> The thing is, this isn't really a bug at all. gnome-screensaver is working > exactly as it's supposed to, as is pam_smbpass; it > just logs (at severity LOG_DEBUG) a notice that the smbpasswd database is not > being updated, because the process isn't > running as root.
The issue is that this is being called from each executable that uses pam, including those that don't have the right to change samba passwords, such as squid_auth, or vsftpd. The effect is not only log spam, but also authentication failures (in case of vsftpd: bug #723603). Solution: Remove the following lines from /usr/share/pam-configs/smbpasswd-migrate and re-run pam-auth-update : Auth-Initial: optional pam_smbpass.so migrate Auth-Final: optional pam_smbpass.so migrate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to samba in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375569 Title: gnome-screensaver failure - can't access samba password database - not running as root To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/375569/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs