samba - May 2017 - SAMBA v3.6.8 on Solaris 10 NOT working after Windows Server 2008 AD updated

On Wed, 24 May 2017 20:38:11 +0200
Marc Muehlfeld via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hi Albert,
> 
> Am 24.05.2017 um 20:13 schrieb albert samba via samba:
> > My Samba has been working well until I recently run Windows update
> > for DC.
> > 
> > I got the error message below on my client (Windows 8.1 Enterprise
> > Evaluation OS) when accessing the Samba shares.
> > " *\\pinnacle** is not accessible.  You might not have permission
> > to use this network resource.  Contact the administrator of this
> > server to find out if you have access permissions.* "
> > 
> > Here is my smb.conf:
>  > ...
> > *security = domain*
> 
> 3.6 is really old and unsupported. That a Windows update break 
> compatibility may happen. I would try it with a supported version.
That might not be possible, the OP is using Solaris 10.
> 
> However, your smb.conf doesn't look like it is from an AD domain
> member. E. g. I miss the "realm" parameter, and
"security" should be
> set to "ADS".
No it looks like it is from an NT4-style domain client
> 
> Can you please check your setup with our domain member documentation:
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Domain_Member
> (Please note that the doc is valid for the supported versions. I'm
> not sure if it is compatible with a 5 year old Samba version)
There is a chance, 'idmap config' existed on 3.6.

What would be interesting to know, what did the OP upgrade the 'DC'
from ??

Rowland
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Marc
>

Am 24.05.2017 um 20:58 schrieb Rowland Penny via samba:
>> 3.6 is really old and unsupported. That a Windows update break
>> compatibility may happen. I would try it with a supported version.
> 
> That might not be possible, the OP is using Solaris 10.
Does compiling a recent version fail on Solaris 10?



Regards,
Marc

Hi,

On 25/05/2017 07:45, Marc Muehlfeld via samba wrote:
> Am 24.05.2017 um 20:58 schrieb Rowland Penny via samba:
>>> 3.6 is really old and unsupported. That a Windows update break
>>> compatibility may happen. I would try it with a supported version.
>>
>> That might not be possible, the OP is using Solaris 10.
> 
> Does compiling a recent version fail on Solaris 10?
If the OP has solaris support, recent Solaris 10 patches update Samba to
version 4.4.8 (patch 119758-38)

-- 
Al Slater