[Samba] Plaintext_password returned NULL

Tue Dec 30 10:00:04 GMT 2003

Hi all,

I am sharing a directory by using SAMBA Ver. 2.2.3a on a HP-UX 11.11 for MS XP-Clients. Allthough conntecting works fine, I get the follwing log entry everytime a client connects:

[2003/12/30 10:11:02, 0] smbd/chgpasswd.c:(939)
check_plaintext_password: getsmbpwnam returned NULL

smb.conf looks as follows:

# Global parameters
[global]
	coding system = 
	client code page = 850
	code page directory = /etc/opt/samba/codepages
	workgroup = WORK
	netbios name = SVXYZ.INTRANET.LAN.CH
	netbios aliases = 
	netbios scope = 
	server string = %h
	interfaces = 
	bind interfaces only = No
	security = SHARE
	encrypt passwords = No
	update encrypted = No
	allow trusted domains = Yes
	hosts equiv = 
	min passwd length = 5
	map to guest = Never
	null passwords = No
	obey pam restrictions = No
	password server = 
	smb passwd file = /etc/opt/samba/smbpasswd
	root directory = /
	pam password change = No
	passwd program = /bin/passwd
	passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
	passwd chat debug = Yes
	username map = /etc/opt/samba/username.map
	password level = 0
	username level = 0
	unix password sync = No
	restrict anonymous = No
	lanman auth = Yes
	use rhosts = No
	log level = 0
	syslog = 1
	syslog only = No
	log file = /var/adm/samba/log.%m
	max log size = 1000
	timestamp logs = Yes
	debug hires timestamp = No
	debug pid = No
	debug uid = No
	protocol = NT1
	large readwrite = No
	max protocol = NT1
	min protocol = CORE
	read bmpx = No
	read raw = Yes
	write raw = Yes
	nt smb support = Yes
	nt pipe support = Yes
	announce version = 4.5
	announce as = NT
	max mux = 50
	max xmit = 65535
	name resolve order = host bcast
	max packet = 65535
	max ttl = 259200
	max wins ttl = 518400
	min wins ttl = 21600
	time server = No
	unix extensions = Yes
	change notify timeout = 60
	deadtime = 0
	getwd cache = Yes
	keepalive = 300
	lpq cache time = 10
	max smbd processes = 0
	max disk size = 0
	max open files = 10000
	read size = 16384
	socket options = 
	stat cache size = 50
	use mmap = No
	total print jobs = 0
	load printers = No
	printcap name = lpstat
	disable spoolss = No
	enumports command = 
	addprinter command = 
	deleteprinter command = 
	show add printer wizard = No
	os2 driver map = 
	strip dot = No
	character set = 
	mangled stack = 50
	stat cache = Yes
	domain admin group = 
	domain guest group = 
	groupname map = /etc/opt/samba/groupname.map
	machine password timeout = 604800
	add user script = 
	delete user script = 
	logon script = 
	logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
	logon drive = 
	logon home = \\%N\%U
	domain logons = No
	os level = 0
	lm announce = False
	lm interval = 60
	preferred master = False
	local master = No
	domain master = False
	browse list = Yes
	enhanced browsing = Yes
	dns proxy = No
	wins proxy = No
	wins server = 
	wins support = No
	wins hook = 
	kernel oplocks = Yes
	oplock break wait time = 0
	add share command = 
	change share command = 
	delete share command = 
	config file = 
	preload = 
	lock dir = /var/opt/samba/locks
	default service = 
	message command = 
	dfree command = 
	valid chars = 
	remote announce = 
	remote browse sync = 
	socket address = 0.0.0.0
	homedir map = 
	time offset = 0
	NIS homedir = No
	source environment = 
	panic action = 
	hide local users = No
	host msdfs = No
	winbind uid = 
	winbind gid = 
	template homedir = /home/%D/%U
	template shell = /bin/false
	winbind separator = \
	winbind cache time = 15
	winbind enum users = Yes
	winbind enum groups = Yes
	comment = 
	path = 
	alternate permissions = No
	username = 
	guest account = hypxyz
	invalid users = 
	valid users = 
	admin users = 
	read list = 
	write list = 
	printer admin = 
	force user = 
	force group = 
	read only = Yes
	create mask = 0744
	force create mode = 00
	security mask = 0777
	force security mode = 00
	directory mask = 0755
	force directory mode = 00
	directory security mask = 0777
	force directory security mode = 00
	unix ignore mask = Yes
	inherit permissions = No
	guest only = No
	guest ok = No
	only user = No
	hosts allow = 10.
	hosts deny = 
	unrestricted symlink creation = No
	status = Yes
	nt acl support = Yes
	max connections = 0
	min print space = 0
	strict allocate = No
	strict sync = No
	sync always = No
	write cache size = 0
	max print jobs = 1000
	printable = No
	postscript = No
	printing = hpux
	print command = lp -c -d%p %s; rm %s
	lpq command = lpstat -o%p
	lprm command = cancel %p-%j
	lppause command = 
	lpresume command = 
	queuepause command = disable %p
	queueresume command = enable %p
	printer name = 
	use client driver = No
	default devmode = No
	printer driver = 
	printer driver file = /etc/opt/samba/printers.def
	printer driver location = 
	default case = lower
	case sensitive = No
	preserve case = Yes
	short preserve case = Yes
	mangle case = No
	mangling char = ~
	hide dot files = Yes
	hide unreadable = No
	delete veto files = No
	veto files = 
	hide files = 
	veto oplock files = 
	map system = No
	map hidden = No
	map archive = Yes
	mangled names = Yes
	mangled map = 
	browseable = Yes
	blocking locks = Yes
	fake oplocks = No
	locking = Yes
	oplocks = Yes
	level2 oplocks = Yes
	oplock contention limit = 2
	posix locking = Yes
	strict locking = No
	map share modes = No
	share modes = Yes
	copy = 
	include = 
	exec = 
	preexec close = No
	postexec = 
	root preexec = 
	root preexec close = No
	root postexec = 
	available = Yes
	volume = 
	fstype = NTFS
	set directory = No
	wide links = Yes
	follow symlinks = Yes
	lstat broken symlinks = No
	dont descend = 
	magic s	magic output = 
	delete readonly = No
	dos filemode = No
	dos filetimes = No
	dos filetime resolution = No
	fake directory create times = No
	vfs object = 
	vfs options = 
	msdfs root = No

[prod]
	comment = Batch directory share for PROD environment
	path = /prod
	guest account = hypxyz
	read only = No
	guest only = Yes
	guest ok = Yes
	browseable = No
follow symlinks = No

Thank you in advance for any help on why this message appears and how I can correct it.

Cheers,
Greg