[Samba] Specified user does not exist. Huh?!

[Paul Gienger]

Christopher.Patricca wrote:

>with a user that has the power to add a machine to the domain it just
>says that the user does not exist. This happens with all accounts which
>I have specified in the smb.conf file as a user that can do this
>function. 
>
You need to give a user with uid = 0 to add a machine to the domain, or 
at least you would if you were having it create the user automatically, 
but I would guess you still need to give a root-ish user. This smb.conf 
looks like it came from a 2.2 system with the 'domain admin group' 
parameter since that isn't a valid parameter any more. Also, I believe 
you would have a better time with tdbsam over smbpasswd. Correct me if 
I'm wrong, but I don't believe smbpasswd can store the extra parameters 
that tdbsam can.

I'd back out any of the manual changes you've done to /etc/passwd and 
smbpasswd (or just delete smbpasswd altogether and switch to tdbsam) and 
try to take a run at it giving root as the user when Windows asks for it.


>I have added those users via smbpasswd –a <username> as well
>as username –g admin <username> and they do show up in the smbpasswd
>file. Here’s what appears in my smbd.log file:
>
>
>
>smbd version 3.0.7 started.
>
>  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2004
>
>[2004/10/26 11:29:50, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(2435)
>
>  Unknown parameter encountered: "domain admin group"
>
>[2004/10/26 11:29:50, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(3125)
>
>  Ignoring unknown parameter "domain admin group"
>
>[2004/10/26 11:29:50, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(2435)
>
>  Unknown parameter encountered: "domain admin user"
>
>[2004/10/26 11:29:50, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(3125)
>
>  Ignoring unknown parameter "domain admin user"
>
>[2004/10/26 11:29:50, 2] param/loadparm.c:do_section(3407)
>
>  Processing section "[netlogon]"
>
>
>
>And here’s what’s in my smb.conf file:
>
>
>
>[global]
>
>
>
>            Netbios name = Server
>
>            Server string = PDC
>
>            Workgroup = HOMEUSE
>
>            Passdb backend = smbpasswd
>
>            os level = 33
>
>            preferred master = yes
>
>            domain master = yes
>
>            local master = yes
>
>            domain logons = yes
>
>            hide dot files = yes
>
>            security = user
>
>            invalid users = bin daemon sys man postfix mail ftp
>
>            domain admin group = @admin
>
>            domain admin user = root
>
>            encrypt passwords = yes
>
>            log level = 2
>
>            log file = /var/log/samba/log.%L
>
>            max log size = 1000
>
>            debug timestamp = yes
>
>            syslog = 1
>
>            add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd –d /dev/null –g 100 –s
>/bin/false –m %u
>
>
>
>[netlogon]
>
>
>
>            path = /home/samba/netlogon
>
>            read only = yes
>
>            write list = @admin
>  
>
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