[Samba] Trouble Renaming Computer

[Michael Gasch]

hi,

renaming machines has been added later (i think 3.0.21 or so, please 
read the changelog). we´re running SLES10 with samba 3.0.22b from Novell 
and the rename machine story works.

greez

Les Stott wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> i've just migrated from nt4 to samba 3.0.10-1.4E.9 with tdbsam, running 
> on Centos 4.4
> 
> The net rpc vampire went fairly smoothly.
> 
> Now that samba is running as the PDC (nt4 machine has been laid to rest) 
> i am having trouble renaming computers in the domain.
> 
> If i try this from the windows workstation (XP Professional) i get 
> access denied. I use "root" or administrator which is mapped to root as 
> the account.
> 
> In the samba logs i get the following...
> 
> [2006/11/09 13:07:00, 0] passdb/pdb_tdb.c:tdb_update_sam(640)
>  Unable to modify passwd TDB! Error: Record does not exist occured while 
> storing the main record (USER_mareed-pc$)
> [2006/11/09 13:07:17, 0] passdb/pdb_tdb.c:tdb_update_sam(640)
>  Unable to modify passwd TDB! Error: Record does not exist occured while 
> storing the main record (USER_mareed-pc$)
> [2006/11/09 13:08:48, 1] rpc_server/srv_util.c:get_domain_user_groups(298)
> 
> Relevant Samba Group Mapping...
> 
> Domain Admins (S-1-5-21-138219912-1680474845-926709054-512) -> DomainAdmins
> 
> /etc/group shows.....
> DomainAdmins:x:507:elinori,root
> 
> /etc/samba/smbusers
> # Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
> root = administrator admin
> 
> 
> Is there something i am missing? What do the log errors mean?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Les
> 
> 

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