[Samba] NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED

[René Nieuwenhuizen]

> I've tryed to add a machine with the command:
> smbpasswd -a -m linux01 but it wasn't successfull, so I've created a 
> user named linux01 and by running the same command again the error was:
> 
> User linux01$ does not exist in system password file 
> (usually /etc/passwd). Cannot add account without a valid local system 
> user.
> Failed to modify password entry for user linux01$
> 
> But linux01 exists in the /etc/passwd file!

linux01$ should be in the /etc/passwd file (mind the $)!

René Nieuwenhuizen
SysAdmin CPB