[Samba] Very strange: Samba is unable to access one of its own files

[John R. Graham]

On 11/14/24 11:35, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> Not on a DC, but you can do this on a Unix domain member, though I am
> beginning to think there isn't much point to it.
>
> Yes, they are the defaults, as is the '100' for 'users' which is mapped
> to Domain Users. I suggest you set a gidNumber on Domain Users, just in
> case you decide to run a Unix domain member in future with the 'ad'
> idmap backend.
>
> If all else fails, try rebooting the DC and see if that fixes it.
>
> This is from one of my DCs with 'template shell = /bin/bash' set:
>
> adminuser at tmpdc1:~ $ getent passwd rowland
> SAMDOM\rowland:*:3000020:100:Rowland
> Penny:/home/SAMDOM/rowland:/bin/bash
>
> You are running into one of the many reasons why it isn't recommended
> to use a Samba AD DC as a fileserver.

Understood. I'm going to stand up an independent file server Real Soon 
Now(tm) and evict that functionality from the AD DC. Promise. Will try 
the reboot.

- John