[Samba] Windows user not in UNIX db.

[Christian Barth]

> 
> I want my Windows account to interact with my Linux user account.  My
> usernames on both machines used to be the same, but now corporate is
> changing our name format (oh boy!).  Now that the usernames no longer
> sync, Samba is refusing me access to my Linux box.
> 
> When I check the logs, it claims that it can't find my new Windows
> username in the UNIX passwddb.  When I manually add my new Windows
> username to the smbpasswd file, it then claims that smbpasswd is
> corrupt since it still can't find the Windows username in the UNIX
> passwd file.

Change the user name in the Unix passwddb as well, or look at the 
parameter "user map" in smb.conf

Christian


> 
> Any pointers is appreciated.
> 
> -Rob
> 
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