[Samba] Winbind cache problem after upgrade to 3.0.25b.

[Jerome Haltom]

I suspect you are using Ubuntu (and/or Debian), which have a bug
regarding the Winbind cache.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/118977

On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 11:24 +0100, Simon Ashford wrote:
> Have just upgraded from 3.0.14a to 3.0.25b.
> 
> On starting winbindd it puts the following in /var/log/messages:
> 
>   initialize_winbindd_cache: clearing cache and re-creating with version number 1
> 
> All the winbind UID/GID mappings are lost and it starts again from
> scratch.  Hence all file ownership / ACLs on this samba server become
> invalid.
> 
> Anyone else seen this?
> 
> Why does it see fit to destroy this important file in such a casual
> manner?!  It didn't even bother to make a backup copy.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help...
> 
> 
> Simon Ashford.
> 
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