On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 03:05:02PM +1100, Gordon Rowell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [...]
> I've just had another wander through the Samba 2.2.2 code and I _think_
> that "chown admin /etc/smbpasswd" may well do the trick. Samba changes
> the permissions, but does not appear to change the ownership.
> 
> Still investigating, but reports from others who are willing to try this
> out would be great.

You'll need to do the following:

chmod ug+s /etc/e-smith/events/actions/create-machine-account
chown admin /etc/smbpasswd

Then try to join the domain with admin/<system password>

/usr/bin/smbpasswd leaves /etc/smbpasswd with the correct permissions when
run by root or a user.

Gordon
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  Gordon Rowell                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  VP Engineering
  Network Server Solutions Group       http://www.e-smith.com
  Mitel Networks Corporation           http://www.mitel.com


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