Problem with authentication for samba 2.2.8

[John E. Malmberg]

Herriot, Nicholas, VF UK - Technology (TS) wrote:
> Hello SAMBA team,
> 
> I've installed and setup a samba server 2.2.8 from binary's and
> following install instructions on a:  OpenVMS V7.2-1 on node WINDE1

Verify you have the lastest kit.

>> From windows NT. with service pack 3 I can see the node WINDE1, but
>> 
>> when I try and access the machine authentication always fails, no
 >> matter who simple and open I make the smb.conf file.
> 
> I've even tried setting up a guest user, encryption on, I've
 > setup a new smbpasswd file, then changing the password using the
 > smbpasswd.exe program. But nothing seems to work.
> 
> Anyone can give me a clue pleeeeeeeeeeeeseee help! >
> My SMB.CONF file looks like:
> 
<snip>
> The only errors I can find are below, but I've no idea how to solve them.
> 
> cheers in advance to anyone who can help...................
> 
> 
>   stm_open: open /samba/private/MACHINE.SID, flags 00000000, fd = -1
> [2005/03/13 19:10:27, 1] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.VMS]STM_REA
> D.C;165:(323)
>   stm_open: open /samba/private/smbpasswd, flags 00000000, fd = -1
> [2005/03/13 19:10:27, 0] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.PASSDB]MACH
> INE_SID.C;2:(163)
>   pdb_generate_sam_sid: Failed to store generated machine SID.
> [2005/03/13 19:10:27, 0] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVER
> .C;27:(907)
>   ERROR: Samba cannot create a SAM SID.
> WINDE1$ 

My guess is that a directory may be missing where it wants to store the 
SID file.

Try increasing the error level for the SMBD process.  As I remember 
things, this can be set by a logical name.

-John
wb8tyw at qsl.network