On 6 Jun 2002, Aleix Conchillo wrote: > > I get next error while trying to join a Samba PDC: > > [2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:startsmbfilepwent(170) > startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file > /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd. Error was Permission denied > [2001/12/03 23:51:03, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwrid(1416) > unable to open passdb database. > > > I've been trying to locate the error in samba source code (2.2.4). I > found that the effective UID in that moment is not root (UID is), and > that's why it has no permissions to read the smbpasswd file. It seems > that it should change the euid after reading that file, but not before. > > i was not able to find where is changing the euid, but i'm sure that > someone will know how to solve that problem.
Can you send me a level 10 debug log of this? Also make sure to include you smb.conf, ./configure options, user connected to the Samba PDC, client OS, etc... Please send it of list. cheers, jerry --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewlett-Packard http://www.hp.com SAMBA Team http://www.samba.org -- http://www.plainjoe.org "Sam's Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours" 2ed. ISBN 0-672-32269-2 --"I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca-- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
