the log says that the passwd file was not found or cant be openend ( permission) what passbackend do you use i e. /etc/samba/smbpasswd etc ? check your settings in smb.conf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 9:51 PM Subject: [Samba] unable to open passdb database.
> I found many questions but no answers on the web. > > I described my needs in earlier post, but now switched from security = > domain to security = server, and designated the AD domain server as the > password server. > > It works as desired, i.e. I don't need smbpasswd any more, and if windows > users change their passwords by ctrl-alt-del, they can later use the new > password without coming to admins. > > However, I find that this is unreliable, because after password change, > the 2nd logon to share, or logon from another machine, fails with this > message in smbd's log. > > [2003/11/04 14:32:48, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369) > unable to open passdb database. > > I'd appreciate some advice. > > > > Regards, > Ben > > -- > 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
