[Samba] passdb requires /etc/passwd entry?

[Jeremy Allison]

On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 03:21:03PM -0700, Cal Heldenbrand wrote:
> Greetings everyone,
> 
> I have a question about the smbpasswd encrypted
> database and /etc/passwd --  why does the passdb
> backend require an entry in /etc/passwd?  Is it
> possible to create samba encrypted users without a
> /etc/passwd entry?

Because Samba uses POSIX accounts to control ownership
and permissions on files.

Jeremy.