The smbpasswd file is by default in the /var/lib/samba/private directory. However, the file name and location can be changed using the global option in the smb.conf file using: smb passwd file = /path/to/file/filename
Hope you made a backup prior to update! Aria -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Berry van Sleeuwen Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 7:15 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Samba smbpasswd missing Hi All, Today I updated a Suse SLES15 SP4 server that runs Samba. Part of the update was an update for Samba. After the update and subsequent reboot I tried to access the Samba drive but it failed. As it turned out there is an empty smbpasswd instead of the populated smbpasswd file. In /var/log/messages I can see: [RPM][27051]: install samba-4.15.13+git.691.3d3cea0641-150400.3.31.1.s390x: success systemd[1]: Reloading. systemd[1]: Stopping Samba SMB Daemon... systemd[1]: smb.service: Deactivated successfully. systemd[1]: Stopped Samba SMB Daemon. systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB Daemon... smbd[27110]: [2024/08/09 12:28:46.316693, 0] ../../source3/smbd/server.c:1734(main) smbd[27110]: smbd version 4.15.13-git.691.3d3cea0641150400.3.31.1-SUSE-oS15.0-s390x started. smbd[27110]: Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2021 smbd[27110]: [2024/08/09 12:28:46.359660, 0] ../../source3/passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:250(startsmbfilepwent) smbd[27110]: startsmbfilepwent_internal: file /etc/samba/smbpasswd did not exist. File successfully created. systemd[1]: Started Samba SMB Daemon. A similar message is in the samba log. [2024/08/09 12:28:46.327212, 2] ../../source3/passdb/pdb_interface.c:163(make_pdb_method_name) No builtin backend found, trying to load plugin [2024/08/09 12:28:46.341267, 2] ../../source3/lib/tallocmsg.c:84(register_msg_pool_usage) Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE [2024/08/09 12:28:46.343155, 2] ../../source3/lib/tallocmsg.c:84(register_msg_pool_usage) Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE [2024/08/09 12:28:46.359660, 0] ../../source3/passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:250(startsmbfilepwent) startsmbfilepwent_internal: file /etc/samba/smbpasswd did not exist. File successfully created. I'm pretty sure the smbpasswd file should have been there. If anything, earlier this month I have changed my password without errors. So it looks like the update process has removed the smbpasswd file. Any idea what could have caused this? Met vriendelijke groet/With kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Berry van Sleeuwen Flight Forum 3000 5657 EW Eindhoven * +31 (0)6 22564276 [cid:image001.png@01DAEA5C.D3EEBBE0] [cid:image002.png@01DAEA5C.D3EEBBE0] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
