Dear JHT, Thanks for the quick reply.in http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.4.0.html . Samba team is recommending to use tdbsam.just wanted to know one thing, from samba 3.4 default backend has been changed to tdbsam , why for one of the module "pam_smbpass" in samba code is still looking for passwords in smbpasswd?.is there any patch for that?. will this be removed in higher versions of samba than > 3.4?. I find several people asking the question on net.did not find any answer.anticipating your reply. Configuration changes =====================
!!! ATTENTION !!! The default passdb backend has been changed to 'tdbsam'! That breaks existing setups using the 'smbpasswd' backend without explicit declaration! Please use 'passdb backend = smbpasswd' if you would like to stick to the 'smbpasswd' backend or convert your smbpasswd entries using e.g. 'pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam'. The 'tdbsam' backend is much more flexible concerning per user settings like 'profile path' or 'home directory' and there are some commands which do not work with the 'smbpasswd' backend at all. ------------------------- Thanks Suresh -----Original Message----- From: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of John H Terpstra Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 6:31 PM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] pam_smbpass.so passdb.tdb support On 07/03/2010 05:29 AM, kandukuru_sur...@emc.com wrote: > Hi, > > Recently I have installed samba 3.4.8 on my device. Since then ftp > (vsftp,proftpd) which is taking users from samba database with > pam_smbpass.so is not working. After enabling detailed log I have > noticed it is looking for the passwords in smbpasswd > (/etc/samba/private) which is of zero size . I think all users passwd > are located in passwd.tdb.I could fix this by giving "passdb > backend=smbpasswd" . > > > > somewhere I read smbpasswd is obsolete , and recommended to use tdbsam > .. > > > > and /etc/pam.d/ftp file is > --------------------- > r...@storage:/# cat /etc/pam.d/ftp > auth required /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so > account required /lib/security/pam_nologin.so > account required /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so > password required /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so > session required /lib/security/pam_unix.so > > ------------------- > > > > How can I tell pam_smbpass module to use passdb.tdb (tdbsam) .?. Please > tell me I have been trying for last 2 days. Did not find anything. You can not do that without changing the pam_smbpasswd code. This module specifically operates against the smbpasswd file. -John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba