Login problems - COLLECTING INFO

David Bannon D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
Wed Dec 13 21:50:56 GMT 2000


At 12:34 PM 13/12/2000 -0500, Ilender Linux wrote:

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>well... i will be glad to collect this info, but there is a problem:
>I dont know how to do it...
>
>How do I obtain the "detailed debug/error logs", "network trace" and "output
>from "smbstatus"" ??? I am new in that kind of stuff but I will be really
>happy to help...
>
>can anyone send me instructions for collecting info that will help us find
>the cause (and the solution) of the problem??
>
>Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
>
>Greetings!
>
>Jorge Luis Sarmiento Marchese
>Network Administrator
>Ilender Peru S.A.
>www.ilender.com.pe
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: JBCurry <jbcurry at hline.localhealth.net>
>To: Ilender Linux <linux at ilender.com.pe>; <samba-ntdom at lists.samba.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 9:38 AM
>Subject: RE: Login problems - correct mail
>
>
>> Jorge -
>>
>> Just thought I'd let you know you're not alone with this type of problem.
>> I have experienced this once on my network, and I am aware of seven other
>> users that have experienced it, ranging from "occasionally" to "all the
>> time".  Follow the thread "Login Troubles" first posted by Greg Ryle on
>> 11/2/00.  Below is the original posting:
>>
>> Greg Ryle wrote:
>> > I am running RedHat 6.2 with Samba 2.0.6 setup as a PDC doing domain
>> > logins. Users are experiencing difficulties logging in first thing in
>> > the morning after their machine has been shut down for the night.  If
>> > I change the Win98 machines so that they don't log into a NT domain,
>> > then they go in normally and can access the samba shares.  After they
>> > start accessing the shares, I can change the properties back to logging
>> > into an NT domain and it will log in.
>> >
>> > When the machines can't log in, the error I receive is that the password
>> > is not correct or access has been denied to the server.
>> >
>> > I tried redoing the passwords but that didn't work.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions,
>> >
>> > Greg
>>
>> Global summary of the problem:
>>   Users report sporadic "Domain password not correct or access to domain
>>   server has been denied" messages at logon.  This problem may or may not
>>   go away after xx minutes.  This problem may go away after repeated
>>   attempts at logging on.  This problem happens for both Win9x and WinNTWS
>>   users.  For some sites, this problem always goes away immediately after
>>   changing any user password in smbpasswd.  Other services on the server
>>   (such as file access and printing for users already logged on) are
>>   functional during the time the problem is occurring.
>>
>> Both Richard Sharpe and Gerald Carter had graciously responded to my
>> postings regarding this problem.  They wanted a network trace, verbose
>debug
>> logs and the output of smbstatus while the problem was occurring, but we
>> could not get the problem to repeat.  I referred them back to the other
>> users that were experiencing it regularly, and suggested that they may
>wish
>> to solicit the users on this list server for info from anybody/everybody
>> experiencing this problem, but have not seen anything else posted on this
>> issue since.
>>
>> My current "guess" is that domain logons on Samba are exceptionally
>> sensitive to network communication problems, which can hang up the process
>> that authenticates users against smbpasswd.  I found that simply editing
>the
>> smbpasswd file made the problem go away immediately.  I had at least one
>> other user confirm that this also worked for him.  The users experiencing
>> this problem frequently admitted to having possible network communication
>> problems.
>>
>> Hope this history helps.  I would expect that those responding to your
>> posting will be looking for detailed debug/error logs, a network trace and
>> output from "smbstatus" from when the problem was occurring, so you might
>> want to get started collecting info.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: samba-ntdom-admin at lists.samba.org
>> > [mailto:samba-ntdom-admin at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Ilender Linux
>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 8:45 AM
>> > To: samba-ntdom at lists.samba.org
>> > Subject: Login problems - correct mail
>> >
>> >
>> > Sorry people, I made a mistake copy - pasting my ifconfig last
>> > time... here is the correct IFCONFIG
>> > ______________
>> >
>> > Hello everybody.
>> >
>> > I use SAMBA 2.0.7 on Red Hat Linux 7.0 (with ALL the patches
>> > already installed) and clients in Windows 98 and Windows 98
>> > Second Edition.
>> >
>> > The problem I am having is that everyday, at the time the users
>> > come to work and turn on their machines, its almost impossible
>> > for them to login the domain. They receive "Bad Password" error
>> > about 14 to 20 times (I have counted them) until they can log in.
>> > After that, during the day, if someone restarts its computer, it
>> > logs at the first try. But if someone turns off his computer for
>> > a regular time or if the IP address is changed, the errors come back.
>> >
>> > I have read and tried different configuration and options, but
>> > none has worked.
>> >
>> > I will appreciate a lot if you help me, cause I don´t want
>> > Windows NT to work again as the PDC.
>> >
>> > Here I include my GLOBAL PARAMETERS and my IFCONFIG status.
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot for your help!
>> >
>> > Greetings
>> >
>> > Jorge Sarmiento
>> > Network Administrator
>> > Ilender Peru S.A.
>> > www.ilender.com.pe
>> >
>> >
>> > The [global] part of my smb.conf file I use is:
>> >
>> > [global]
>> >         workgroup = ILENDER_LINUX
>> >         netbios name = LINUX
>> >         server string = Samba Server
>> >         interfaces = eth2
>> >         encrypt passwords = Yes
>> >         log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>> >         max log size = 0
>> >         name resolve order = wins bcast lmhosts host
>> >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=16384 SO_RCVBUF=16384
>> >         logon script = login.bat
>> >         domain logons = Yes
>> >         os level = 65
>> >         preferred master = Yes
>> >         domain master = Yes
>> >         dns proxy = No
>> >         wins support = Yes
>> >         hosts allow = 172.16.4.
>> >
>> > my IFCONFIG status is:
>> >
>> > eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:5A:5D:63:C8
>> >           inet addr:216.244.146.194  Bcast:216.244.146.223
>> > Mask:255.255.255.224
>> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>> >           RX packets:419715 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> >           TX packets:258698 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:5
>> >           collisions:174 txqueuelen:100
>> >           Interrupt:10 Base address:0xcc00
>> >
>> > eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:10:5A:A0:BA:19
>> >           inet addr:192.168.1.10  Bcast:192.168.1.255
>Mask:255.255.255.0
>> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>> >           RX packets:30909 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> >           TX packets:11248 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> >           collisions:4 txqueuelen:100
>> >           Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc800
>> >
>> > eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:D0:09:41:15:9B
>> >           inet addr:172.16.4.90  Bcast:172.16.4.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>> >           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>> >           RX packets:810044 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> >           TX packets:881412 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
>> >           Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc400
>> >
>> > lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>> >           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>> >           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
>> >           RX packets:57544 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> >           TX packets:57544 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> >           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
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David Bannon                      D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au
School of Biochemistry            Phone 61 03 9479 2197
La Trobe University, Plenty Rd,   Fax   61 03 9479 2467
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