smbd not starting on Samba version 3.0.22 - Solaris 9

[Dave Jones]

On 7/5/06, Anand Rao <panandrao at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> i downloaded the samba source and compiled it using Sun Studio C compiler
> on
> Solaris 9 box with the latest OS patchset. other than some warnings,
> nothing
> errored out or exited during the "configure" stage. "make" and "make
> install" was also smooth.
>
> here is my smb.conf file,
>
> [global]
>
> workgroup               = <my domain name>
> server string           = garuda (Sun4u)
> username map           = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.map
> load printers           = yes
> guest account           = root arao smbguest
> browsable               = yes
> preserve case           = yes
> short preserve case     = no
> dead time               = 240
> oplocks                 = True
> log level               = 10
> logfile                 = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
> security                = server
> #security               = share
> password server         = 158.x.x.x 158.x.x.x 158.x.x.x
> encrypt passwords       = yes
> #encrypt passwords      = no
> wins server             = 158.x.x.x
>
> [ Temporary ]
>
> comment = Temp for Test
> path = /temp
> valid users = root arao smavir
> browsable = yes
> writable = yes
> public = no
>
> Please note that i have masked the IPs. I also have a user mapping file.
>
> when i try to start smbd,
>
> $ smbd -D
>
> it doesn't start. the log.smbd shows the following message. i have edited
> it
> for easy reading...
>
> ##### log.smbd #######
>
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 6] param/loadparm.c:(2947)
>   lp_file_list_changed()
>   file /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf ->
> /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf  last
> mod_time: Wed Jul  5 09:03:01 2006
>
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 2] lib/interface.c:(81)
>   added interface ip=158.x.x.x  bcast=158.x.x.x nmask=255.255.255.192
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 5] lib/util.c:(260)
>   Netbios name list:-
>   my_netbios_names[0]="GANGA"
>
> .....
> ....
> ....
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(1322)
>   getsampwnam (smbpasswd): search by name: root arao
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(184)
>   startsmbfilepwent_internal: opening file
> /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 5] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(539)
>   getsmbfilepwent: end of file reached.
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 7] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(301)
>   endsmbfilepwent_internal: closed password file.
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_get_set.c:(617)
>   pdb_set_username: setting username root arao, was
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_get_set.c:(698)
>   pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root arao, was
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_get_set.c:(644)
>   pdb_set_domain: setting domain GANGA, was
>
> .........
> .........
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 10] passdb/pdb_compat.c:(100)
>   pdb_set_group_sid_from_rid:
>         setting group sid S-1-5-21-2565301635-92579091-311991264-514 from
> rid 514
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 3] smbd/sec_ctx.c:(386)
>   pop_sec_ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 1] auth/auth_util.c:(876)
>   User root arao in passdb, but getpwnam() fails!
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 5] auth/auth_util.c:(1511)
>   attempting to free (and zero) a server_info structure
> [2006/07/05 09:03:16, 0] smbd/server.c:(829)
>   ERROR: failed to setup guest info.
>
> ##### log.smbd #######
>
> what could be the problem? i know it is somewhere in the password/security
> layer...
>
> i have also tried using security = user and security = share. even tried
> removing the user map file.
>
> nmbd start fine, it is only smbd.
>
> $ smbclient -L ganga
>
> Error connecting to 158.x.x.x (Connection refused)
> Connection to ganga failed
>
> could you please provide some pointers as to what is going wrong?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> cheers
> anand
>


The users you've specified as guest need to be accessible to samba. If you
are authenticating against domain controller you'll need to do a net rpc
join , so that the Samba can access the DC to get info about the user.

Similar arguments apply to any other athentication mechanism you use.

For local authentication you'll need to add the user using smbpasswd.

regards,
DJ