Hi there --
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it.
I can run the /usr/bin/smbpasswd -a <username> command as root, and even though there are no errors, a subsequent check of the smbpasswd file indicates the username in question is still listed with the series of X's and NO PASSWORD indicator.
I have confirmed through the find command the only instances of smbpasswd are those at the /etc/samba and /usr/bin locations.
Has anyone seen this issue, and aside from installing samba from source, have a solution to this problem? Thanks.
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On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 11:45 -0500, Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it.
I can run the /usr/bin/smbpasswd -a <username> command as root, and even though there are no errors, a subsequent check of the smbpasswd file indicates the username in question is still listed with the series of X's and NO PASSWORD indicator.
I have confirmed through the find command the only instances of smbpasswd are those at the /etc/samba and /usr/bin locations.
Has anyone seen this issue, and aside from installing samba from source, have a solution to this problem? Thanks.
---- are you sure that is the file being used?
what is output of the command...
testparm -s |grep passdb
Craig
Hi there --
Thanks for your reply. The output of the testparm command is shown below:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[roinventory]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE passdb backend = tdbsam
The smbpasswd command is available for backwards compatibility. At the risk of coming across as a complete idiot, how does that tie in to this situation?
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Craig White Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:54 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Problem with Samba on CentOS 5.3
On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 11:45 -0500, Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it.
I can run the /usr/bin/smbpasswd -a <username> command as root, and even though there are no errors, a subsequent check of the smbpasswd file indicates the username in question is still listed with the series of X's and NO PASSWORD indicator.
I have confirmed through the find command the only instances of smbpasswd are those at the /etc/samba and /usr/bin locations.
Has anyone seen this issue, and aside from installing samba from source, have a solution to this problem? Thanks.
---- are you sure that is the file being used?
what is output of the command...
testparm -s |grep passdb
Craig
Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
Thanks for your reply. The output of the testparm command is shown below:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[roinventory]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE passdb backend = tdbsam
The smbpasswd command is available for backwards compatibility. At the risk of coming across as a complete idiot, how does that tie in to this situation?
If you really want to use smbpasswd backend, just change passdb backend = smbpasswd (in /etc/samba/smb.conf) and go with smbpasswd ..
-- Eero
On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 11:58 -0500, Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
Thanks for your reply. The output of the testparm command is shown below:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[roinventory]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE passdb backend = tdbsam
The smbpasswd command is available for backwards compatibility. At the risk of coming across as a complete idiot, how does that tie in to this situation?
---- the passdb is where users/passwords are stored according to your configuration
You can use tdbdump utility to see the contents of your passdb if you want.
tdb is the database provided with samba and it stores many more attributes than the old smbpasswd file and has been the default for several years now.
Craig
On Fri, 2009-11-20 at 11:58 -0500, Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
Thanks for your reply. The output of the testparm command is shown below:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[roinventory]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE passdb backend = tdbsam
The smbpasswd command is available for backwards compatibility. At the risk of coming across as a complete idiot, how does that tie in to this situation?
---- you can read about the different types of passdb's here in Samba's Official HowTo
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/passdb.html#id259...
I would recommend using tdbsam as you are doing and you can simply check the contents of this file by typing 'tdbdump /etc/samba/passdb.tdb'
tdb stands for 'trivial database' and it actually allows you to use more of the pdb features like setting some policies for users.
The usage of 'passdb = smbpasswd' is the old / flatfile database and all it really permits is a username and password.
Craig
Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it.
Is that version still using the old smbpasswd backend? Please put config file on mailinglist or to pastebin.com
-- Eero
Hi there --
Thanks for your reply. The output from the testparm command is shown below:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[homes]" Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[roinventory]" Loaded services file OK. Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE passdb backend = tdbsam
Evidently this version of samba is not using smbpasswd backend. If that is the case what would be the correct command syntax to use here?
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Eero Volotinen Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:54 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Problem with Samba on CentOS 5.3
Kaplan, Andrew H. wrote:
Hi there --
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it.
Is that version still using the old smbpasswd backend? Please put config file on mailinglist or to pastebin.com
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From: "Kaplan, Andrew H." AHKAPLAN@PARTNERS.ORG
I am having an issue with the Samba package, release 3.033375, that came bundled with the > CentOS 5.3 distribution. It seems that even though I created the smbpasswd file, located at > the /etc/samba directory, I am unable to modify the password of the users listed in it. I can run the /usr/bin/smbpasswd -a <username> command as root, and even though there > are no errors, a subsequent check of the smbpasswd file indicates the username in question > is still listed with the series of X's and NO PASSWORD indicator. I have confirmed through the find command the only instances of smbpasswd are those at the > /etc/samba and /usr/bin locations. Has anyone seen this issue, and aside from installing samba from source, have a solution to > this problem? Thanks.
I have "smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd" in my smb.conf...
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