Samba (CIFS9000) errors in syslog.log

[Sys Adm Hp-Ux_1]

Hello everybody,

I'm facing to some very frequent messages occurring in syslog.log related to CIFS9000 server functionality.
I'm running a CIFS 9000 server (release A.01.08) on a hp-ux 11i L3000 server.

Messages are:

Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: [2003/07/03 15:27:41, 0] smbd/password.c:(1072)
Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: password server not available
Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: [2003/07/03 15:27:41, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(1367)
Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: unable to open passdb database.
Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: [2003/07/03 15:27:41, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(1367)
Jul 3 15:27:41 xcrbepp1 smbd[10791]: unable to open passdb database.

Do I have to configure a passdb file?

Thank you!

Simone

P.S. Massimo hai qualche idea?

[Darren Prior]

Hi Simone,

Firstly you are running an old version of CIFS, please consider A.01.09.05 from http://software.hp.com as there are security alerts on the version you have.

Regarding the errors you are seeing, it would be helpful to know what level of security you are using. It is likely that you are using server or domain level security - and for some reason the password server is not reachable, so it's trying to use the smbpasswd file (which you do not have.). Is the password server defined correctly by its' Netbios name? Have you defined other password servers in case the first one is not available?

regards,

Darren

[Steven E. Protter]

I believe this error is fixed by the upgrade.

has smbpasswd -a

been run for the users in question?

SEP

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

Looks like problem of the version,
made upgrate to the version.

Caesar

[Sanjiv Sharma_1]

Hi Simone,

We had a similar problem two months back on one of our hpux 11.00 server.

It was found that we have defined a Password server in the "/etc/opt/samba/smb.conf" file and the Password Server was down.

We were not able to ping the Password Server.

You need to give the altenate password server name or make the password server up.

It is advisable to have the latest Samba.
http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=B8725AA
Earlier samba version has lot of security issue.

hth.