RE: samba driving me nuts!

Thanks, I'll try that and post if it works.

-Brad
--- "Schaefer, Robert (PS)"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, I had the problems you described.  I went to
> the samba website,
> downloaded the latest and greatest version there,
> compiled and it worked
> without a hitch right out of the box.  This was my
> experience on a
> SparcClassic running 2.2.whatever.  Connecting to a
> Win2K box and a 98SE
> box.
> 
>
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Mattick [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 3:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] samba driving me nuts!
> 
> 
> Right after typing this out I read that the samba
> build included with suse 7.3 may be broken
>
(http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-sparc/2001-Dec/0043.html)
> 
> Can anyone ocnfirm or deny this?
> 
> -Brad
> --- Brad Mattick <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I hope someone out there can help me. I am trying
> to
> > get samba 2.2.1a (package from suse 7.3 sparc)
> > working
> > on my SS20 (Linux 2.2.20-SMP). I'm just trying to
> > map
> > win2k users to corresponding linux users (same
> > logins,
> > passwords).
> > 
> > Samba is kicking my ass and I'm stuck...
> > 
> > Help!
> > 
> > ---  Here's the problem: ---
> > 
> > Samba tries to change GIDs, can't, and panics.
> > What's
> > weird is that samba can't change to GID 100, which
> > is
> > valid and exists. This happens whether I use local
> > smbclient to connect or a remote win2k machine.
> Here
> > is the log:
> > (/var/log/samba/log.smbd)
> > 
> > [2002/09/20 23:56:11, 0]
> > lib/util_sec.c:assert_gid(97)
> >   Failed to set gid privileges to (-1,100) now set
> > to
> > (0,0) uid=(0,0)
> > [2002/09/20 23:56:11, 0]
> lib/util.c:smb_panic(1101)
> >   PANIC: failed to set gid
> > 
> > I've seen literally 100's of postings and
> > non-solutions out there, so if you have overcome
> > this
> > with the same setup (kernel/samba version) please
> > let
> > me know how!
> > 
> > ------------
> > 
> > Things I've tried/already done:
> > 
> > - added users using smbpasswd
> > - turned on encrypted passwords in samba
> > - created a guest account for nobody with a valid
> > GID
> > - added guest account in linux with smbpasswd
> > (necessary?)
> > - tried connecting locally via smbclient. trace
> > follows:
> > 
> > larry:/home/brad # smbclient -L larry -U brad
> > added interface ip=192.168.0.10
> bcast=192.168.0.255
> > nmask=255.255.255.0
> > Password:
> > Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]
> > tree connect failed: code 0
> > 
> > ---------------
> > 
> > Here is my smb.conf:
> > 
> > larry:/home/brad # more /etc/samba/smb.conf
> > #
> > # /etc/samba/smb.conf ist the main samba
> > configuration
> > file. Cf. the
> > # manual page of smb.conf and the included
> > documantation in
> > # /usr/share/doc/packages/samba in order to
> > understand
> > the options
> > # listed here and many more features.
> > #
> > # Lines in this example which starts with ; and #
> > are
> > ignored comment
> > # ones. # indicates a comment and ; a deactivated
> > example line.
> > #
> > # We suggest to use the command 'testparm' after
> any
> > changes you made.
> > #
> > # Copyright (c) 1999 - 2001 SuSE GmbH Nuernberg,
> > Germany.
> > #
> > # Please send bugfixes or comments to
> > [email protected].
> > #
> > [global]
> >         workgroup = WORKGROUP
> >         os level = 2
> >         kernel oplocks = No
> > 
> >         security = user
> >         encrypt passwords = Yes
> >         guest account = smbnobody
> >         map to guest = Bad User
> > # This tells samba to use the file smbusers for
> user
> > mapping.
> > ;       username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> > 
> > # This tells samba to write log files per machine.
> > ;       log file = /var/log/samba/%m
> > # This sets an alternate log level. Default is 2.
> > ;       log level = 3
> > 
> > # Uncomment the following, if you want to use an
> > existing NT-Server to
> > # authenticate users, but don't forget that you
> also
> > have to create them
> > # locally!
> > ;       security = server
> > ;       password server = 192.168.1.10
> > 
> > ;       printing = LPRNG
> > ;       printcap name = /etc/printcap
> > ;       load printers = Yes
> > 
> > # These settings are a suggestion for a local
> > network.
> > Cf. section
> > # 'socket options' in the man page of smb.conf and
> > socket(7).
> >         socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE
> IPTOS_LOWDELAY
> > TCP_NODELAY
> > 
> > # Uncomment this, if you want to integrate your
> > server
> > # into an existing net e.g. with NT-WS to prevent
> > nettraffic
> >         local master = No
> > 
> > # Please uncomment the following entry and replace
> > the
> > ip number and
> > # netmask with the correct numbers for your
> ethernet
> > interface.
> >         interfaces = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
> > 
> > # If you want Samba to act as a wins server,
> please
> > set
> > # 'wins support' to yes.
> >         wins support = No
> > 
> > # If you want Samba to use an existing wins
> server,
> > please uncomment the
> > # following line and replace the dummy with the
> wins
> > server's ip number.
> 
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