[Samba] Samba passwd.tdb problem

[Dave Boyle]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to set up a samba domain controller for our network, and
I'm following the instructions outlined at
http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/FastStart.html#id2523715.
I am having difficulty getting my test user on a Windows machine to
join the domain I've created, and when I check the log created on the
server, this is the information I get back:

Nov 25 14:49:15 davelinux smbd[16434]: [2005/11/25 14:49:15, 0]
passdb/pdb_tdb.c:tdbsam_tdbopen(195)
Nov 25 14:49:15 davelinux smbd[16434]:   Unable to open/create TDB passwd
Nov 25 14:49:15 davelinux smbd[16434]: [2005/11/25 14:49:15, 0]
passdb/pdb_tdb.c:tdbsam_getsampwnam(434)
Nov 25 14:49:15 davelinux smbd[16434]:   pdb_getsampwnam: Unable to
open TDB passwd (/etc/samba/passdb.tdb)!

The weird thing about the passdb.tdb file is that it's empty. As far
as I can see, when I try to authenticate to my new domain from the
windows machine, the password that is supposed to be used doesn't
exist in the file!

Thanks for any suggestions,

Dave