Re: [TCLUG:9768] samba problems

["Joel A. Koepp" <jkoepp@atlas.socsci.umn.edu>]

On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote:

> [1999/11/04 14:22:20, 0] lib/util_sid.c:string_to_sid(262)
>   string_to_sid: Sid ~ does not start with 'S-'.
> [1999/11/04 14:22:20, 0] passdb/passdb.c:read_sid_from_file(812)
>   unable to generate machine SID.
> [1999/11/04 14:22:20, 0] passdb/passdb.c:pdb_generate_sam_sid(873)
>   unable to read file /etc/MACHINE.SID. Error was No such file or directory
> [1999/11/04 14:22:20, 0] smbd/server.c:main(658)
>   ERROR: Samba cannot create a SAM SID.
> 

Carl,

Does the machine have the file /etc/MACHINE.SID? The box I'm on currently
does not have anything relating to samba installed, but if memory serves,
root has to run 'smbpasswd' or maybe one of the other utils to generate
this file. 

Cheers,

Joel


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