Re: [Samba] vampire question
On Tuesday 15 March 2005 12:33, Schlomo Schapiro wrote: > Hi John, > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, John H Terpstra wrote: > > On Monday 14 March 2005 14:29, Schlomo Schapiro wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > aren't posix account names supposed to be without blanks ? I would be > > > most surprised if a machine account with a blank would work with Samba > > > ! > > > > Is this "no blank" specified in any standards? It seems someone has > > decided that Linux should no longer permit blanks in user names and/or > > group names. > > Just tried on my SuSE 9.0: > # useradd "hello world" > useradd: Invalid user name `hello world'. > > So I assume that usernames with blanks are not a good idea - in the way > that most Linux tools don't cope with them, even if maybe the NSS > library calls do cope with them. > > Doesn't Samba also use the platform useradd command to add accounts in > most setups ? Yes, for the tdbsam backend and for smbpasswd backend. This means you will need to implement a shell script that converts names to lower case and strips spaces. The allow the shell script to call 'useradd' etc. The smb.conf parameter 'add user script' should be set up to call your custom script. - John T. > > > > > > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything > > > > > > > > seems > > > > > > > > > to run fine however I do get > > > > > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' > > -- > Regards, > Schlomo -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, ISBN: 0131453556 Samba-3 by Example, ISBN: 0131472216 Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] vampire question
Hi John, On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, John H Terpstra wrote: > On Monday 14 March 2005 14:29, Schlomo Schapiro wrote: > > Hi, > > > > aren't posix account names supposed to be without blanks ? I would be most > > surprised if a machine account with a blank would work with Samba ! > > Is this "no blank" specified in any standards? It seems someone has decided > that Linux should no longer permit blanks in user names and/or group names. Just tried on my SuSE 9.0: # useradd "hello world" useradd: Invalid user name `hello world'. So I assume that usernames with blanks are not a good idea - in the way that most Linux tools don't cope with them, even if maybe the NSS library calls do cope with them. Doesn't Samba also use the platform useradd command to add accounts in most setups ? > > > > > > > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything > > > > > > seems > > > > > > > to run fine however I do get > > > > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' > > -- Regards, Schlomo -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] vampire question
On Monday 14 March 2005 14:29, Schlomo Schapiro wrote: > Hi, > > aren't posix account names supposed to be without blanks ? I would be most > surprised if a machine account with a blank would work with Samba ! Is this "no blank" specified in any standards? It seems someone has decided that Linux should no longer permit blanks in user names and/or group names. - John T. > > Schlomo > > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Phil Dawson wrote: > > Hi Kurt, > > > > Don't know if this is any help. We currently have a similar problem on > > RHAS 3 & 4. > > > > RedHat bug report: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-November/msg01576.h > >tml > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Kurt A. Brust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 11/03/2005 18:34 > > > > To > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > cc > > > > Subject > > [Samba] vampire question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . when running net > > > > > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything > > > > seems > > > > > to run fine however I do get > > > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' > > -- > Regards, > Schlomo -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, ISBN: 0131453556 Samba-3 by Example, ISBN: 0131472216 Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] vampire question
Hi, aren't posix account names supposed to be without blanks ? I would be most surprised if a machine account with a blank would work with Samba ! Schlomo On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Phil Dawson wrote: > Hi Kurt, > > Don't know if this is any help. We currently have a similar problem on > RHAS 3 & 4. > > RedHat bug report: > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-November/msg01576.html > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > "Kurt A. Brust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 11/03/2005 18:34 > > To > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc > > Subject > [Samba] vampire question > > > > > > > . when running net > > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything > seems > > to run fine however I do get > > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' > > > > -- Regards, Schlomo -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] vampire question
Hi Kurt, Don't know if this is any help. We currently have a similar problem on RHAS 3 & 4. RedHat bug report: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2004-November/msg01576.html Phil "Kurt A. Brust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/03/2005 18:34 To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject [Samba] vampire question . when running net > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything seems > to run fine however I do get > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] vampire question
On Friday 11 March 2005 11:26, Kurt A. Brust wrote: > I have a quick question for you... when running net > > > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything > > seems > > > to run fine however I do get > > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' I presume you are using a tdbsam backend. If so, on SLES9 you need to do the following: a) mkdir /var/lib/smb-machines/ b) Set in your smb.conf the following: add machine account = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/flase -d /var/lib/smb-machines/"%u" "%u" i.e.: SLES9 will not allow creation of system accounts that have a /dev/null home directory. Please call me on (650) 580-8668 - John T. -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, ISBN: 0131453556 Samba-3 by Example, ISBN: 0131472216 Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
[Samba] vampire question
. when running net > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything seems > to run fine however I do get > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
[Samba] vampire question
I have a quick question for you... when running net > rpc vampire -S ntserver -U Administrator%stacy182 --- everything seems > to run fine however I do get > could not create posix account info for 'machine name$' -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba