2.0.6 Problem

[Richard Sharpe]

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Naveed Ahmed wrote:

> Whenever I run SMBPASSWD it gives message 'you don't exist- go away'.

Hmmm, under UNIX, this is an indication that the account you are trying to 
add or modify in the smbpasswd file does not exist in /etc/passwd. Does it 
exist in sysuaf.dat?
 
> Why is that ?
> 
> Naveed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert F. Thomas" <rft at asthomas.com>
> To: "Richard Sharpe" <rsharpe at ns.aus.com>; "Naveed Ahmed"
> <Greatman at Softhome.net>
> Cc: <samba-vms at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:24 PM
> Subject: RE: 2.0.6 Problem
> 
> 
> > Has the user been entered into the SAMBA password list?  In V2.0.3 all
> > passwords are unencrypted.  In V2.0.6 passwords can be encrypted and if
> this
> > feature is being used (turned on by default), each user/machine accessing
> > the share must have an entry in the SAMBA password file.  This file is
> > maintained by SMBPASSWD.
> >
> > I'm not expert in this area, but am being forced to upgrade to SAMBA 2.0.6
> > for this functionality by our security auditor.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Robert F. Thomas
> > A. S. Thomas, Inc.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: samba-vms-admin at lists.samba.org
> > [mailto:samba-vms-admin at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Richard Sharpe
> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:26 PM
> > To: Naveed Ahmed
> > Cc: samba-vms at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: Re: 2.0.6 Problem
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Naveed Ahmed wrote:
> >
> > > Samba 2.0.6 is configured properly on Alpha but I can't browse custom
> > shares
> > > like
> >
> > Hmmm, I was going to say upgrade :-)
> >
> > > [Naveed]
> > >    path = /dka0/Naveed
> > >    public = yes
> > >    guest ok = yes
> > >    only guest = yes
> > >    writable = yes
> > >    printable = no
> > >
> > > Testparm give no error for Naveed but Samba gives message when I run
> > > smbclient \\acsys2\Naveed
> > > tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in
> tree
> > > connec
> > > t.)
> >
> > Does the user have permissions to the directory specified? Samba returns
> > this error code if the directory does not exist, or the user requesting
> > access does not have permission to access the directory!B
> >
> > > also entry in log file is
> > > [2002/04/29 16:50:06, 0] CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVICE.C;2:(486)
> > >   Can't change directory to /dka0/Naveed (no such file or directory)
> > >
> > > Although directory Naveed exists in DKA0, and same setting works in VAX
> > for
> > > SAMBA 2.0.3
> > >
> > > Naveed
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > -----
> > Richard Sharpe, rsharpe at ns.aus.com, rsharpe at samba.org,
> > sharpe at ethereal.com
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Regards
-----
Richard Sharpe, rsharpe at ns.aus.com, rsharpe at samba.org, 
sharpe at ethereal.com