[Samba] samba-tool ou create "OU=del-ou, dc=atest, dc=com" fails with /var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb: No such file or directory

[Rowland penny]

On 10/08/2019 13:14, amitkuma--- via samba wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to use samba-tool to create OU on active directory.
>
> 1. Joined to domain.
> # net ads join -U <>
>
> 2. Listed GPO's on domain to check samba-tool script can pull the GPOs.
> # samba-tool gpo listall
> GPO          : <>
> display name : test-Computers-GPO-1
> path         : \\atest.com\SysVol\atest.com\Policies\<>
> dn           : <>,CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=atest,DC=com
> version      : 65536
> flags        : NONE
>
> GPO          : <>
> display name : empty-gpo-from-samba-tool
> path         : \\atest.com\sysvol\atest.com\Policies\<>
> dn           : CN=<>,CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=atest,DC=com
> version      : 0
> flags        : NONE
>
> GPO          : <>
> display name : Default Domain Policy
> path         : \\atest.com\sysvol\atest.com\Policies\<>
> dn           : CN=<>,CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=atest,DC=com
> version      : <>
> flags        : NONE
>
> GPO          : <>
> display name : smart-card-gpo
> path         : \\atest.com\SysVol\atest.com\Policies\<>
> dn           : CN=<>,CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=atest,DC=com
> version      : <>
> flags        : NONE
>
> GPO          : <>
> display name : Default Domain Controllers Policy
> path         : \\atest.com\sysvol\atest.com\Policies\<>
> dn           : CN=<>,CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=atest,DC=com
> version      : 2
> flags        : NONE
>
> 3. Tried creating OU on Active Directory.
> # samba-tool ou create "OU=del-ou,dc=atest,dc=com"
> ltdb: tdb(/var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb: No such file or directory
>
> Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb': No such file or directory
> Failed to connect to 'tdb:///var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb' with backend 'tdb': Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb': No such file or directory
> ERROR(ldb): uncaught exception - Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/private/sam.ldb': No such file or directory
>    File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/samba/netcmd/__init__.py", line 185, in _run
>      return self.run(*args, **kwargs)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/samba/netcmd/ou.py", line 201, in run
>      credentials=creds, lp=lp)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/samba/samdb.py", line 67, in __init__
>      options=options)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/samba/__init__.py", line 115, in __init__
>      self.connect(url, flags, options)
>    File "/usr/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/samba/samdb.py", line 82, in connect
>      options=options)
>
> Any pointers?
>
> Thanks
> Amit
>
Yes, run the command on a Samba AD DC, or use '-H ldap://DC_SHORT_HOSTNAME'

Rowland