[Samba] create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators (Solaris 10)?

[Gaiseric Vandal]

Is this a domain member/ standalone server?

You may want to try defining gruop mappings for some of the local well 
known built in Windows  groups


e.g.

BUILTIN\ADMINISTRATORS     S-1-5-32-544
BUILTIN\USERS              S-1-5-32-545
BUILTIN\GUESTS             S-1-5-32-546
BUILTIN\POWER USERS             S-1-5-32-547
BUILTIN\ACCOUNT OPERATORS  S-1-5-32-548
BUILTIN\SERVER OPERATORS   S-1-5-32-549
BUILTIN\PRINT OPERATORS    S-1-5-32-550
BUILTIN\BACKUP OPERATORS   S-1-5-32-551
BUILTIN\REPLICATOR         S-1-5-32-552



Create local unix accounts, then map the groups

e.g.

net groupmap add ntgroup="Administrators" unixgroup=10544 rid=544 type=local

net groupmap add ntgroup="Users" unixgroup=10545 rid=545 type=local

net groupmap add ntgroup="Guests" unixgroup=10546 rid=546 type=local


Your samba config maybe set to use winbind to allocate unix uid's and 
gid's automatically for your local domain.  Mine is not.  I have to 
create unix uid's and gid's for any "windows" user or group first.






On 03/15/2011 02:04 AM, Jack Bush wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Samba 3.0.37 is working on my Solaris 10 (Sun Fire T5520) Sparc server but
> /var/samba/log/smbd.log displayed the following error:
>
> $ tail -f log.smbd
> smbd version 3.0.37 started.
> Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2009
> [2011/03/15 11:04:44, 0] auth/auth_util.c:(844)
> create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2011/03/15 11:04:44, 0] auth/auth_util.c:(810)
> create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> [2011/03/15 11:04:44, 0] auth/auth_util.c:(844)
> create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2011/03/15 11:04:44, 0] auth/auth_util.c:(810)
> create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
>   
> Can someone help me identify where this issue is coming from?
>   
> Thanks a lot,
>   
> Jack
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