking I can comment out the windbind in /etc/nswitch.conf, create 
a unix user, set up the mappng in smbusers, then uncomment winbind. 
I'll try that Monday.

--
Stephen

OK, I'm stumped.

I have a Samba server (v3.0.20a) with security=DOMAIN and using winbind 
to authenticate non-local users against a W2K domain controller. This 
setup happily serves out home directories and about six other shares.

I need to add a local UNIX account for a formerly Windows only user. 
When I try useradd I get: user <username> exists.  This makes sense 
becasue of winbind.  What I cannot figure out is how 'erase' him so I 
can create a local user account.  I've read thru the man ages but I 
can't see how to do this.

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