[Samba] smbpasswd fails to add machine account with ldapsam

[Pirkka Luukkonen]

Hi!

I am seeing other users with the same problem as I have. My samba also fails
to add machine accounts. It seems to me if it didn't even try. If I use some
other script (pdbedit, smbldap-tools) than smbpasswd it manages to add the
account but still fails to authenticate within the same session. If I try
again the machine account exists and authentication goes ok.

server:~# smbpasswd -a -m machine_name -D 10
Netbios name list:-
my_netbios_names[0]="SERVER"
Trying to load: ldapsam:ldap://10.0.0.1/
Attempting to register passdb backend ldapsam
Successfully added passdb backend 'ldapsam'
Attempting to register passdb backend ldapsam_compat
Successfully added passdb backend 'ldapsam_compat'
Attempting to register passdb backend smbpasswd
Successfully added passdb backend 'smbpasswd'
Attempting to register passdb backend tdbsam
Successfully added passdb backend 'tdbsam'
Attempting to register passdb backend guest
Successfully added passdb backend 'guest'
Attempting to find an passdb backend to match ldapsam:ldap://10.0.0.1/
(ldapsam)
Found pdb backend ldapsam
Searching for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=SAMBA))]
smbldap_search_suffix: searching
for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=SAMBA))]
smbldap_open_connection: ldap://10.0.0.1/
smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
ldap_connect_system: Binding to ldap server ldap://10.0.0.1/ as
"cn=admin,dc=foo,dc=bar"
ldap_connect_system: succesful connection to the LDAP server
The LDAP server is succesful connected
pdb backend ldapsam:ldap://10.0.0.1/ has a valid init
Attempting to find an passdb backend to match guest (guest)
Found pdb backend guest
pdb backend guest has a valid init
smbldap_search_suffix: searching
for:[(&(&(uid=machine_name$)(objectclass=sambaSamAccount))(objectclass=samba
SamAccount))]
ldapsam_getsampwnam: Unable to locate user [machine_name$] count=0
Finding user machine_name$
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is machine_name$
Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as uppercase is MACHINE_NAME$
Checking combinations of 0 uppercase letters in machine_name$
Get_Pwnam_internals didn't find user [machine_name$]!
Failed initialise SAM_ACCOUNT for user machine_name$.
Failed to modify password entry for user machine_name$

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Samba 3.0 PDC, Debian Woody, OpenLDAP