[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

[Amit Kumar]

On 08/10/2019 05:55 PM, Rowland penny via samba wrote:
> 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'
Thanks rowland it  worked with:
# samba-tool ou create "OU=del-ou,dc=atest,dc=com" -H
'ldap://DC_SHORT_HOSTNAME' --simple-bind-dn
'CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=atest,DC=com' --password <>
>
> Rowland
>
>