[Samba] confusing samba log entries

[Kums]

The problem may be due to shortage in the uid-gid ranges.

Try including a wide range in "idmap uid" and "idmap gid" settings in your
smb.conf file.

HTH,
-Kums


On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Bostjan Vilfan <bostjanv at alum.mit.edu>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm having some trouble using Samba to backup my PC with Lenovo's Rescue
> and Restore. In the course of analysing potential causes of the problem, I
> noticed in my Samba server's log (pertaining to my client PC) several "can't
> do this" or "can't do that" messages. Specifically, here are the messages
> that appear constantly:
>
> [2009/01/12 11:05:52, 0]
> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2009/01/12 11:05:52, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
>  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> [2009/01/12 11:05:52, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1033)
>  wwpecker-1 (212.235.188.3) connect to service backup initially as user
> vilfan (uid=1005, gid=1005) (pid 28844)
>
> My question is What is the cause of the above messages, and how can I
> eliminate them.
>
> Regards,
> bostjanv
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