[Samba] ClassicUpgrade: ERROR(<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>): uncaught exception - zero length field name in format

[Bill Baird]

Sure, can do that tomorrow.

Any idea how I can easily tell it to use python 2.7 during compilation?
Sorry if this is a dumb question.

On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM Rowland Penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 11:28:56 -0400
> Bill Baird <Bill.Baird at phoenixmi.com> wrote:
>
> > Python is 2.6, but why wouldn't it throw an error during
> > configure/make?
>
> No, the python code isn't compiled.
>
> >
> > I'm using Amazon Linux.
>
> Would you like to raise a bug report ?
>
> Here:
> https://bugzilla.samba.org/
>
> Rowland
>
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:22 AM Rowland Penny via samba <
> > samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 10:51:25 -0400
> > > Bill Baird via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I ran the same thing with 4.8.5 and it work without any issues:
> > > >
> > > > Adding groups
> > > > Importing groups
> > > > Committing 'add groups' transaction to disk
> > > > Adding users
> > > > Importing users
> > > > Committing 'add users' transaction to disk
> > > > Adding users to groups
> > > > Committing 'add users to groups' transaction to disk
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 10:29 AM Bill Baird
> > > > <Bill.Baird at phoenixmi.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Attempting to do a classicupgrade and getting this error:
> > > > >
> > > > > *Adding groups*
> > > > > *Importing groups*
> > > > > *Committing 'add groups' transaction to disk*
> > > > > *Adding users*
> > > > > *Importing users*
> > > > > *Adding users to groups*
> > > > > *Committing 'add users to groups' transaction to disk*
> > > > > *ERROR(<type 'exceptions.ValueError'>): uncaught exception -
> > > > > zero length field name in format*
> > > > > *  File
> > > > >
> > >
> "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/samba/netcmd/__init__.py",
> > > > > line 177, in _run*
> > > > > *    return self.run(*args, **kwargs)*
> > > > > *  File
> > > > >
> > >
> "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/samba/netcmd/domain.py",
> > > > > line 1681, in run*
> > > > > *    useeadb=eadb, dns_backend=dns_backend,
> > > > > use_ntvfs=use_ntvfs)*
> > > > > *  File
> > > > > "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/samba/upgrade.py",
> > > > > line 845, in upgrade_from_samba3*
> > > > > *    result.names.domaindn, result.lp, use_ntvfs)*
> > > > > *  File
> > > > >
> > >
> "/usr/local/samba/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/samba/provision/__init__.py",
> > > > > line 1693, in setsysvolacl*
> > > > > *    userdn = '<SID={}-{}>'.format(domainsid,
> > > > > security.DOMAIN_RID_ADMINISTRATOR)*
> > > > >
> > >
> > > The answer is staring you in the face ;-)
> > >
> > > python2.6 isn't new enough for:
> > >
> > > '<SID={}-{}>'.format(domainsid,security.DOMAIN_RID_ADMINISTRATOR)
> > >
> > > It would have to be:
> > >
> > > '<SID={0}-{1}>'.format(domainsid,security.DOMAIN_RID_ADMINISTRATOR)
> > >
> > > Or:
> > >
> > > '<SID=%s-%s>' % (domainsid,security.DOMAIN_RID_ADMINISTRATOR)
> > >
> > > What is your OS ?
> > >
> > > Rowland
> > >
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> >
>
>

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