[Samba] Problems with simple samba setup

[Adam Williams]

in /etc/passwd do you have a user called nobody?

Tom Byrne wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I'm trying to set up a machine with a simple samba configuration. I've
> written the config file with no problems, however any time I attempt to
> connect to the shares it doesn't work. Firstly, the smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> netbios name = TEMPSRV
> workgroup = LIPSON
> map to guest = Bad User
>
> [ittechs]
> comment = Should not see me...
> path = /var/smb/ittechs
> read only = no
> force user = ittechs
> force group = ittechs
> guest ok = no
> nt acl support = no
> browseable = no
>
> [msoffice]
> comment = Microsoft Office test admin share
> path = /var/smb/msoffice
> read only = no
> force user = msoffice
> force group = msoffice
> guest ok = yes
> nt acl support = no
> browseable = no
>
> When connecting to the ittechs share I get asked for a username/password as
> expected. When entering a valid one it throws a generic error... the usual
> "\\tempsrv\ittechs is not accessible, you might not have permission to use
> the network resource" blah blah.
>
> When trying the msoffice share (which is guest ok), no prompt for a
> username/password appears (it shouldn't anyway), but instead of connecting
> to the share it displays the same generic error again, however this time
> with "The user name could not be found" on the end.
>
> Firstly, permissions are correctly set on the path of the shares. I've
> tripple cheked this then tripple checked again.
>
> $ ls -l /var/smb
> drwsrwsr-x 2 ittechs ittechs 4096 2008-04-30 09:28 ittechs
> drwsrwsr-x 2 msoffice msoffice 4096 2008-04-30 09:28 msoffice
>
> Both the ittechs and msoffice users have an smb password set, again I've
> checked and re-checked.
> $ cat /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> sysadmin:1000:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:B05CCCD45E8C2F5CD6F24A5559634A97:[U
> ]:LCT-481B292E:
> ittechs:1102:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:647DA7AB3D9D46FF7163D94D628F5F75:[U
> ]:LCT-4819D3A9:
> msoffice:1103:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:FA5BBDDD74D108E0E7398A06F1083DA1:[U
> ]:LCT-481883E1:
>
> Next, I've examined /var/log/samba/log.smbd when attempting to connect to
> the shares. No joy apart from this:
> [2008/05/02 15:40:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
> create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2008/05/02 15:40:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
> create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> I've looked this up and apparantly this is a known problem which shouldn't
> affect normal operation so has no relivence to my problem.
>
> Testparm also doesn't seem to see any problems with my config:
>
> $ testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Processing section "[ittechs]"
> Processing section "[msoffice]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> [global]
> workgroup = LIPSON
> netbios name = TEMPSRV
> map to guest = Bad User
>
> [ittechs]
> comment = Should not see me...
> path = /var/smb/ittechs
> force user = ittechs
> force group = ittechs
> read only = No
> nt acl support = No
> browseable = No
>
> [msoffice]
> comment = Microsoft Office test admin share
> path = /var/smb/msoffice
> force user = msoffice
> force group = msoffice
> read only = No
> guest ok = Yes
> nt acl support = No
> browseable = No
> The only odd thing which I have been able to discover is that winbindd *is*
> running. Now I read somewhere that it shouldn't be unless you're doing NT
> domain integration, which I'm not. This should just be a standalone server.
>
> Any hints, suggesions or help most gratefully received...
>