[Samba] Re: failed to create users error

[MargoAndTodd]

MargoAndTodd wrote:
> MargoAndTodd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>>    When I have my smb.conf set to "passdb backend = tdbsam",
>> I get the following errors when "foo" tried to browse
>> a share:
>>
>>
>> [2009/03/29 19:44:02, 0] 
>> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>>   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
>> [2009/03/29 19:44:02, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
>>   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
>> [2009/03/29 19:44:02, 0] 
>> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>>   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
>> [2009/03/29 19:44:02, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
>>   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
>>
>> doing a "pdbedit -L" shows both the user that tried to browse
>> and his machine name.
>>
>> I created my tdbsam backend with "pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam".
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> -T
>>
> 
> More info: I get the above error and XP users can not
> browser the shares (although they can see the share names)
> if I have in my smb.conf:
> 
>    passdb backend = tdbsam
>    idmap backend = tdb
> 
> If I comment out "idmap backend", happy camping
> returns.

I should note here, I still get the errors in
/var/log/samba/machine-name, but XP clients can
now see inside the shares


> 
> Since "man smb.conf" states that "idmap backend = tdb"
> is the default, I am MAJOR CONFUSED.  :'(
> 
> What is going one?
> 
> Many thanks,
> -T
>