On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Chris Nash wrote: > hi guys. > this yesterday i was working on my samba server (which is now sorta working as a >domain controller, FINALLY). but everytime a user tries to login access is denied and >a message is added into /var/log/messages: "cannot access passdb". just that. no >more, no less. > any ideas. users are starting to need the server very much. > > I think the version is 2.2.02? > I reinstalled samba this morning. same problem. The problem doesn't exist if > it isn't used as a domain controller though. there's the catch! I need it as > a domain controller. And running by Monday morning! > I've used it as is from the SuSE 8.0 installtion. Don't know how to > recompile and so far behind schedule that I can afford to mess up! got over > 300 users on. Don't want to lose them if possible. Just gotten used to this > version and skittish of change now (because of time constraints)! > smbpasswd file is in the default /etc/samba/ and it's rights have not been > changed since installation. All users are listed in passwd file as well. > > Any of this making sense?
Send me your smb.conf file <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and I will have a look at it. Also, send me the output of 'testparm'. - John T. > > extract from the var/log/messages, all from smbd daemon: > > api_samr_set_userinfo: unable to unmarshall SAMR_Q_SET_USERINFO > > passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c: pdb_getsampwdrid (1416) > > unable to open passdb database > > Does this make any sense? > > chris > > > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
