On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 13:03, elemint@cox.net wrote:
> I want to configure samba to use encypted passwods and when that is enabled in smb.conf samba works fine although on the next line I am supposed to define the password db type.
> 
> If I use the defualt no one can login with samba or access samba shares.  When I comment out that line it works although I am not sure what I should put in its place.
> 
> Below is the text from the conf file I have read the man page althouth I did not see anyting on the db type.
> 
> 
> # You may wish to use password encryption.  See the section on
> # 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.
>    encrypt passwords = true
> 
> # If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what
> # password database type you are using.
> #   passdb backend = tdbsam guest
> 
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Which version of Samba?  3.0rc3?

I am still using 2.2.7 and that is unnecessary. Are you logging stuff?
ls -l /var/log/samba/ or wherever it is set to log.

Craig