samba mount error message

saavik · 04-24-2002, 08:11 AM

xxxx@xxxx:~> smbmount //servername/dir /test/ -o username=xxxx
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file //var/lib/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file //var/lib/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory
tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file //var/lib/samba/unexpected.tdb: No such file or directory

is the message.

when i look under /test/ everything looks fine. but was does the message say?

akohlsmith · 04-24-2002, 09:45 AM

You aren't trying to log in to a domain are you? (i.e. not just a workgroup but a domain with a PDC)

I'm not 100% sure here, but make sure your machine has joined the domain (smbpasswd -j domain)

man smbpasswd and smb.conf for more info about the tdb files.