[Samba] need good tdbsam reference

[MargoAndTodd]

John H Terpstra - Samba Team wrote:
> MargoAndTodd wrote:
>> MargoAndTodd wrote:
>>
>>> I keep feeling like I am missing something.  Like
>> This too:  I think I failed to set up the database
>> that winbindd and wins wants to read.
>>
>> /var/log/messages:
>>
>> Mar 27 22:12:03 rn1 winbindd[6580]: [2009/03/27 22:12:03, 0]
>> nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
>> Mar 27 22:12:03 rn1 winbindd[6580]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for
>> alloc backend, deferred!
>>
>> and
>>
>> Mar 27 22:12:03 rn1 nss_wins[6589]: [2009/03/27 22:12:03, 0]
>> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>> Mar 27 22:12:03 rn1 nss_wins[6589]:   create_builtin_administrators:
>> Failed to create Administrators
>>
> 
> Read:
> 	man smb.conf
> then type:
> 	/idmap <enter>
> 
> You need modern examples. The docs are out of date on this. On the samba
> mailing list you may find lots of folk-lore that is meaningless info.
> But it's the best you will get until one of the samba core team members
> jumps in to assist.  IDMAP is poorly documented.
> 
> 
> - John T.

Hi John,

 From the man page:
           Default: idmap backend = tdb

I also have a "man idmap_tdb", but it says nothing
about manually creating a database.

What is the relationship with "idmap" and
"ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!"?
What am I missing?

-T