[Samba] pam_systemd(samba:session): Failed to create session: No such file or directory

Alex samba at abisoft.biz
Tue Jun 23 11:04:18 UTC 2020


Hello Rowland,

No sssd in use:
# ps -ef|grep sssd
root      6909 23270  0 11:03 pts/2    00:00:00 grep --color=auto sssd

> On 23/06/2020 11:32, Alex via samba wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> There's a file server running CentOS 7 with packaged Samba:
>> # rpm -qi samba
>> Name        : samba
>> Epoch       : 0
>> Version     : 4.10.4
>> Release     : 11.el7_8
>> Architecture: x86_64
>> ...
>> Source RPM  : samba-4.10.4-11.el7_8.src.rpm
>> Build Date  : Tue 12 May 2020 04:31:13 PM UTC
>> ...
>> Packager    : CentOS BuildSystem <http://bugs.centos.org>
>>
>> When a user opens a file share, there's an error coming up in the syslog (however,
>> it doesn't affect user's ability to open the share):
>> Jun 23 10:14:37 filer-1 smbd[4572]: pam_systemd(samba:session): pam-systemd initializing
>> Jun 23 10:14:37 filer-1 smbd[4572]: pam_systemd(samba:session): Asking logind to create session: uid=16777217 pid=4572 service=samba type=tty class=user desktop= seat= vtnr=0 tty=smb/257860650 display= remote=yes remote_user= remote_host=172.26.10.1
>> Jun 23 10:14:37 filer-1 smbd[3944]: pam_systemd(samba:session): Failed to create session: No such file or directory
>> Jun 23 10:14:37 filer-1 smbd[3944]: pam_unix(samba:session): session opened for user DOMAIN\user by (uid=0)
>> Jun 23 10:14:47 filer-1 smbd[3944]: pam_unix(samba:session): session closed for user DOMAIN\user
>>
> Are you using sssd ?

> If so, then I would advise you to stop using sssd and use winbind 
> instead. Sorry, but you cannot use sssd with Samba >= 4.8.0 and shares.

-- 
Best regards,
Alex




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