Package: samba Version: 3.0.23b Since shifting to the unstable version of samba, I now get a seg fault every time I run it. The following text is from the log file:
[2006/08/23 14:03:23, 0] smbd/server.c:main(847) smbd version 3.0.23b started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2006 [2006/08/23 14:03:23, 0] passdb/pdb_interface.c:make_pdb_method_name(174) No builtin nor plugin backend for tdbsam, found [2006/08/23 14:03:23, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1592) PANIC (pid 13597): pdb_get_methods_reload: failed to get pdb methods for backend tdbsam, [2006/08/23 14:03:23, 0] lib/util.c:log_stack_trace(1699) BACKTRACE: 7 stack frames: #0 /usr/sbin/smbd(log_stack_trace+0x23) [0x822b923] #1 /usr/sbin/smbd(smb_panic+0x46) [0x822ba16] #2 /usr/sbin/smbd [0x81ea8d1] #3 /usr/sbin/smbd(initialize_password_db+0xe) [0x81ea91e] #4 /usr/sbin/smbd(main+0x591) [0x82c1bf1] #5 /lib/tls/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xc8) [0xb7c21ea8] #6 /usr/sbin/smbd [0x8082a01] [2006/08/23 14:03:23, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1600) smb_panic(): calling panic action [/usr/share/samba/panic-action 13597] [2006/08/23 14:03:26, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1608) smb_panic(): action returned status 0 [2006/08/23 14:03:26, 0] lib/fault.c:dump_core(173) dumping core in /var/log/samba/cores/smbd And the email root gets: The Samba 'panic action' script, /usr/share/samba/panic-action, was called for pid 13597 (/usr/sbin/smbd). Below is a backtrace for this process generated with gdb, which shows the state of the program at the time the error occurred. If the problem persists, you are encouraged to first install the samba-dbg package which contains the debugging symbols for samba binaries. Then submit the provided information as a bug report to Debian. For information about the procedure for submitting bug reports , please see http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting or the reportbug(1) manpage. Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1". [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -1212623168 (LWP 13597)] 0xb7c9a7be in waitpid () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #0 0xb7c9a7be in waitpid () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #1 0xb7c42699 in strtold_l () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #2 0xb7dd24fd in system () from /lib/tls/libpthread.so.0 #3 0x0822ba7a in smb_panic ( why=0xbf97e904 "pdb_get_methods_reload: failed to get pdb methods for backend tdbsam,\n") at lib/util.c:1601 #4 0x081ea8d1 in pdb_get_methods_reload (reload=<value optimized out>) at passdb/pdb_interface.c:218 #5 0x081ea91e in initialize_password_db (reload=0) at passdb/pdb_interface.c:1116 #6 0x082c1bf1 in main (argc=-1211882153, argv=0xb7dd5ff4) at smbd/server.c:922 My smb.conf: # Samba config file created using SWAT # from 192.168.42.5 (192.168.42.5) # Date: 2006/08/23 14:04:47 [global] workgroup = XANIA server string = %h server (Samba %v) obey pam restrictions = Yes passdb backend = tdbsam, passwd program = /usr/bin/smbpasswd %u passwd chat = *New\sSMB\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sSMB\spassword:* %n\n . syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 smb ports = 139 logon path = logon home = domain logons = Yes preferred master = Yes domain master = Yes dns proxy = No ldap ssl = no panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d admin users = root force create mode = 0744 [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 browseable = No [printers] comment = All Printers path = /tmp create mask = 0700 printable = Yes browseable = No [websites] path = /home/websites force user = www-data force group = www-data read only = No [music] path = /home/music read only = No [video] path = /home/video read only = No I'm very happy to help with any follow ups to this. In the mean time I'm going to attempt to fathom out what the tdbsam issue is and/or revert to smbpasswd authentication. Warm regards, Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]