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Old 02-16-2006, 01:35 PM   #1
LarryFrigginWachs
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Samba won't start. Here is the log


]God Bless You, Linux Community!

My problem- new FC4 installation- Smbd won't start. But nmbd starts ok. Here is my log. I am logged in as root.

2006/02/15 11:52:42, 0] smbd/server.c:main(798)
smbd version 3.0.14a-2 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2004
[2006/02/15 11:52:43, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(64)
Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb
[2006/02/15 11:52:43, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(64)
Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb
[2006/02/15 11:52:43, 0] passdb/secrets.c:secrets_init(64)
Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb
[2006/02/15 11:52:43, 0] passdb/machine_sid.cdb_generate_sam_sid(176)
pdb_generate_sam_sid: Failed to store generated machine SID.
[2006/02/15 11:52:43, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic2(1517)
PANIC: Could not generate a machine SID

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Old 02-16-2006, 02:23 PM   #2
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have you added any samba users?

that should generate the secrets table
 
  


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