smbpasswd -a unsuccessful
kernel - 2.6.34-1-686 #1 SMP
westk[@]goshen]:/home/westk:> cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.8
westk[@]goshen]:/home/westk:> aptitude show samba
Package: samba
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 2:3.2.5-4lenny15
westk[@]goshen]:/home/westk:> sudo pdbedit -L
params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration file:
** To fix broken Macintosh OS/X symlinks
davey:1005:David H,,,
alex:1013:Alexander K,,,
backup:34:backup
<etc etc>
westk[@]goshen]:/home/westk:> sudo smbpasswd -a amyld
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Unable to modify TDB passwd: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL!
Failed to add entry for user amyld.
Failed to modify password entry for user amyld
I've googled and found this symptom a lot (apparently related to
deleting a/any user account from the Debian system itself breaking the
Samba passdb.tdb file), but not a fix. It seems there was a bug that was
fixed in version 3.3, but that's not available in the lenny archives.
If I delete /var/lib/passdb.tdb, I can then get the command to work, but
then I've lost all my other users' access.
Thanks for any help!
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Kent West<*)))><
http://kentwest.blogspot.com
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