3.6.16 deleting root from smbpasswd file

[Thomas Bork]

Trying to delete user root from /etc/smbpasswd with smbpasswd fails (no 
PDC, no winbind):

test # grep ^root /etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
test # grep ^root /etc/smbpasswd
root:0:C2265B23734E0DACAAD3B435B51404EE:69943C5E63B4D2C104DBBCC15138B72B:[U 
          ]:LCT-51CDEF70:
test # smbpasswd -D 10 -x root
Netbios name list:-
my_netbios_names[0]="TEST"
Attempting to register passdb backend smbpasswd
Successfully added passdb backend 'smbpasswd'
Attempting to register passdb backend tdbsam
Successfully added passdb backend 'tdbsam'
Attempting to register passdb backend wbc_sam
Successfully added passdb backend 'wbc_sam'
Attempting to find a passdb backend to match smbpasswd (smbpasswd)
Found pdb backend smbpasswd
pdb backend smbpasswd has a valid init
getsampwnam (smbpasswd): search by name: root
startsmbfilepwent_internal: opening file /etc/smbpasswd
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user root, uid 0
endsmbfilepwent_internal: closed password file.
getsampwnam (smbpasswd): found by name: root
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
account_policy_get: name: maximum password age, val: -1
Opening cache file at /var/lock/samba/gencache.tdb
Opening cache file at /var/lock/samba/gencache_notrans.tdb
gid_to_sid: winbind failed to find a sid for gid 0
LEGACY: gid 0 -> sid S-1-22-2-0
Forcing Primary Group to 'Domain Users' for root
account_policy_get: name: password history, val: 0
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
pdb_set_nt_username: setting nt username , was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
Home server: test
Substituting charset 'UTF-8' for LOCALE
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
pdb_set_workstations: setting workstations , was
account_policy_get: name: password history, val: 0
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
pdb_set_group_sid: setting group sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-513
winbind failed to find a uid for sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
lookup_global_sam_rid: looking up RID 1000.
smbpasswd_getsampwrid: search by sid: 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
startsmbfilepwent_internal: opening file /etc/smbpasswd
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user root, uid 0
endsmbfilepwent_internal: closed password file.
getsampwrid (smbpasswd): found by name: root
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
LEGACY: sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 -> uid 0
Failed to delete entry for user root.
test # smbd -V
Version 3.6.16-for-eisfair-1-patch-1


Okay, deleted the line by hand.
Added root as Samba user.

test # grep ^root /etc/smbpasswd
root:0:C2265B23734E0DACAAD3B435B51404EE:69943C5E63B4D2C104DBBCC15138B72B:[U 
          ]:LCT-51CDFDB5:


And again, failed to delete root as Samba user:

test # smbpasswd -D 10 -x root
Netbios name list:-
my_netbios_names[0]="TEST"
Attempting to register passdb backend smbpasswd
Successfully added passdb backend 'smbpasswd'
Attempting to register passdb backend tdbsam
Successfully added passdb backend 'tdbsam'
Attempting to register passdb backend wbc_sam
Successfully added passdb backend 'wbc_sam'
Attempting to find a passdb backend to match smbpasswd (smbpasswd)
Found pdb backend smbpasswd
pdb backend smbpasswd has a valid init
getsampwnam (smbpasswd): search by name: root
startsmbfilepwent_internal: opening file /etc/smbpasswd
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user tb, uid 2001
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user root, uid 0
endsmbfilepwent_internal: closed password file.
getsampwnam (smbpasswd): found by name: root
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
account_policy_get: name: maximum password age, val: -1
Opening cache file at /var/lock/samba/gencache.tdb
Opening cache file at /var/lock/samba/gencache_notrans.tdb
gid_to_sid: winbind failed to find a sid for gid 0
LEGACY: gid 0 -> sid S-1-22-2-0
Forcing Primary Group to 'Domain Users' for root
account_policy_get: name: password history, val: 0
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
pdb_set_nt_username: setting nt username , was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
Home server: test
Substituting charset 'UTF-8' for LOCALE
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
pdb_set_workstations: setting workstations , was
account_policy_get: name: password history, val: 0
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
pdb_set_group_sid: setting group sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-513
winbind failed to find a uid for sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
lookup_global_sam_rid: looking up RID 1000.
smbpasswd_getsampwrid: search by sid: 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
startsmbfilepwent_internal: opening file /etc/smbpasswd
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user tb, uid 2001
getsmbfilepwent: returning passwd entry for user root, uid 0
endsmbfilepwent_internal: closed password file.
getsampwrid (smbpasswd): found by name: root
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
pdb_set_username: setting username root, was
pdb_set_full_name: setting full name root, was
pdb_set_domain: setting domain TEST, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_profile_path: setting profile path \\test\root\profile, was
Home server: test
pdb_set_homedir: setting home dir \\test\root, was
pdb_set_dir_drive: setting dir drive , was NULL
pdb_set_logon_script: setting logon script , was
pdb_set_user_sid: setting user sid 
S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000
pdb_set_user_sid_from_rid:
         setting user sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 
from rid 1000
Finding user root
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is root
Get_Pwnam_internals did find user [root]!
LEGACY: sid S-1-5-21-2003627822-2407375014-3416494304-1000 -> uid 0
Failed to delete entry for user root.

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der tom