[Samba] Machine account setup fail

[Mark Sarria]

Check that your user scripts are in that path, that looks like the default, 
you may need to adjust the path to match yours. If you are using IDEALX 
scripts, then the path should point to /opt/IDEALX/sbin/smbldap-useradd.....

--mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saravanan" <suzuki_babu at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Wright" <mpwright at speedfactory.net>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Machine account setup fail


> Hi,
>
> I also got the same error when i tried to add machine
> account with the add user script.
>
> add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g
> 10000 -s /bin/false -M %u
>
> You first create machine account manually from the
> shell. After that you can  join machine in the domain.
>
> Regards,
> Saravanan
>
> --- Mark Wright <mpwright at speedfactory.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>>
>> I am trying to set up a Ubuntu Samba server from
>> scratch.  I did this
>> last year with 2.2.  I need a PDC and roaming
>> profiles.  Problem is I
>> can't join the domain with my lone test PC running
>> NT4.  I am getting
>> a message saying that the machine account cant be
>> established.  Her
>> is the log data;
>>
>> 2005/08/03 20:30:08, 0]
>> rpc_server/srv_samr_nt.c:_samr_create_user(2324)
>>    _samr_create_user: Running the command
>> `/usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/
>> false \-d /dev/null l200772$' gave 1
>> useradd: unable to lock password file
>>
>> Testparm runs oK,  I have encrypt password = yes, I
>> have been
>> studying the Official Samba 3 How to guide but can't
>> figure this out.
>>
>> I can "net use" the server from the client and map a
>> home share.
>> Smbclient gives me :
>>
>> casey at ubuntu:~$ smbclient -L Ubuntu
>> Password:
>> Anonymous login successful
>> Domain=[TCCGIRLS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba
>> 3.0.14a-Ubuntu]
>>
>>          Sharename       Type      Comment
>>          ---------       ----      -------
>>          print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
>>          Home            Disk      Home folders
>>          IPC$            IPC       IPC Service
>> (ubuntu server (Samba,
>> Ubuntu))
>>          ADMIN$          IPC       IPC Service
>> (ubuntu server (Samba,
>> Ubuntu))
>> Anonymous login successful
>> Domain=[TCCGIRLS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba
>> 3.0.14a-Ubuntu]
>>
>>          Server               Comment
>>          ---------            -------
>>          GATEWAY              Gateway (Xandros
>> Desktop)
>>          UBUNTU               ubuntu server (Samba,
>> Ubuntu)
>>
>>          Workgroup            Master
>>          ---------            -------
>>          HOME                 L200772
>>          MDKGROUP             LOCALHOST
>>          TCCGIRLS             UBUNTU
>>
>>
>> Note:  MDKGROUP has Samba services turned off and
>> L200772 is the NT
>> workstation that I am trying to join the domain
>> with.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mark
>>
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