[Samba] can't create workstation account

Sascha Bieler sascha.bieler at radiogong.de
Tue May 22 07:59:49 GMT 2007


>`/usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w "blackhawk$"' gave 9

> The command smbldap-useradd exit with exit code 9, which means error.
> It should exit with error 9, try running something like this:

I know, but this means just that account is created and normally it will be overwritten. If I have a look inside ldap I see:

dn: uid=blackhawk$,ou=Computers,dc=audio,dc=de
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: posixAccount
cn: blackhawk$
sn: blackhawk$
uid: blackhawk$
uidNumber: 1016
gidNumber: 515
homeDirectory: /dev/null
loginShell: /bin/false
description: Computer
gecos: Computer
structuralObjectClass: inetOrgPerson
entryUUID: 7f9e7c88-9be3-102b-9a0c-c98dc3a52409
creatorsName: cn=admin,dc=audio,dc=de
createTimestamp: 20070521123527Z
entryCSN: 20070521123527Z#000001#00#000000
modifiersName: cn=admin,dc=audio,dc=de
modifyTimestamp: 20070521123527Z


> /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w "test123$" and see if there is an error
No error and account is added like this:
dn: uid=blackhawk$,ou=Computers,dc=audio,dc=de
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
objectClass: posixAccount
cn: blackhawk$
sn: blackhawk$
uid: blackhawk$
uidNumber: 1017
gidNumber: 515
homeDirectory: /dev/null
loginShell: /bin/false
description: Computer
gecos: Computer
structuralObjectClass: inetOrgPerson
entryUUID: a4194154-9c85-102b-9a0f-c98dc3a52409
creatorsName: cn=admin,dc=audio,dc=de
createTimestamp: 20070522075607Z
entryCSN: 20070522075607Z#000001#00#000000
modifiersName: cn=admin,dc=audio,dc=de
modifyTimestamp: 20070522075607Z


While doing net join from running BDC it works, also debian 4.0. Don't really know what I've done wrong.

Thanks for helping and thinking!

Sascha



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