[Samba] unable to open passdb database.

[rruegner]

the log says that the passwd file was not found or cant be openend (
permission)
what passbackend do you use i e. /etc/samba/smbpasswd etc ?
check your settings in smb.conf
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Kim" <bkim at edsun.coe.tamu.edu>
To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: [Samba] unable to open passdb database.


> I found many questions but no answers on the web.
>
> I described my needs in earlier post, but now switched from security =
> domain to security = server, and designated the AD domain server as the
> password server.
>
> It works as desired, i.e. I don't need smbpasswd any more, and if windows
> users change their passwords by ctrl-alt-del, they can later use the new
> password without coming to admins.
>
> However, I find that this is unreliable, because after password change,
> the 2nd logon to share, or logon from another machine, fails with this
> message in smbd's log.
>
> [2003/11/04 14:32:48, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369)
>   unable to open passdb database.
>
> I'd appreciate some advice.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Ben
>
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