[Samba] using unix authentication (/etc/passwd)

[Gary Dale]

How are you adding users? You don't seem to have an add user script! 
Look at the sample smb.conf files in the HowTo collection or the Samba 
by Example  - both at www.samba.org. Also, you almost certainly want to 
encrypt passwords.

I recommend installing SWAT if you haven't done so already and use its 
wizard to set your box up as a domain controller (since that seems to be 
how you want to use it).


rich wrote:
> Hi when using samba version Version 2.0.5a (I didn't compile) I never 
> had to explicitly set up samba users with smbpasswd -a.
> Since upgrading to version 3.0.22 I now have to add each user 
> otherwise I get the following in the logs
>
> [2006/06/15 14:20:46, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317)
>  check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [richard] -> [richard] 
> FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
>
> When setting up I simply copied over the old version of smb.conf that 
> I used to use.
>
> global]
>        workgroup = GENOMICS
>        server string = Genome Centre Samba Server (Mendel)
>        unix password sync = Yes
>        log level = 2
>        #log file = /usr/local/samba/var/samba.log.%m
>        log file = /var/log/samba/samba.log.%m
>        max log size = 50
>        wins support = Yes
>        invalid users = root bin web daemon adm sync shutdown halt mail 
> news uucp operator nuucp lp listen nobody noaccess nobody4 david gaget 
> anna
>        create mask = 0777
>        directory mask = 0777
>        hosts allow = 192.168.1. localhost
>
> [homes]
>        comment = Home Directories
>        path = /userdata/home/%u
>        read only = No
>        guest ok = Yes
>        browseable = No
>
>
> I've tried setting encrypt password = no but this doesn't make any 
> difference.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
>