I have tried to add a user to samba and get the following error after entering the password:

LDAPS option set...!
fetch_ldap_pw: no ldap secret retrieved!
ldap_connect_system: Failed to retrieve password for from secrets.tdb
LDAPS option set...!
fetch_ldap_pw: no ldap secret retrieved!
ldap_connect_system: Failed to retrieve password for from secrets.tdb
Failed to add entry for user root.
Failed to modify password entry for user root

I don't have a clue how to corrrect this if anybody has solved this in the past I would appreciate some knowledge.

can you post your config file
( /etc/samba/smb.conf )

and what user are you using to add the new samba user?
you may have to be root to do it

I was using under root.

smb.conf:

[global]
workgroup = TAIPEI
netbios name = TAIWANFREEDOM
server string = Samba Server %v
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
domain logons = Yes
wins support = Yes
printer admin = @adm
printing = cups
interfaces = 192.168.1.254/24


[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = yes
public=no
write list = @taipei

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
browseable = No

[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
write list = @adm root
guest ok = Yes

[pdf-generator]
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u //%L/%u %m %I &

[pdf-screen]
comment = PDF Generator - Screen quality (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u //%L/%u %m %I "" %S &
copy = pdf-generator


[pdf-printer]
comment = PDF Generator - Print quality (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u //%L/%u %m %I "" %S &
copy = pdf-generator

[pdf-prepress]
comment = PDF Generator - PrePress quality (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u //%L/%u %m %I "" %S &
copy = pdf-generator

am i correct in assuming that you are in a domain? What machine is authenticating users?

If you want to add new samba users,
at the command line, use the following syntax:

sorry smbpasswd is the command that gave the error I should have posted that as well.

I have not as of yet been able to get any machines logged on. I have a mandrake 9.1 connected to the internet through ethernet. I have a second ethernet card that runs to a hub that I have a computer running windows XP pro running on. I have internet access from the XP machine through the linux machine that has masquerading enabled. So my dhcpd and dns is working. when I try to join the domain with the XP machine I get an error that the DNS could not reslove the host name. I have added the host and the xp client to the Hosts file and in host.conf it is "order hosts, bind" so I am a little perplexed at this. I am trying to set it up as a domain.