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In network neighborhood, I can see the computer and the shared directories. However, when I click on it, I get the login/password box. In my samba log.%m, it says "unable to open passdb database." Which database is this referring to??
Any help with server leve security is appreciated...
Any help with server leve security is appreciated...
rzs0502
IS-IT--Management
- Nov 18, 2002
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It's probably refering to the smbpasswd file in /etc/samba which does not exist or does not contain any entries.
Use smbpasswd to add users to the security database.
Man pages or smbpasswd --help give you all the options.
Alternatively, use pdbedit to manage you backend smb security database.
When Samba is operating in security = domain mode, the Samba server has a domain security trust account (a machine account) and will cause all authentication requests
to be passed through to the domain controllers.
Server security mode is a left over from the time when Samba was not capable of acting as a domain member server. It is highly recommended NOT to use this
feature. Server security mode has many draw backs.
Use smbpasswd to add users to the security database.
Man pages or smbpasswd --help give you all the options.
Alternatively, use pdbedit to manage you backend smb security database.
When Samba is operating in security = domain mode, the Samba server has a domain security trust account (a machine account) and will cause all authentication requests
to be passed through to the domain controllers.
Server security mode is a left over from the time when Samba was not capable of acting as a domain member server. It is highly recommended NOT to use this
feature. Server security mode has many draw backs.
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