[nflug] Samba/MySQL Woes

[Cyber Source]

You may have already done this but I forgot to mention yesterday, if you 
can't even start samba, the first test you should runs is the command 
"testparm". That will rule out any basic syntax errors in your smb.conf 
file. Then proceed from there.

Robert Wolfe wrote:
> Good afternoon all.
>
> Trying to get Samba working with MySQL for an authentication backend.  
> However, not having any luck.  When O go to start Samba, I get the 
> following log.smbd:
>
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847)
>   smbd version 3.0.24 started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(159)
>   Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] printing/pcap.c:pcap_cache_reload(159)
>   Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] 
> passdb/pdb_interface.c:make_pdb_method_name(174)
>   No builtin nor plugin backend for mysql found
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1599)
>   PANIC (pid 30892): pdb_get_methods_reload: failed to get pdb methods 
> for backend mysql:localhost
>
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] lib/util.c:log_stack_trace(1706)
>   BACKTRACE: 7 stack frames:
>    #0 /usr/sbin/smbd(log_stack_trace+0x23) [0x822c3d3]
>    #1 /usr/sbin/smbd(smb_panic+0x46) [0x822c4c6]
>    #2 /usr/sbin/smbd [0x81eafd1]
>    #3 /usr/sbin/smbd(initialize_password_db+0xe) [0x81eb01e]
>    #4 /usr/sbin/smbd(main+0x591) [0x82c2d01]
>    #5 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xc8) [0xb7bf1ea8]
>    #6 /usr/sbin/smbd [0x8082b11]
> [2008/08/15 14:03:58, 0] lib/fault.c:dump_core(173)
>   dumping core in /var/log/samba/cores/smbd
>
> Here is the relevant smb.conf file section:
>
> [global]
>         passdb backend = mysql:localhost
>
>         localhost:domain column = 'LOCALDOMAIN':
>         server string = samba file services at LOCALNET
>         security = USER
>         encrypt passwords = No
>         update encrypted = No
>         allow trusted domains = Yes
>         null passwords = No
>         localhost:mysql host = localhost # can be changed to remote host
>         localhost:mysql password =
>         localhost:mysql user = root
>         localhost:mysql database = samba_auth
>         localhost:mysql port = 3306
>         localhost:table = user
>
> Any light anyone can shed on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
>