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Old 02-15-2010
Error Errors when connecting to SMB shares from Windows
Hi all

I have a server running Oracle Linux. When i try \\linux-server\share I get prompted for username & password or I get a permission denied error.

I see these errors in the messages file on the Linux server:

Code:
smbd[17778]: [2010/02/15 10:39:13, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
Feb 15 10:39:13 s-fcrac1 smbd[17778]:   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
Feb 15 10:39:13 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]: [2010/02/15 10:39:13, 0] nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
Feb 15 10:39:13 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!
Feb 15 10:39:13 s-fcrac1 smbd[17778]: [2010/02/15 10:39:13, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
Feb 15 10:39:13 s-fcrac1 smbd[17778]:   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]:   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]:   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]:   create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] nsswitch/idmap.c:idmap_alloc_init(820)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 winbindd[17499]:   ERROR: Initialization failed for alloc backend, deferred!
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]: [2010/02/15 10:39:15, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
Feb 15 10:39:15 s-fcrac1 smbd[17783]:   create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users

Here is my smb.conf file:

Code:
# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = NT domain
        server string = oracle_linux
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        security = DOMAIN
        encrypt passwords = yes
        password server = 192.168.0.xxx  #(DC)
        max log size = 50
        add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/%u -m %u
        wins server = 192.168.0.xxx
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        local master = no
        domain master = no
        preferred master = no

[SHARE1]
        comment = Test
        path = share path
        valid users = my account
        writable = yes

 
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