topic Re: Problem with Betrive in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem with Betrive

mvr — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:51:59 GMT

Hello,

I have unusual problem. We use software named "ATTANDANCE PRO" that is running on a betrieve type database. I have been asked to move this database from Novell server to the Samba (CIFS) share on HP-UX11i. I have created share in smb.conf (see attached file).
However, when user try to access the data from the local machine (Win2000Pro), they are getting the Betrieve 20 error massage. If I add user to the ntadmin group (see attached file) they are connecting with no problem.
Any suggestion will be appreciate.

Miro

Re: Problem with Betrive

Geoff Wild — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:21:03 GMT

Is there a NT domain onsite? or do the user's just logon locally to there Win2K boxes?

If there is a domain, why not use it to authentcate users?

I do that like this:

[global]
workgroup = $MYDOMAIN
netbios name = SERVER3
netbios aliases = CATCH
security = SERVER
encrypt passwords = Yes
password server = ntserver1, ntserver2, ntserver3
username map = /etc/opt/samba/username.map
log level = 1
syslog = 0
log file = /var/opt/samba/log.%m
max log size = 10000
keepalive = 0
load printers = No
show add printer wizard = No
preferred master = No
domain master = No
wins server = 192.168.2.1
valid users = gwild, etc
read only = No
create mask = 0664
force create mode = 0664
directory mask = 0775
short preserve case = No
dos filetime resolution = Yes

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Problem with Betrive

mvr — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:54:48 GMT

Thank you for reply.
I'm sorry for not giving you better information, but we do have domain set up (see attached file). That where the problem is because if the user is not member of "domain admin group = @ntadmin" and just a member of "valid users = @timeclk" (again see attached file), the user is getting brieve error.

Re: Problem with Betrive

Geoff Wild — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:05:47 GMT

Does Betrive need to write to /tmp?

Maybe explicitly add @timeclk to
[tmp] share? and or [netlogon]?

As far as my first post - what I meant to say is - is there a "real" NT server running - not just the PDC on your CIFS HP-UX box.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Problem with Betrive

mvr — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:22:49 GMT

Thank you again for responed.
I have tryed what you sugested, but it did not work.
We do have a couple windows servers, but they are not a members of domain.We are using SAMBA server as a PDC.

Re: Problem with Betrive

Geoff Wild — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:31:49 GMT

Ok, are there any errors in the samba logs?

Check in /var/opt/samba/

There has to be something that Betrive is trying to do where only ntadmin has access....

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Problem with Betrive

Jim Butler — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:21:55 GMT

make sure their gids on unix match the gid number on NT

Re: Problem with Betrive

Jim Butler — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:22:42 GMT

If you do not match the group ID number for number across samba, you get this type of problem

good luck

Re: Problem with Betrive

mvr — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 07:56:06 GMT

Could you explain a bit more what do you mean when you saying theat GID on unix and GID on windows need to mech. Do I have to have same group with the same members in windows as well?

Re: Problem with Betrive

John Carr_2 — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:10:01 GMT

Hi

GID is the group ID which is a numerical value which cross refences to a alphanumeric name for a group. eg myusers may have a group id = 40 . The GID is what programs use not the descriptive name and you need to have the same GID on both the NT and the UNIX end to sync :-)

John.

Re: Problem with Betrive

mvr — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:24:20 GMT

Thank you for responed.
I know that my GID in a unix is 104 (timeclk::104:jla,lfi,mvr,csc,hwi,mwa,ada,vbe,cdu,cma,spl,bel,ced,bkj,mlo,dmi)
but where do I check GID in windows? Do I have to have a same group in a windows as well? If I do, do I need to do that on a each workstation (we don't have windows server as a member of domain)?

Re: Problem with Betrive

mvr — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:21:50 GMT

I have resolved the problem by adding the user account as administrator to the local machine.
Thank you all for the good tips!

Miro