[Samba] Help with Password file

[Christian Barth]

> I am trying to run Samba on linux 7.2. When I run the smbpasswd utility, it 
> returns an error "Failed to open etc/samba/secrets.tdb." This also shows in 
> the log as:
> 
> [2002/02/13 14:04:36, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(47)
>    Failed to open etc/samba/secrets.tdb
> 
> I believe this is also preventing Samba from running at all:
> 
> Here is the smb.conf file
> 
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from Lserver (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2002/02/08 15:33:39
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>          workgroup = WorkGroup
>          netbios name = LSERVER
>          server string = Linux_Server
> #     interfaces = 192.0.0.199/24
> #     interfaces = 127.0.0.1
>          encrypt passwords = Yes
>        security = user
>          smb passwd file = etc/samba/smbpasswd
I guess this should be an absolute path, e.g. /etc/samba/smbpasswd or 
what ever it is on your system. Mark the / on the beginning.

Christian


>          log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>          max log size = 10
>          socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>          preferred master = False
>          local master = No
>          domain master = False
>          dns proxy = No
>          wins server = 192.0.0.181
>          name resolve order = hosts
>          hosts allow = 192.0.0.199/24 192.0.0. 127.0.0.1
>          printing = lprng
>          preserve case = No
>          short preserve case = No
> 
> [Root]
>          comment = root drive
>          path = /
>          valid users = administrator
>          read only = No
> 
> [homes]
>          comment = Home Directories
>          valid users = %S
>          #read only = No
>          create mask = 0664
>          directory mask = 0775
> 
> [printers]
>          comment = All Printers
>          path = /var/spool/samba
>          printable = Yes
>          browseable = No
> 
> [tmp]
>          comment = Temporary file space
>          path = /tmp
>          read only = No
>          guest ok = Yes
> 
> 


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