[Samba] Fwd: Samba4 + external ldap

[Rowland Penny]

On 24/03/15 18:56, Elias Pereira wrote:
>> OK, just done a quick search to refresh my memory, have you run this
>> command:  smbpasswd -w mysecretpwd
>
> Yes.
>
> What howto are you following (if any)
>
>
> http://www.unixmen.com/setup-samba-domain-controller-with-openldap-backend-in-ubuntu-13-04/
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>
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Rowland Penny <rowlandpenny at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 24/03/15 18:40, Elias Pereira wrote:
>>
>>> I had tried with the "root", but also gave error: *Could not find the
>>> username.*
>>>
>>>
>>> The first time this happened I ran the following command:
>>>
>>> root at sol:~# smbpasswd -a root
>>> smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching
>>> for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=POA))]
>>> smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
>>> ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
>>> New SMB password:
>>> Retype new SMB password:
>>> init_sam_from_ldap: Entry found for user: root
>>> Forcing Primary Group to 'Domain Users' for root
>>> init_ldap_from_sam: Setting entry for user: root
>>> ldapsam_modify_entry: LDAP Password changed for user root
>>> ldapsam_update_sam_account: successfully modified uid = root in the LDAP
>>> database
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Rowland Penny <
>>> rowlandpenny at googlemail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>   On 24/03/15 17:32, Elias Pereira wrote:
>>>>   it has been sometime since I used an NT-4 style domain, but I seem to
>>>>>> remember that you need to run the command as root and the user needs to
>>>>>> exists as a Unix user.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    You were right! Fixed!
>>>>>>
>>>>> Continuing:
>>>>>
>>>>> But now when I try to join a window xp sp3 in the domain, it does the
>>>>> following error:
>>>>>
>>>>> *Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Note: The user I'm putting to enter the domain, belongs to the Domain
>>>>> Admins.
>>>>>
>>>>> I run the "tail -f syslog" on openldap server.
>>>>>
>>>>> See the link: http://pastie.org/private/zk2t5jtwzvujakiifvltea
>>>>>
>>>>>   Again, this is from memory, you have to use the user 'root' and the
>>>> password you set for him.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rowland
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>>>
>> OK, just done a quick search to refresh my memory, have you run this
>> command:  smbpasswd -w mysecretpwd
>>
>> What howto are you following (if any)
>>
>>
>> Rowland
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>

Well, that seems pretty comprehensive, have you tried the 
troubleshooting tips at the bottom ?

Rowland