Samba Failed to find entry for user

david_wliu · 03-18-2003, 07:51 PM

I was trying to create a samba user using smbpasswd command as follows:

smbpasswd mySmbUser

After typing the New Password and Confirmed Password as prompted. I got the following errors:

Failed to find entry for user mySmbUser
Failed to modifi password entry for user mySmbUser

I even add mySmbUser to the linux account, but still have the same problem.

Any suggestions?

tangle · 03-18-2003, 07:56 PM

You need to add that user locually. Try:
useradd mySmbUser
Then:
smbpasswd -a mySmbUser

david_wliu · 03-18-2003, 09:14 PM

It works. The problem was the missing option -a in my previous attempts using smbpasswd command. Thanks alot.

tuewru · 02-22-2010, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangle

You need to add that user locually. Try:
useradd mySmbUser
Then:
smbpasswd -a mySmbUser

thanks tangle
my problem solved
i lack -a option in command and it not work :|

twwwater · 07-02-2010, 11:28 AM

same problem, thanks !!!

f13dummy · 09-15-2010, 03:39 AM

thx a lot, same problem, solved

hamidi2 · 12-18-2012, 12:55 AM

does it add the user to Linux? i can't have a samba user which is not a Linux user?

achalfauzdar · 05-16-2013, 10:10 AM

Really thankyou it works for me

msalwa · 12-14-2013, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by david_wliu

I was trying to create a samba user using smbpasswd command as follows:

smbpasswd mySmbUser

After typing the New Password and Confirmed Password as prompted. I got the following errors:

Failed to find entry for user mySmbUser
Failed to modifi password entry for user mySmbUser

I even add mySmbUser to the linux account, but still have the same problem.

Any suggestions?

Thank's a lot.

msalwa · 12-14-2013, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangle

You need to add that user locually. Try:
useradd mySmbUser
Then:
smbpasswd -a mySmbUser

Thank's a lot.
Its work really.