yeah, if your smb.conf file specifies the old smbpasswd backend, then it shouldn't matter. That was the difference for me.
Eric On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Bob Elzer <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I went from centos 5 to 6 and copied over my smb.conf and everything > worked fine > I can't remember if I copied over the smb passwords or just created them > again with smbpasswd, but I have not used tdbedit, so I didn't realize that > it is the preferred method now. And now that I've looked at it, smbpasswd > is still supported, but I don't know for how long. :P > > > > On 2/20/2013 2:01 PM, Eric Cope wrote: > > Lee, > you're right. tdbedit is the command. > Thanks, > Eric > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Lee Reynolds <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Glad to hear you have it working. >> >> Your question about tbdsam kind of stumped me in that I had no idea where >> samba stored this information. >> >> After some searching around, I found out that the tbdsam files are stored >> in /var/lib/samba/private (On Centos 6.x at least) >> >> But I'm not finding the command you're mentioning, tbdconfig. Are you >> sure you're spelling it right? >> >> I did stumble across a command you might find useful: pdbedit >> >> This will list info on all your samba users: >> >> pdbedit -L -v >> >> >> >> >> Lee Reynolds >> Systems Analyst Principal >> ASU Advanced Computing Center >> a2c2.asu.edu >> >> GWC-558 >> 480.965.9460 (Office) >> 480.458.7434 (Mobile) >> >> Have an A2C2 related question or problem? >> >> Just send an email to the following address detailing >> the nature of the question or problem and a service request >> will be created automatically: >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected] [ >> [email protected]] on behalf of Eric Cope [ >> [email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 9:10 PM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: Re: Samba on CentOS >> >> I used tbdconfig to set my password instead of smbpasswd. I rebooted, and >> now it works. >> >> Thanks, >> Eric >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Eric Cope <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> ok, I ran getenforce. It was "enforcing". I ran setenforce permissive, >> but I still have the issue. >> >> Here is my conf entry: >> >> [voltamp] >> comment = Voltamp File Space on 2 >> valid users = +voltamp >> path = /voltamp >> force create mode = 0770 >> force directory mode = 0770 >> create mask = 0007 >> read only = no >> writable = yes >> >> I did the smbpasswd for the user, but I can't find where the user is >> added. my conf file says it uses the tdbsam, but I don't know much about it. >> >> I checked my file permissions, they are set to 770. Any ideas? >> Thanks, >> Eric >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Lee Reynolds <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> The conf file isn't the only thing you need to copy. You also need the >> file(s) that hold the samba passwords. Where this file is and what it is >> called has changed in more recent versions of samba, so you'll have to do >> some looking. Your smb.conf file should tell you something. The smbusers >> file might also need to be copied. >> >> Also, as others have mentioned, SELINUX is a hell of a drug. Luckily it >> can be configured to let samba do its thing. I did this myself recently >> and only two changes were required, but don't ask me to repeat them from >> memory. There is a tool in KDE that runs in the system tray that tells you >> when selinux is fussing, and it also provides tips on how to make it be >> quiet. This is how I got it working on my laptop. >> >> >> >> Lee Reynolds >> Systems Analyst Principal >> ASU Advanced Computing Center >> a2c2.asu.edu<http://a2c2.asu.edu> >> >> GWC-558 >> 480.965.9460<tel:480.965.9460> (Office) >> 480.458.7434<tel:480.458.7434> (Mobile) >> >> Have an A2C2 related question or problem? >> >> Just send an email to the following address detailing >> the nature of the question or problem and a service request >> will be created automatically: >> >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: [email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]> [ >> [email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>] on behalf of Eric Cope [ >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:21 AM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: Samba on CentOS >> >> Hi all, >> I am trying to get Samba to installed on a CentOS 6.2 machine. I have >> read-only access working, but when I try to make edits to files, it claims >> I don't have permissions. I copied my smb.conf file from another machine >> that had things working, so the conf file should be good. >> >> I read some online about SELinux settings. I tried setting a few, but it >> had no change. 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