similar to: Problem managing user accounts by usermgr

Dear list, I'm using samba 3.0.2a on a RedHat Linux server. Samba is configured as being a PDC. When I use the usermanager from SRVTOOLS.EXE on my W2K workstation I don't see any groups listed in the window below the userlist. Also when I look at the properties of on of the user (who is member of more than one group) I only see that a primary group is assigned, the one in /etc/passwd. The

Hello, I'm using Samba 3.0.1 with LDAP backend running as a PDC here. When I start up usrmgr.exe from Windows NT, it will read all the users (or computers, for srvmgr.exe) in the domain and report them back correctly. However, whomever I am logged in as ( including gid 512 users) it will not let me see details or change anything. In the logs after trying to view a users details I will

hi there im using samba 3.0.1 and have problems with usrmgr.exe and rpc calls to add/delete users stored in LDAP (2.1.22) an rpc call to add/delete a user gives "Access Denied" some extracts from the log --------------------------------------------------------------------------- smbldap_search_suffix: searching

Hi, I need to make a decision whether or not to install ntp server on my network in order to give time source to WinXP workstations. I found this parameter but I don't know how to employ it. I have got some unsure information about new functionality (other then ntp and 'net time' service) on WinXP (DC) server for setting clock on its workstations. Is it true ? And is "time server

Hello everybody. I have noted a strange problem when using Usrmgr.exe (from srvtools). The problem arise when a net groupmap is done on a group for which a user exist with the same name that the specified unixgroup. For example, lets say that I have the following UNIX user and group create on my Samba server : joe (in /etc/group) joe (in /etc/passwd) Now I create the following map : net

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Patch URL: http://samba.org/~jerry/patches/usrmgr_groups_v1.patch This one fixes issues when setting group information via usrmgr.exe and 'passdb backend = ldapsam'. The symptom in the logs is the dreaded "smbldap_open: cannot access LDAP when not root.." error. Also refer to https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3047

> Sergey Loskutov wrote > >> Problem 2. >> Launch tools usrmgr.exe >> Try create user >> Username: "John". Select to group button. User by default in member to "Domain Users" >> Added group "Domain Admins" press ok and next ok ... user is create ..... it's greet! >> >> Select propertes user "John" and press

Have an issue with password policy in Samba 3.0.4 with tdbsam password backend on RedHat 8.0. This issue was observed with an up-to-date Windows XP client, NT's SRVTOOLS on Windows 2000. I can set password policy (expiration, length, etc.) using usrmgr.exe from the Windows NT Server Tools. After setting policy, when I execute 'pdbedit -Lv someuser', it does not display the correct

Hello All, I am using Samba + LDAP PDC with all latest updates & versions. I have been using SRVTOOLS.exe to manage the domain in the past because my work mates can use that without needing root access to the server itself. It stopped working some time ago, and it was not bbecause of an update either, I don't know what went wrong or understand this error. When I open USRMGR I get the

WHAT I HAVE: I've inherited a production debian system. uname reveals kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. I am now running samba 3.0.14a with a completely "stock from source" install (as part of my troubleshooting activities). The machine acts as a PDC for win2k clients. It uses smbpasswd for the password back end. There are approx 20 users. It also serves dhcp, ntp, mysql and apache. WHAT I

I want to use NT4's SRVTOOLS to manage the Samba-PDC,But when i use it ,i mean ,when i add a account for windows,Samba can only receive the username from the tool. The others ,such as logon_path,Fullname and Description cannot be received by samba. Is some thing wrong with samba? what can i do ? I add the information of a user to the LDAP-server by LDIF-file handly .It works fine.And the

Hello, I have setup a Samba server with CentOS 5.2 and Samba 3.0.28-1.el5_2.1 (the CentOS included versi?n). I have configured Samba as a PDC following "Samba-3 by example" chapter 3, "Secure Office Networking". No DNS or DHCP active, as far as for now this is just a test environment. Most of it works fine, but trying to change user passwords for a MS-Windows test computer

I have a Samba 3.0.4 server configured as a PDC. NetBIOS name of the server is "SERVER"; name of the workgroup is "AEC". Problem is that there's now a phantom workgroup called "SERVER" when I try to browse the network. Since there's no clients configured in this workgroup, any attempts to browse this workgroup fail. When I attempt to use User Manager for

Hi, I have configured samba 3.0.2 as Dfs root but it seems smbd dont translate symlink to remote share name. All targeted shares are from testing workstation directly accessible. My config is: --- [global] debuglevel = 10 netbios name = SAMBAII workgroup = XAMBA security = user domain logons = yes preferred master = yes domain master = yes local master = yes

Hello, as I continued exploring Samba 3.0.4 as a PDC, I managed to get roaming profiles up ... Saving changes worked out fine. I logged in as TheUserWithUID=0 ... and tried to add a user. Access denied. The logs for the XP-client contain: > [2004/06/03 23:10:46, 2] passdb/pdb_ldap.c:init_group_from_ldap(1792) > init_group_from_ldap: Entry found for group: 513 > [2004/06/03

I am trying to implement my Samba 3.3.3 running on FreeBSD 7.1 as a PDC. Since I am new to Samba I am using some "adopted" sample configurations and my is similar to shown here: http://www.mrp3.com/windows-to-unix-samba.html I have two problems and hope to get some help from all of you: When I add a Windows XP workstation to the domain the group Domain admins is not automatically added

I hope someone give me a clue to what is happening here. This is a new installation. I can add users to samba with no problems but I can't delete them from the ldap db using smbpasswd -x <username> nor via pdbedit -x -u <username> The ldap entry looks like this - # dn: uid=tester,ou=People,dc=mycompany,dc=com uid: tester sambaSID: S-1-5-21-118495222-1838158642-270368766-2026

I've got a Samba 3.0.4 server running on RedHat 8.0 as a PDC. It's the only domain controller on the network, and the only WINS server on the network. The problem is, when I browse the network neighborhood, I see the NetBIOS name of the server ("SERVER") appear as a workgroup/domain (though there are no hosts listed in this phantom domain). It also appears as a computer under

hi , i have a few problems with usmgr on Version 3.2.4 ( Version 3.2.4-8.1-1931-SUSE-SL11.0 ) samba pdc ldap the download version from ms http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c0011ab8-3178-4701-a791-eafba0f42de2&displaylang=en doesnt work giving "device attached to the system is not functioning" whatever i do a old version from usermgr works partially but magic

Hi there I've just finished setting my first Samba PDC for 120ish users and so far so good, although its only been live for 2 days!! One problem I've come across (actually I had loads but the HOW-TO, Samba archive and google solved most of them) is with usrmgr. There is one XP client that I have installed the NT 4 Server Tools software on for the school IT coordinator (note the phrase