The names are just reverse translations of the UID/GID values. Where are those mapped? passwd? NIS? LDAP? Winbind?
The translation happens in the name-service-switch mechanism, controlled by nsswitch.conf. Somewhere, your mapping database is getting reset. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Smrcina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LINUX-390] Samba weirdness > > > I have a Samba installation that is authenticating to a > Windows NT PDC and > working just peachy. All until the virtual machine is > rebooted. Then all of > the security that was set up for the shares and directories > and files under > the shares revert back to uid and gid numeric values (instead > of names). > > Has anyone run into this before and how was it resolved. > This is Samba 2.2.7a > running under SLES7. > -- > Rich Smrcina > Sytek Services, Inc. > Milwaukee, WI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! > Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. > WAVV 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. > April 25-29, 2003 > For details see http://www.wavv.org >
