samba - Dec 2008 - Unable to modify TDB passwd

Hi,

I'm having difficulty creating new user accounts.

Attempting to create a new user account using smbpasswd fails, as follows:

#smbpasswd -a guest

New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Unable to modify TDB passwd: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL!
Failed to add entry for user guest.
Failed to modify password entry for user guest


Attempting to create a new user account using pdbedit fails, as follows:

# pdbedit -a -u guest

new password:
retype new password:
Unable to modify TDB passwd: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL!
Unable to add user! (does it already exist?)


The user does not exist in the Samba database:

# pdbedit -L -u guest
Username not found!


The unix account exists:

# cat /etc/passwd | grep 'guest'
guest:x:1059:1061::/var/empty:/bin/false

# cat /etc/group | grep 'guest'
guest:x:1061:


Versions:

# smbd -V
Version 3.2.3

# uname -srmo
Linux 2.6.27-7-server x86_64 GNU/Linux


All commands are run as root on the Samba PDC.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Daniel Kauffman

I'm also seeing this issue with smbpasswd -a on samba 3.2.4-1, debian  
lenny.. However pdbedit -a -u username works for me.

smbpasswd works for changing the password after being added with pdbedit

Regards,
Mark

On 12 Dec 2008, at 01:04, Daniel Kauffman
<daniel.kauffman@rocksolidsolutions.org
 > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having difficulty creating new user accounts.
>
> Attempting to create a new user account using smbpasswd fails, as  
> follows:
>
> #smbpasswd -a guest
>
> New SMB password:
> Retype new SMB password:
> Unable to modify TDB passwd: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL!
> Failed to add entry for user guest.
> Failed to modify password entry for user guest
>
>
> Attempting to create a new user account using pdbedit fails, as  
> follows:
>
> # pdbedit -a -u guest
>
> new password:
> retype new password:
> Unable to modify TDB passwd: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL!
> Unable to add user! (does it already exist?)
>
>
> The user does not exist in the Samba database:
>
> # pdbedit -L -u guest
> Username not found!
>
>
> The unix account exists:
>
> # cat /etc/passwd | grep 'guest'
> guest:x:1059:1061::/var/empty:/bin/false
>
> # cat /etc/group | grep 'guest'
> guest:x:1061:
>
>
> Versions:
>
> # smbd -V
> Version 3.2.3
>
> # uname -srmo
> Linux 2.6.27-7-server x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
>
> All commands are run as root on the Samba PDC.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Daniel Kauffman
>
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