[Samba] Users appears as SID instead of their own name.

[Rowland Penny]

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 23:25:19 +0200
Josep Maria Gorro via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Hello Rowland.
> 
> You're right. I have to upgrade my current version. But I have tried
> to do it with same server and with a new one without success.
> For first trial I tried to compile new version but it doesn't.
> For the second one I've tried to add a DC to the domain to, after
> this, move AD primary role to new one, but another time no success.

What OS are you using ?
It may help if you try upgrading in stages, try moving to 4.8.0 first ,
if I remember correctly there were some fixes that went in at that
version to do with upgrading older versions.

> 
> I tried to contact some spanish company to give me support on this 
> process but one of two companies listed on samba.org does not exist
> and the second one can not help me until 2025!
> 
> I'm searching  someone (company or freelancer) that could help me on 
> this process.
> 

Lots of support out there, doesn't have to be Spanish.

Rowland