[Samba] Samba won't start and log says cannot create a SAM SID.

[Rhonda Gregory]

I’m running SunOS 5.8 and I’ve installed Samba 2.2.4.  Samba will not start and the following error is in the log.smbd.  I have debug set at level 10.  I have perused the archives for help but to no avail.  I have also read thru DIAGNOSIS.txt.  Of course test 3 fails because samba is not running. I checked the config file with testparm and it’s ok.  Your help would be greatly appreciated.   [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 0] smbd/server.c:(751)   standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 3] smbd/server.c:(762)   Becoming a daemon. [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 8] lib/util.c:(1302)   fcntl_lock 7 34 0 1 2 [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 8] lib/util.c:(1340)   fcntl_lock: Lock call successful [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 5] smbd/connection.c:(156)   claiming  0 [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 0] passdb/machine_sid.c:(163)   pdb_generate_sam_sid: Failed to store generated machine SID. [2002/06/13 23:16:27, 0] smbd/server.c:(793)   ERROR: Samba cannot create a SAM SID.     My smb.conf contains the following: [global]         workgroup       = ROUTEMANAGER         load printers   = yes         locking         = yes         browsable       = yes         socket options  = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_THROUGHPUT         printing        = sysv         printcap name   = /usr/local/samba/lib/printcap         server string   = ECR RouteManager         preserve case   = yes         short preserve case   = yes         debug level     = 3     wins support    = no     security        = share     [homes]         comment         = Home Directories         browseable      = no         read only       = no         create mode     = 0750         #case sensitive  = yes       Thanks!   Rhonda Gregory WorldCom NGSN PS/RM Development vnet 622-6934 (Wed/Thurs) outside 719-535-6934 (Wed/Thurs)