[Samba] Convert Unix users to Samba users

[Chris Weiss]

you don't need to actually "convert" them, just give them a password
with smbpasswd.

the SWAT convert process can't convert the password anyway since
SMB/ntlm uses a different type of hash, so you would still have to
give them passwords.


On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Samba <samba at hoogerdijk.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I made no progress yet in solving my mysterie. I have updated Samba to a
> newer version: 3.5.10-114.el6
>
> I also cleared the whole config file on the new machine and started from
> scratch. However, users are still not added and I have the same error
> messages. Is there no-one who has had this before?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Raymond
>
>
>
>
>
> From:   Samba <samba at hoogerdijk.org>
> To:     Samba Maillist <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Date:   14-12-2011 21:37
> Subject:        [Samba] Convert Unix users to Samba users
> Sent by:        samba-bounces at lists.samba.org
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I just installed a new Centos 6.1 machine with Samba 3.5.6-86.el6_1.4 . I
> use Webmin to administer the server and configuring Samba (SWAT is also
> available in Webmin). I have chosen the option to convert the Linux users
> to Samba users and the command completes and says the users have been
> converted. However, when I then look at the Samba users the list is empty.
>
> Restarted the Samba services and also the complete box, however, it still
> doesn't work.
>
> I have the following error message in the log.SMBD file:
>
> [2011/12/14 20:52:13.289684,  0] smbd/server.c:500(smbd_open_one_socket)
>  smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
> [2011/12/14 20:52:13.291029,  0] smbd/server.c:500(smbd_open_one_socket)
>  smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
>
> And the SWAT logfile:
>
> [2011/12/14 20:52:36.578244,  0]
> lib/util_sock.c:1441(get_peer_addr_internal)
>  getpeername failed. Error was Socket operation on non-socket
> [2011/12/14 20:52:36.584471,  0]
> lib/util_sock.c:1441(get_peer_addr_internal)
>  getpeername failed. Error was Socket operation on non-socket
>
> Why is this going wrong? Where do I need to look to fix it?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Raymond
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