TDB Error When Adding New SMB User using Smbpasswd

[Michael Adam]

hevfuture wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> When I add a new samba user using the smbpasswd command (smbpasswd -a
> sample_username), I get the following error: 
> _____________
> 
> Unable to modify TDB passwd ! Error: Record exists
>  occurred while storing the RID index (RID_                 )
> Failed to add entry for user sample_username. 
> Failed to modify password entry for user sample_username. 
> _____________
> 
> Does anyone know of any solutions to this error?  

Hi, what exact version of samba are you using?

What is your smb.conf file?

Could you provide a level 10 log of the failing action:

smbpasswd -D10 -a username 2>&1 > smbpasswd.log

> I have rebooted several times and also searched on Google, but the only
> proposed solution has been to reinstall the server. Is there any way to
> repair just the tdb file, or just samba? 

The tool tdbbackup makes a backup, checking for consistency.
And replay a backup file if yours is broken.

You can of course delete (or rename) the passdb.tdb file if
nothing else helps, loosing your user db that way...

Cheers, Michael

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