I've seen this happen when the smbpasswd file and /etc/passwd weren't in sync. For whatever reason, samba doesn't like it and errors out when the clients try to get lists.
Juhan Kundla wrote: > > Hei! > > After countless frustrating hours of reading manpages, searching google > and staring at my smb.conf i have given up and now spamming this mailing > list with stupid questions. > > I have a Samba PDC and several Windows 9x clients. Those Windows boxes > use user level access control and the Samba server handles the > authentication of users. Everything works fine besides one thing -- > those windows clients cannot share anything. For example, when i try to > share the c: drive on one of those Windows boxes, i get the following > error, when trying to add users to the access control list of that share: > > you cannot view the list of users at this time. please try again later. > > Clearly, the windows machine cannot get the list of users/groups from > Samba PDC and i don't have a clue, why this is so. > > My Samba server has the following configuration: > > juhan@galadriel:~$ /usr/sbin/smbd -V > Version 2.2.3a-6 for Debian > juhan@galadriel:~$ uname -a > Linux galadriel 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Sam M�r 30 00:56:06 CET 2002 i586 unknown > > The global section of my smb.conf > > [global] > netbios name = GALADRIEL > workgroup = ARNOR > server string = Samba server %v (%h) > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > max log size = 1000 > syslog = 0 > os level = 255 > local master = yes > preferred master = yes > domain master = yes > security = user > encrypt passwords = yes > invalid users = root > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > domain logons = yes > logon home = \\galadriel\%U > logon script = %U.bat > wins support = true > name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast > dns proxy = no > unix password sync = yes > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* >%n\n . > > TIA, > Juhan > > -- > In the early morning hour, when the pub was closing, my grandpa > emptied his tankard, stood up and said his famous words: > A chat with you, and death loses its sting! > > http://juku.kicks-ass.net/ > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
