RE: [MLUG] Samba, Samba, Samba

["Pepper, Mike" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I wind up getting the identical error :-\

/usr/bin/smbadduser <Unixname>:<NTid>
That works fine, and prompts me for a password. after confirming the password, it bombs.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Haidekker [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 10:28 AM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Samba, Samba, Samba


On Wednesday 04 September 2002 10:18 am, you wrote:
> Here is what I have done so far:
> 1) useradd -m <username>
>
> 2) passwd <username>
>
> 3) cat /etc/passwd > mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/samba/passwd
>
> 4) smbpasswd <username>
>
> At this point I get an error stating: getsmbfilepwent: malformed password
> entry (uid not number) Failed to find entry for user <username>
>
> any clues?
>
> Mike


You'd be better off using smbadduser instead of copying the unix password 
file into the samba password file. I'd suggest you start with an empty smb 
password file.

Mark
--
To unsubscribe, go to http://mlug.missouri.edu/members/edit.php

Archives are available at http://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/

--
To unsubscribe, go to http://mlug.missouri.edu/members/edit.php

Archives are available at http://mlug.missouri.edu/list-archives/