Error 0 on smbpasswd command (1.9.19-prealpha)

[Gerald Carter]

Andrew Perrin - Demography wrote:
> 
> Now, however, I am unable to use smbpasswd (the program) if there is
> already an smbpasswd (the file) in place; witness:
> 
> #@boserup:/usr/LOCAL/samba/private>ls -la
> total 6
> drwxrwxrwx   2 root     other        512 Apr 21 16:04 .
> drwxr-xr--   7 root     other        512 Apr 21 15:01 ..
> -rw-------   1 root     other          0 Apr 21 16:04 smbpasswd
> 

First thing is to change the permission on /usr/LOCAL/samba/private
from 
		drwxrwxrwx
to
		dr-x------
for security reasons.

> #@boserup:/usr/LOCAL/samba/bin>./smbpasswd -a aperrin
[snip]
> startsmbpwent: opening file /usr/LOCAL/samba/private/smbpasswd
> /smbpasswd: Failed to open password file
> /usr/LOCAL/samba/private/smbpasswd.
> /smbpasswd: Error 0
[snip]
> BUT if I delete smbpasswd:
> #@boserup:/usr/LOCAL/samba/bin>./smbpasswd -a aperrin
[snip]
> /smbpasswd: Added user aperrin.
> 
> This pattern holds for adding user or machine accounts; it also holds 
> for changing the password in an existing entry.

I dunno about this part.  The only that comes to mind is if the file is
locked.  Can you write an C program and try to open smbpasswd for
writing and see what a stat() call gives?



j-
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                            Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter	
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